http://gateskeepers.civiblog.org/blog Civil society voices on the activities of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation en-us Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:03:03 -0700 Main Page Blogware gatekeeper 1 http://gateskeepers.civiblog.org/blog/_archives/2007/10/18/3299955.html http://gateskeepers.civiblog.org/blog/_archives/2007/10/18/3299955.html Thu, 18 Oct 2007 16:36:15 -0700 If you would like to contact the Gates Keepers, send an email to Gates.Keepers.blog [at] gmail [dot] com. Main Page gatekeeper 1 http://gateskeepers.civiblog.org/blog/_archives/2010/3/19/4484327.html http://gateskeepers.civiblog.org/blog/_archives/2010/3/19/4484327.html Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:00:00 -0700 Rajiv is on a roll. In his new role, is it any surprise that he prioritises Gates Foundation priorities on a visit to Seattle? Main Page gatekeeper 1 http://gateskeepers.civiblog.org/blog/_archives/2010/3/18/4483489.html http://gateskeepers.civiblog.org/blog/_archives/2010/3/18/4483489.html Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:00:00 -0700 Would a Nieman fellow or former fellow directly criticise the Gates Foundation? Mason comes close. Main Page gatekeeper 1 http://gateskeepers.civiblog.org/blog/_archives/2010/3/17/4482636.html http://gateskeepers.civiblog.org/blog/_archives/2010/3/17/4482636.html Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:00:00 -0700 Winnipegonians are upset that the Gates Foundation didn't come through on it job creating project. Main Page gatekeeper 1 http://gateskeepers.civiblog.org/blog/_archives/2010/3/16/4481757.html http://gateskeepers.civiblog.org/blog/_archives/2010/3/16/4481757.html Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:00:00 -0700 It looks like twenty something Dana, despite thinking hard about it, has not made a successful transition from niche writing to mainstream media. Too bad she never reads comments on her work as she says she is too busy. Bill just toys with her here. Main Page gatekeeper 1 http://gateskeepers.civiblog.org/blog/_archives/2010/3/15/4480910.html http://gateskeepers.civiblog.org/blog/_archives/2010/3/15/4480910.html Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:00:00 -0700 The latest development tourism dispatch from Bill's late 2009 trip to the front lines. Main Page gatekeeper 1 http://gateskeepers.civiblog.org/blog/_archives/2010/3/12/4477998.html http://gateskeepers.civiblog.org/blog/_archives/2010/3/12/4477998.html Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:00:00 -0800 Did Cathy speak to a Gates Foundation Panel or a Gates Foundation-funded panel. Were Foundation people in the audience and listening? Main Page gatekeeper 1 http://gateskeepers.civiblog.org/blog/_archives/2010/3/11/4476947.html http://gateskeepers.civiblog.org/blog/_archives/2010/3/11/4476947.html Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:00:00 -0800 Whoever wrote this attached testimony for the Chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to present to the Committee on Foreign Relations certainly knows their stuff. Some of these are the best thought-out words ever to come of out Bill's mouth. Main Page gatekeeper 1 http://gateskeepers.civiblog.org/blog/_archives/2010/3/10/4476144.html http://gateskeepers.civiblog.org/blog/_archives/2010/3/10/4476144.html Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:00:00 -0800 Here is what appears to be a rundown on Gates Foundation education activities that is not sponsored by the Gates Foundation. But who can say? Main Page gatekeeper 1 http://gateskeepers.civiblog.org/blog/_archives/2010/3/9/4475341.html http://gateskeepers.civiblog.org/blog/_archives/2010/3/9/4475341.html Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:00:00 -0800 Diane Ravitch crossing the floor probably says more about Ravitch than it does about education. If Ravitch can change her mind then what guarantee is there that the Gates Foundation is on the right track in education reform? What are the costs if they are wrong? Main Page gatekeeper 1 http://gateskeepers.civiblog.org/blog/_archives/2010/3/8/4474437.html http://gateskeepers.civiblog.org/blog/_archives/2010/3/8/4474437.html Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:00:00 -0800 Bill's new book review, had it been sent to the editor of a college newspaper, probably wouldn't have been published or worth reading. It is not very good. But since he didn't get an undergraduate degree we can't fault him for not knowing this. --- We need more serious thinking about responsibility and accountability and fewer book reviews on Gates Notes. Main Page gatekeeper 1 http://gateskeepers.civiblog.org/blog/_archives/2010/3/5/4472629.html http://gateskeepers.civiblog.org/blog/_archives/2010/3/5/4472629.html Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:00:00 -0800 Who ARE these people and why do they want to advertise to us to make us think the way they do? Is it possible that members of the cabal have financial interests involved? --- Does the Gates Foundation fund any Nieman activities? Main Page gatekeeper 1 http://gateskeepers.civiblog.org/blog/_archives/2010/3/4/4471722.html http://gateskeepers.civiblog.org/blog/_archives/2010/3/4/4471722.html Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:00:00 -0800 It is rare that we see Jeff's ideas though every time one of Bill's neuron's fires we read a webcast about it. Main Page gatekeeper 1 http://gateskeepers.civiblog.org/blog/_archives/2010/3/3/4471041.html http://gateskeepers.civiblog.org/blog/_archives/2010/3/3/4471041.html Wed, 03 Mar 2010 12:00:00 -0800 Well those Southeast Asian lawmakers who earn billions a year from producing tobacco products are unlikely to just roll over and increase taxes to reduce consumption without a people's movement to push them. SEATCA will receive seven million dollars but doesn't look like a citizen participation organization to Gates Keepers. Main Page gatekeeper 1 http://gateskeepers.civiblog.org/blog/_archives/2010/3/2/4469999.html http://gateskeepers.civiblog.org/blog/_archives/2010/3/2/4469999.html Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:00:00 -0800 It appears that this commentator in Forbes has his tongue firmly in his cheek when he calls Bill Gates 'smart'. Main Page gatekeeper 1 http://gateskeepers.civiblog.org/blog/_archives/2010/3/1/4469149.html http://gateskeepers.civiblog.org/blog/_archives/2010/3/1/4469149.html Mon, 01 Mar 2010 12:00:00 -0800 Tachi says he likes to give direct negative feedback so he will like Gates Keepers speaking straight: Gates Keepers thinks you acted unethically by threatening academic researchers. Restitution and amends are in order. Main Page gatekeeper 1 http://gateskeepers.civiblog.org/blog/_archives/2010/2/26/4466795.html http://gateskeepers.civiblog.org/blog/_archives/2010/2/26/4466795.html Fri, 26 Feb 2010 12:00:00 -0800 The head of the Gates Foundation is clearly writing his own tweets. No one but a high school freshman or Bill Gates could write such a jejune statement. And what was he doing all those years at Microsoft that MS still has not produced software that can send us his picture so we can see what he calls beauty? This is the man who would rule the world. Main Page gatekeeper 1 http://gateskeepers.civiblog.org/blog/_archives/2010/2/25/4466095.html http://gateskeepers.civiblog.org/blog/_archives/2010/2/25/4466095.html Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:00:00 -0800 Yikes, Tachi. Threatening people is not polite. We hope you don't do that in your present job at the Gates Foundation. Main Page gatekeeper 1 http://gateskeepers.civiblog.org/blog/_archives/2010/2/24/4464799.html http://gateskeepers.civiblog.org/blog/_archives/2010/2/24/4464799.html Wed, 24 Feb 2010 12:00:00 -0800 It will be interesting to see how the Gates Foundation deals with the corruption endemic to Bihar. And what will they do for security? Form their own private army? Main Page gatekeeper 1 http://gateskeepers.civiblog.org/blog/_archives/2010/2/23/4463848.html http://gateskeepers.civiblog.org/blog/_archives/2010/2/23/4463848.html Tue, 23 Feb 2010 12:00:00 -0800 Next time Gates Keepers wants to publish an infomercial disguised as an oped in a newspaper we will be sure to go to a newspaper where we sit on the Board of Directors. That is what Melinda has done. Has this Gates Foundation board member no shame? Why didn't she send it to another paper where she doesn't sit on the board? Main Page gatekeeper 1 http://gateskeepers.civiblog.org/blog/_archives/2010/2/22/4463144.html http://gateskeepers.civiblog.org/blog/_archives/2010/2/22/4463144.html Mon, 22 Feb 2010 12:00:00 -0800 Remember "640k ought to be enough for everybody"? Now he is predicting in the field of energy. --- The hive mind on MF takes him apart. Main Page gatekeeper 1 http://gateskeepers.civiblog.org/blog/_archives/2010/2/19/4459848.html http://gateskeepers.civiblog.org/blog/_archives/2010/2/19/4459848.html Fri, 19 Feb 2010 12:00:00 -0800 Some people are angry at the Gates Foundation and CRS because of their relationship. Gates Keepers do not agree with them but they need to be heard, too. Main Page gatekeeper 1 http://gateskeepers.civiblog.org/blog/_archives/2010/2/18/4459047.html http://gateskeepers.civiblog.org/blog/_archives/2010/2/18/4459047.html Thu, 18 Feb 2010 12:00:00 -0800 Here is fair comment on Gates-funded Chris Murray's salary of over four hundred thousand dollars a year. Main Page gatekeeper 1 http://gateskeepers.civiblog.org/blog/_archives/2010/2/17/4458114.html http://gateskeepers.civiblog.org/blog/_archives/2010/2/17/4458114.html Wed, 17 Feb 2010 12:00:00 -0800 The head of the Gates Foundation just digs himself in deeper on climate change. Main Page gatekeeper 1 http://gateskeepers.civiblog.org/blog/_archives/2010/2/16/4456749.html http://gateskeepers.civiblog.org/blog/_archives/2010/2/16/4456749.html Tue, 16 Feb 2010 12:00:00 -0800 No one but Bill appears to be writing his Twitter posts. No one but him could make a tweet so twerpy. Main Page gatekeeper 1 http://gateskeepers.civiblog.org/blog/_archives/2010/2/15/4452231.html http://gateskeepers.civiblog.org/blog/_archives/2010/2/15/4452231.html Mon, 15 Feb 2010 12:00:00 -0800 After years of stifling innovation at Microsoft, why is it assumed that Bill Gates is competent to lead innovation worldwide? Main Page gatekeeper 1 http://gateskeepers.civiblog.org/blog/_archives/2010/2/12/4452236.html http://gateskeepers.civiblog.org/blog/_archives/2010/2/12/4452236.html Fri, 12 Feb 2010 12:00:00 -0800 This is just speculation but valid ... Main Page gatekeeper 1 http://gateskeepers.civiblog.org/blog/_archives/2010/2/11/4451505.html http://gateskeepers.civiblog.org/blog/_archives/2010/2/11/4451505.html Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:00:00 -0800 Glasspockets has a tool for you to look at what they Gates Foundation says about itself. Check it out. Main Page gatekeeper 1 http://gateskeepers.civiblog.org/blog/_archives/2010/2/10/4452468.html http://gateskeepers.civiblog.org/blog/_archives/2010/2/10/4452468.html Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:00:00 -0800 This article is well written and the audio attached is interesting if you can stay awake through it. But why do we have to learn about changes or business as usual at the Foundation on the COP website? Why isn't it on the Gates Foundation website where everyone can read it? --- They still have a LONG way to go to become truly transparent. Main Page gatekeeper 1 http://gateskeepers.civiblog.org/blog/_archives/2010/2/9/4451597.html http://gateskeepers.civiblog.org/blog/_archives/2010/2/9/4451597.html Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:00:00 -0800 Here someone from the Center for Global Development (Is there any other kind of development?) is overly polite in making suggestions on how to leverage funds and then imagining that the Gates Foundation has already thought of them all. Is she being cute as she has already suggested them to the Foundation or careful as her organisation is a beneficiary of Gates Foundation largesse? Main Page