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  "id": 2552638,
  "title": "Private foundations and politics of patronage",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/private-foundations-and-politics-of-patronage",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-22T03:30:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Le Monde English",
    "slug": "le-monde-english",
    "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/en/culture/article/2026/08/22/private-foundations-and-politics-of-patronage_6756755_30.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "While the intertwining of wealth, art and power dates back to antiquity, the rise of patronage and major private foundations now raises the question of how economic capital is converted into cultural capital.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}