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The GOOD 100: Building Trains in Detroit

Back on the Train Gang By Michael Dukakis. Dukakis is a former governor of Massachusetts and served on Amtrak’s board of directors. He thinks...

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The GOOD 100: Cash for Clunkers

In July, America’s “Cash for Clunkers” program became a front-page news story. Championed by environmental groups,...

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The GOOD 100: Big Brands Bet on Electric

Leading the Charge A fleet of electric vehicles may seem like a remote reality right now, but if the corporate world is...

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The GOOD 100: Bikes

We Want to Ride Our Bicycles… Bikes have been around for about a century and a half, and they’re still awesome....

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The GOOD 100: Electric Cars

Tesla As evidenced by the flashy concept renderings all over the internet, every established car company out there, from Ford...

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The GOOD 100: Ray Lahood

The Hottest Thing on Wheels (or Rails) As the new transportation secretary, Ray LaHood has been tasked with remaking our...

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The GOOD 100: Ending the War on Drugs

Finding a Better Way to Fight It’s pretty much unanimous, at this point: The war on drugs has sucked us all...

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The GOOD 100: Cowpooling

Share Your Meat with All Your Friends Because buying in bulk is always better by Tamar Adler Adler is the director of...

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The GOOD 100: Fewer Streets

Blockade Parade How closing streets can actually reduce traffic As the city of Vancouver prepared to...

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The GOOD 100: The Great Electric Vehicle Race

Portland vs. San Francisco Portland, Oregon, and San Francisco seem locked in an ongoing battle to become the...

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Magazine Departments

Growing numbers of farmers, chefs, and consumers have been waging a gastronomic revolt. What we eat says everything about us, so don't think of your food as a commodity, think of it as a statement. Let's eat.

Big Ideas! (29)

Constantly reaching slightly beyond our grasp is what steers us to the best ideas, and leaves us ready to face the yet-unknown challenges of tomorrow.

Change is Good (3)

GOOD Magazine is about moving things forward, and we're here to celebrate progress wherever we see it come to life. This is the emerging sensibility in our world and that gets us fired up.

Design Solutions (11)

In this issue you'll discover that design is a tool with vast utility. There are problems everywhere. It's time to design solutions.

Features (99)

A diverse group of sharp and fun pieces that delve into culturally relevant issues and stories of the moment through investigative, photo, and new journalism.

For the People (4)

This issue is about how our government works, how it works for us, and the people who work for it. Our government is for the people, but it is also by the people, and we salute the men and women who spend their days in service of our country.

GOOD Business (11)

At a time when Wall Street is buckling, the environment is eroding, and America is preparing for a historic election, we will ask: What is the nature of business? What is the role of commerce? What models can combine authenticity and effectiveness?

Guide to Buckminster Fuller (6)

Floating cities, flying cars, and Spaceship Earth—Buckminster Fuller figured out how to save the planet 50 years ago. Stephanie Smith tells us why his legacy is more relevant than ever.

Guide to Shadowy Organizations (8)

Freemasons, Bilderberg, Skull and Bones—what do they actually do? Matt Schwartz peels back the curtains of the world's top secret societies.

High Tech / Low Tech (6)

Sometimes, the best technology has to offer is a speedy processor. Other times, ones and zeroes are less effective than a hammer. Everything we need lies in the vast spectrum between high tech and low tech.

I (Heart) America (5)

"I Heart America." Depending upon your perspective (or perhaps your zip code), that's either an ironic statement, full of doubt and self-loathing, or it's an earnestly patriotic one, imbued with the certainty of American infallibility. Neither perspective satisfies us.

Look (131)

A bold visual tour of creative ideas around the world.

Marketplace (55)

Information on our consumer culture.

Picture Show (53)

In which we bring you compelling pictures of interesting things.

Plan B (4)

Plan A is overrated. This issue is about the merits, excitement, quirkiness, and danger of pursuits that go in the opposite direction of what is expected.

Portraits (63)

A collection of people doing things that matter.

Projects (73)

An experiment in large-scale, open source creativity.

Provocations (50)

Essays to stimulate thought and action.

Q & A (44)

State of the Planet (51)

A special report on what's happening on Earth in 2009 and beyond.

Statement (16)

A visual interpretation of the issue theme. Each issue, GOOD asks an artist or group to set the tone for the magazine with a visual interpretation of the issue theme.

Stimuli (31)

A collection of essays on the newest trends in culture.

The China Issue (9)

If the United States is the last superpower of the imperialist era, then China is rapidly becoming the first of the information age. Our countries are inexorably linked, so let's learn about our Eastern neighbor.

The Education Issue (10)

In our fear about what will happen if every child doesn’t know the quadratic formula by heart, we’ve created a far more damning problem: We’ve taken all the fun out of learning.

The GOOD 100 (91)

A collection of the most important, exciting, and innovative people, ideas, and projects making our world better.

The GOOD Guide to COP15 (8)

What is the COP15, who's invited, and can it really stave off climate change? GOOD explores the most important meeting in history.

The GOOD Guide to Culture Jamming (7)

Sometimes confronting problems straight on can simply be too daunting. Why not find another way? That's the basic premise behind culture jamming; finding a simpler, more insidious method of changing the world.

The GOOD Guide to North Korea (11)

Take a tour of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea with Paul French, one of the few outsiders to visit the reclusive country.

The GOOD Guide to Prefab (6)

For nearly a century, architectural visionaries have been predicting that some day, people everywhere would live happily in prefabricated homes. It hasn’t happened yet, but they’re on to something.

The GOOD Guide to The Midterm Elections (5)

We know midterm are elections are boring, or at least sound boring. OK, they're boring. But this year there's a chance something big and exciting may happen.

The Media Issue (5)

We love the possibility and the potential of media — that it can communicate to the world, break down barriers, open doors, and maybe even change things for the better.

The Recession Issue (4)

Recessions might feel all doomy and gloomy, but they're also times of great innovation. Here's a few tips to help you make it through.

The Slow Issue (39)

Perspectives on a smarter, better, and slower future.

The Transportation Issue (33)

Reinventing Our Wheels: Visionary ideas for the coming transportation revolution.

The Travel Issue (9)

Vacations are nice, but they’re not the same thing as traveling: wandering through marketplaces, sampling food of indeterminate origin, and, most important, meeting new people.

The Water Issue (29)

We Suck at This: How to make the most of the water we have (it’s all we get).

Transparency (123)

A graphical exploration of the data that surrounds us.

Why Vote? (11)

Thomas Jefferson once wrote, "The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants." We say, "How about you just vote?" Here are 1,565 reasons to get to the polls.

Magazine Departments

All You Can Eat (9)

Big Ideas! (29)

Change is Good (3)

Design Solutions (11)

Features (99)

For the People (4)

GOOD Business (11)

Guide to Buckminster Fuller (6)

Guide to Shadowy Organizations (8)

High Tech / Low Tech (6)

I (Heart) America (5)

Look (131)

Marketplace (55)

Picture Show (53)

Plan B (4)

Portraits (63)

Projects (73)

Provocations (50)

Q & A (44)

State of the Planet (51)

Statement (16)

Stimuli (31)

The China Issue (9)

The Education Issue (10)

The GOOD 100 (91)

The GOOD Guide to COP15 (8)

The GOOD Guide to Culture Jamming (7)

The GOOD Guide to North Korea (11)

The GOOD Guide to Prefab (6)

The GOOD Guide to The Midterm Elections (5)

The Media Issue (5)

The Recession Issue (4)

The Slow Issue (39)

The Transportation Issue (33)

The Travel Issue (9)

The Water Issue (29)

Transparency (123)

Why Vote? (11)

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