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Transparency: The Health of U.S. Teeth

Despite the fact that dental health is so important, too many people in America lack dental coverage. This is a look at how many children have...

by GOOD, Robert A. Di Ieso, Jr.

2 hours ago

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Mini-Project: Your 140-Character Book Reviews

For our mini-Project today, we asked for your 140-character reviews of summer books, and you delivered. Apparently, people do still read books....

by GOOD

17 hours ago

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Picture Show: Post-Katrina Graffiti on the Walls of New Orleans

Photographs from the new book, Destroy This Memory, by Richard Misrach.

by Patrick James

21 hours ago

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1 response

Mini-Project: Write a 140-Character Review of a Book You Read This Summer

In 2008, Steve Jobs said "The fact is that people don’t read anymore. Forty percent of the people in the U.S. read one book or less last year."...

by GOOD

22 hours ago

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2 responses

Winner: Design an Infographic About Work

We're happy to announce the winner of our Work infographic contest, part of our Work issue brainstorming. Bryan Connor's great piece on how we...

by GOOD

2 days ago

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Transparency: The Most Dangerous Cities for Walking

Cities where pedestrians happily walk to their destinations instead of driving everywhere are our dream, but what if walking means taking your...

by GOOD, Amanda Buck

2 days ago

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6 responses

Project: This Summer Was Hot—Show Us How You Kept Your Cool

Summer 2010 will be remembered as one of the world's hottest (read about it here). And it's not over yet. Labor Day–summer's psychological...

by Zak Stone

6 days ago

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2 responses

Winner Announced: A Picture Show About Celebration

We're happy to announce the winner of our second crowdsourced Picture Show. After posting a slide show of some of our favorite submissions, we...

by GOOD

7 days ago

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3 responses

Picture Show: Braddock, Pennsylvania

Portraits of Braddock, Pennsylvania: somewhere between urban decay and urban renewal.

by GOOD

7 days ago

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2 responses

Winner: Design a Poster Marking Progress in the Millennium Development Goals

We're excited to announce the winner of our latest project, in partnership with the Gates Foundation. We asked you to design a poster marking the...

by GOOD

7 days ago

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6 responses

Photographing Government Installations That Don't Exist

Trevor Paglen is trained as a geographer, so it fits that his work photographing covert government installations began when he noticed something...

by Theo Schell-Lambert

7 days ago

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3 responses

Transparency: The Horrible Effects of Bad Teeth

Bad dental hygiene isn't just bad for your teeth; it can harm your entire body. Most people already have chronic gingivitis by the time they're...

by GOOD, Robert A. Di Ieso, Jr.

1 week ago

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9 responses

Picture Show: Roadside Giants

A selection of photographs from Will Etling's "Roadside Giants."

by Will Etling

1 week ago

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18 responses

Transparency: The Most Fuel Efficient Airlines

While some airlines have done experiments in running planes on biofuels, air travel normally requires an enormous output of carbon-emitting jet...

by GOOD, Amanda Buck

1 week ago

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15 responses

Submissions: Create an Infographic About Work

See the submissions to our infographic design project about work.

by GOOD

1 week ago

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7 responses

Submissions: Design a Poster Marking Progress in the Millennium Development Goals

See the submissions to our Millennium Development Goals poster project.

by GOOD

1 week ago

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23 responses

Project: Create a Doodle about "A Day with a Bicycle"

Welcome to the third edition of the GOOD Doodles project. Hopefully you had a chance to check out our first few projects, "Solitude in the City"...

by Len Kendall

1 week ago

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12 responses

Picture Show: Real Life Super Heroes

Portraits of the masked members of the Real Life Super Hero Project, by Peter Tangen.

by Patrick James, Peter Tangen

1 week ago

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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.

Change is Good ()

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 ()

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 ()

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 ()

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 ()

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 ()

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 ()

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 ()

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 ()

"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 ()

A bold visual tour of creative ideas around the world.

Marketplace ()

Information on our consumer culture.

Picture Show ()

In which we bring you compelling pictures of interesting things.

Plan B ()

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 ()

A collection of people doing things that matter.

Projects ()

An experiment in large-scale, open source creativity.

Provocations ()

Essays to stimulate thought and action.

Q & A ()

Smile ()

State of the Planet ()

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

Statement ()

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 ()

A collection of essays on the newest trends in culture.

The China Issue ()

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 ()

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 ()

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

The GOOD Guide to COP15 ()

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 ()

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 ()

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 ()

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 ()

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 ()

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 ()

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 ()

Perspectives on a smarter, better, and slower future.

The Transportation Issue ()

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

The Travel Issue ()

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 ()

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

Transparency ()

A graphical exploration of the data that surrounds us.

Why Vote? ()

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.

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