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Humor Is an Online Activist’s Best Defense
“If this many people are willing to put up money just to raise awareness of Kony, why not use that money to hire Blackwater to capture him?”
News
From Tweet to Street: Anti-Poverty Campaign Takes Supporters' Messages to Camp David
A robotic activist lobbies world leaders to take action against global poverty with tweets painted on the pavement.
Lifestyle
Pet Diaries: The Joint-Custody Dog Who Taught Me to Move On
Most people thought our dog agreement was unusual. My therapist told me I was replicating the joint custody my parents had of me after their divorce.
GOOD Projects
GOOD Maker Challenge: How Would You Use Storytelling to Improve your Community?
How would you use $3,000 towards uniting and improving your community through storytelling?
News
How Cherokee Is Real Cherokee? Mixed-Race People Discuss Elizabeth Warren
The state of Massachusetts debating a woman's bloodlines is yet more evidence that maybe trying to quantify race is a bad idea.
News
In a Majority-Minority Nation, Numbers Aren't Everything
Minority babies outnumbered white ones for the first time last year. But numbers don't always translate to political power.
Business
Facebook Doesn't Need Your Money; Invest in Africa Instead
Facebook may be the rage, but a more productive investment awaits abroad, where demand for capital is far higher.
Education
Juilliard Brings Online Music Education to the Masses
Juilliard eLearning will enable anyone with an internet connection to learn from the nation's most talented musicians.
GOOD Projects
Sleep Better: 4 Ways to Manipulate Your Melatonin Levels #30DaysofGOOD
Still can't get to sleep? Maybe it's time to start tweaking your brain chemistry.
Environment
In New Orleans, Net-Zero Energy Homes Go on the Market
More than five years ago, Global Green USA started working to help New Orleans build back greener.
Environment
Debunking 'Green Living': Combatting Climate Change Requires Lifestyle Changes, Not Organic Products
It's clear what people should be doing to live greener lives. What's important now is figuring out how to convince people to actually do it.
Technology
Billr: The App for Dining on a Budget (Without Annoying Your Friends)
For those of us who can't pick up the whole check like a baller, there's Billr.
Business
TED's Taboo: What's Too Controversial for the Hipster Confab?
Real talk about rich people is the last sacred cow at conference where the entry fee starts at $7,500—and reaches heights of $125,000.
Education
Is it Time to 'Occupy Teach For America'?
Influential Teach For America alumnus Gary Rubinstein is calling for current teachers and other alumni to demand change in the organization.
Culture
From Sweet to Swaggy: Moments When Teen Pop Stars Became Sex Symbols
In honor of Justin Bieber's post-puberty rebrand, here are some top moments of teen stars owning their sexual awakenings.
Lifestyle
Ethical Style: Pantone's 'Tangerine Tango' and the Ethics of Color Forecasting
You may have a closet full of blues, but if the shade is a bit off of Pantone’s predictions, it’s rendered instantaneously passé.
Business
You're the Ad Now, Dog: Why Marketers Need You to Do Their Job
Ads used to tell you about products. Then they made you feel good about them. Now, you're the ad.
Lifestyle
Dealbreaker: She Always Agreed With Me
Lauren was agreeable. About everything. And as we hung out more and more, her unswerving acquiescence only grew—and so did my urge to push back.
