2011 Explained Through Facebook Updates: March-October

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• Design

  

  Month-long Bike Celebration in Oregon Kicks Off October 2

  Just so you know, those progressive folks up in Oregon (Pro tip: they pronounce it like the instrument with keys) are kicking off a month-long...

  by Zach Frechette

• Environment

  

  Updated: Today's the Day: The Trial of "Bidder 70" Begins

  Here's how to show support for Tim DeChristopher, aka Bidder 70, as he goes on trial today for his powerful and urgen act of civil disobedience.

  by Ben Jervey

• Business

  

  While Facebook Was Broken Here's What People Tweeted About It

  Facebook broke for over two hours, leaving legions of web surfers with nothing to do but tweet about it. Here are the best tweets from the outage.

  by Alex Goldmark

• GOOD Blog

  

  March 14th

  Happy Pi Day..

  by Morgan Clendaniel

• News

  

  Marches on Washington

  From Coxey's Army to last September's anti-war protest: an abridged history of marches on the nation's Capitol.

  by GOOD

• Lifestyle

  

  Post of the Week: March 6-12, 2010

  Is income inequality making communities unhealthy? This week's Post of the Week says, well, yes. In Inequality Makes Me Sick (Literally), Andrew...

  by GOOD

• Cities

  

  Dispatches from Haiti: Time Marches On

  This is a continuing series on the devastation and reconstruction of Haiti. As the story fades from the front pages of newspapers and trending...

  by Margaret Aguirre

• News

  

  Intermission: "Taxes Will Keep Democracy on the March"

  Happy April 15. Back during World War II, we knew how to sell the public on the importance of taxes. This propaganda video from Disney is pretty...

  by Andrew Price

• News

  

  Marching with the Troops on Veterans Day

  More than two million men and women have served or continue to serve in Iraq and Afghanistan. Looking for a simple way to support them today?

  by Rebecca McQuigg Rigal, Lennon Flowers

• Business

  

  March Madness by the (Financial) Numbers

  If your bracket was ruined by the Kansas shocker this weekend, perhaps you'll be looking for something else to talk about at commercial breaks....

  by Siobhan O'Connor

• Design

  

  Bracketology: A March Madness Data Visualization

  The designer Leonardo Aranda drew up this colorful chart showing how teams advanced through the NCAA basketball tournament between 1985 and...

  by Andrew Price

• Lifestyle

  

  March Madness: The Food Truck Edition

  Bloomberg Businessweek reveals the best food truck in America, based on marketing and social media strategy. Check out the finalists from your region.

  by Nicola Twilley

• Culture

  

  Anti-Abortion Merchandising at March for Life

  The annual March for Life is taking place in Washington, DC, today, and some pro-life businesspeople stand to make a nice profit off the event.

  by Cord Jefferson

• News

  

  4 Lessons Every Other Event Ever Should Learn From March Madness

  The World Cup may be more popular and the World Series may be a longer-standing tradition, but no game or series can compete on sheer excitement.

  by Megan Greenwell

• Business

  

  Five Numbers You Need to Know from March's Jobs Report

  What's the state of the job market in March 2012? Let's take a look.

  by Tim Fernholz

• Education

  

  Angry (and Unemployed) College Grads March on Congressional Offices

  Out of work student? Join the Briefcase Brigade and tell your member of Congress that you need a job.

  by Liz Dwyer

• Education

  

  Teachers Take to the Streets: Education Reform After the SOS March

  The march may be over, but the battle for public education is just getting started.

  by José Vilson

• Culture

  

  This Artist Is Livestreaming A Purge Of His Facebook Friends

  Brian Lobel is taking to UStream and defending all 1400 of his Facebook friends to a trio of strangers.

  by Nona Willis Aronowitz

• Education

  

  For the Good of All Students: Why I'm Marching for Education Justice

  We don’t have to eradicate a person’s soul in order to make them a great leader and thinker.

  by José Vilson

• Education

  

  A City Education: Forget Basketball, It's Time for 'March Mathness'

  Only 15 percent of students at Los Angeles' Markham Middle School are proficient in math.

  by Liz Warden