In the wake of learning that 75 percent of the country thinks the stimulus was a waste, here's a look (larger after the jump) at how the American...
Back in October, we singled out the BigBelly Solar Compactor, an alternative to traditional trash cans that uses solar power to compact trash as...
By year 2050, the global population is expected to reach 9 billion, 80 percent of which is projected to live in cities. Currently, most local...
Why has Argentina been unable to sustain a democracy? Why has establishing Iraq's been particularly dicey? According to the Harvard economist...
To kick off the first issue of GOOD, we asked W+K 12, the educational outpost of Portland, Oregon-based advertising agency Wieden+Kennedy, to...
Following up on Andrew's post yesterday, I want to drill down on what impact this decision will have specifically on environmental issues and our...
What's in a city's name? Beauty, peace, and prosperity. Just a reminder.
In theory the Senate passes legislation with a simple majority: 51 votes. But if a senator threatens to filibuster a bill by talking about it...
"Direct democracy" is a blanket term for systems that allow voters to pass or reject laws by voting on "initiatives" and "referenda" at the polls....
Carly Fiorina, a former Hewlett-Packard CEO, is running for the Senate in California as a Republican. In this mind-boggling ad she attacks her...
Ten years of conflict and economic chicanery (and a fragile promise of change).
The first decade of the third 21st century may not go down as the...
Yep. They do. If you want a good, concise explanation of what the bill would do so you can decide for yourself, read this piece by Brian...
During the political debate over the health care reform bill, opponents of the legislation kept claiming that it was being rammed through against...
Meet David Danzig-the anti-torture activist who took on Jack Bauer.
Three blocks from St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City sits the Istituto...
Days after China announced the country's turn to an "open attitude" toward causes of climate change, Yale University released a survey...
With unemployment up in the double digits, Obama made jobs the main focus of his State of the Union speech. And Fast Company made jobs the main...
Over at the The Washington Post, Annie Lowry imagines various other ways Senate representation could work:
Imagine a chamber in which senators...
In his latest column, Tom Friedman suggests we overhaul the way votes are cast and counted:
One reason independent, third-party, centrist...
Here, from the fantastic OkCupid blog, is a chart showing how people's political views change as they age. According to their analysis-which...
Reporters Without Borders just released its 2009 Press Freedom Index, a ranking of countries based on how shamelessly they screw with the Fourth...
GOOD
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Most Americans Want a Walkable Neighborhood, Not a Big House
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Give Komen the Pink Slip: Five Ways to Support Women's Health for All
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Is Sweden's Classroom-Free School the Future of Learning?
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What Would a Post-SOPA Internet Look Like?
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A 375-Year-Old French Bank Forgives Debts of Paris' Poorest
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The Tricky Calculus of Setting a Price for MIT's Online Courses
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Lessons from Prop. 8: Why We Shouldn't Put Our Civil Rights Up for a Popular Vote
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Intermission: The Most Beautiful Valentine Ever Made
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Labor of Love: 4 Lessons From My Imperfect Love Life
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Wastelands Around the World Unite! Cities' Forgotten Spaces Become Artists' Canvases
