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• News

  

  Big Idea: Universal Pre-K to Teach Children and Create Jobs

  If we made the effort to reach the majority of toddlers who don't have access to early education, we'd reap benefits across the board.

  by Dana Goldstein

• News

  

  Those Oil Companies Lied: California's Climate Change Law Will Create Jobs

  Just for the record, a new report completely debunks the claims to out-of-state oil companies made to try to kill California's AB 32.

  by Andrew Price

• Business

  

  Why Is the Former President Doing More to Create Jobs Than the Current One?

  Bill Clinton promises to create thousands of jobs, while Congress sits on its hands. Is the future of job creation to sidestep the government?

  by Nona Willis Aronowitz

• Culture

  

  All Low-Wage Jobs Are Not Created Equal

  If you have to take a minimum-wage job, be sure to squeeze out as many perks and backdoor benefits as possible.

  by Nona Willis Aronowitz

• Business

  

  Will You Pledge to Create One New Job?

  The One Job for America campaign is asking all businesses to hire one new person, and spread the word. Will you help?

  by Alex Goldmark

• Environment

  

  Coal Plants Don't Create All That Many Construction Jobs After All

  The construction of coal-fired power plants is always heralded as an employment bonanza for their host communities. Unfortunately, it's often a lie.

  by Ben Jervey

• Business

  

  Immigrants Don't Take Jobs, They Create Them: Why We Need More Immigration

  The United States allows a minuscule number of immigrants into the country legally. For the sake of the economy, we need to let more in.

  by Tim Fernholz

• News

  

  BP's Donations to Congress More Worrying than Its Donations to Obama

  The Sunlight Foundation reports on the slick of BP money that's already spread far and wide through the American political system. The oil and gas...

  by Grist

• Environment

  

  Dell Tops Newsweek's Big Company Green Rankings, Flushes Goodwill Down the Drain

  Newsweek ranks the biggest American and global companies on their environmental records. Dell takes the top spot.

  by Ben Jervey

• GOOD Blog

  

  Scarier Job Chart: There Are Really Very Few Jobs

  I don't mean to be a downer or a fear monger, but this chart is simply scary, especially compared to what the already scary job chart showed...

  by Morgan Clendaniel

• Culture

  

  Scary: There Are Now Five Job Seekers for Every Job Opening

  Maybe job seekers would be more motivated if there were actually, y'know, jobs.

  by Cord Jefferson

• Business

  

  Scary Jobs Chart: There Are No Jobs

  Many economic signs indicate that the recession is starting to improve. We ostensibly got another one today: The government released numbers...

  by Morgan Clendaniel

• Culture

  

  Justin Bieber Will Be a Man Before America's Jobs Return

  A study from the Brookings Institution anticipates more than a decade of jobs struggling before we return to pre-recession levels.

  by Cord Jefferson

• Lifestyle

  

  Heal Thyself: Why I Promised to Donate My Kidney to a Stranger

  I've been waiting three years to donate a kidney to a stranger. That's a long time to stay faithful to an offer I made eight months out of college.

  by Mike Riggs, Dylan C. Lathrop

• Business

  

  How to Turn the Job You Have Into the Job You Want

  Expecting someone to have dreamed up your ideal job is like expecting someone to read your mind.

  by GOOD

• Lifestyle

  

  Ethical Style: Don't Donate Clothes, Repurpose Them

  Quality clothing means better fabric, and good fabric can be reworked again and again to make sure it never goes out of style.

  by Tabea Kay, Jessica De Jesus

• News

  

  Transparency: HMO Donations to the U.S. Senate

  Health care reform is currently a major issue before the U.S. Congress. Health insurance providers-who stand to become more regulated or have...

  by GOOD, Michael Newhouse

• Business

  

  The Un-Daily Deal Site That Wants You to Donate for Discounts

  The Mutual is a socially conscious business that mixes self-interest and eco-philanthropy.

  by Alex Goldmark

• Business

  

  Facebook’s $100-million Donation: Amazing Generosity or Wasted Opportunity?

  Are donations more productive when they're used to finance change-or when they are used to motivate it?

  by Joe Ippolito

• Culture

  

  Keith Olbermann Suspended by MSNBC for Donating to Democrats

  Olbermann gets suspended for funding political candidates. Why is on-air support for candidates OK, but not financial support? For a few reasons.

  by Alex Goldmark