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• Education

  

  Does New York City Give Preferential Treatment to White Schools Chancellor Candidates?

  Since 2000, chancellors lacking the credentials to run New York City's schools have been granted waivers. Critics say that's because they're white.

  by Liz Dwyer

• News

  How do You Commute to Work, and How Long Does it Take?

  by GOOD

• GOOD Blog

  

  Nuclear Warhead + Paper Clip = Problem Solved By MacGyver

  We were bowled over by a wave of shameless nostalgia mixed with a renewed sense of awe when we came across this very extensive (but not yet...

  by Alexandra Marvar

• Environment

  

  House Passes Offshore Drilling Legislation, But It Won't Lower Gas Prices at All

  Even George W. Bush's economics adviser says that the act passed today in the House won't bring down the price of gas.

  by Ben Jervey

• Culture

  

  How To Know if Your Internship is Worth It

  A former GOOD intern explains how to survive that painful rite of passage: the internship.

  by Rosie Spinks

• Lifestyle

  

  Travel Bug: Cholera Likes to Travel

  Cholera is moving from Haiti to the Dominican Republic and beyond. There are now three confirmed cases in New York City.

  by Ann Marie Gardner

• Environment

  

  How to Sell an Electric Car: Act Like It’s No Big Deal to Own One

  In Chevy’s world, Volt owners are not preening super-greenies, and they don’t push their values on others. They just want to save money on gas.

  by Sarah Laskow

• Environment

  

  Animation: The Oil Spill and How to Stop It

  Here, from Al Jazeera, is a very simple little animation explaining what happened in this disastrous oil spill.Here's what I don't get. Why is it...

  by Andrew Price

• Education

  

  How California Might Spend Its Race to the Top Money

  California is now a finalist for the federal Race to the Top (RTTT) grant. We are one of 18 states, along with the District of Columbia, that is...

  by Seth Linden

• Environment

  

  How Hard Is It to Close a Nuclear Plant?

  In New York State, the possible closure of just one nuclear plant shows how complicated shutting one of these monsters down can be.

  by Sarah Laskow

• Lifestyle

  

  Haitian Cholera Outbreak Worsens

  Political unrest in Haiti is causing further unsanitary conditions that can quickly spread the deadly disease.

  by Ann Marie Gardner

• News

  

  What the U.S. Credit Rating Actually Means—And How to Fix It

  Our fractured process and the inability of the two parties to compromise inspired the S&P to throw up its hands.

  by Tim Fernholz

• Business

  

  Wealth Club: It's Easy to Get Your Credit Report. Here's How

  Make sure that when you need a loan, you'll get one—and cheap.

  by Michael Fleck

• Business

  

  If You Build It: How Obama Plans to Fix the Economy

  Obama wants the most economically beneficial playing field, but hasn't yet imagined a different game.

  by Tim Fernholz

• Business

  

  Why Does Apple Want You to Know How Many Employees It Has?

  Apple hopes counting employees will help solve its public relations problems.

  by Tim Fernholz

• News

  

  How Many Minimum-Wage Hours Does It Take to Afford a Decent Life?

  This infographic makes clear why there isn't a mass movement to raise the minimum wage—people are too busy working their asses off.

  by Nona Willis Aronowitz

• GOOD Projects

  

  Why Killing Your Lawn Is a Good Idea—And How to Do It

  Want to plant something that makes more sense than grass this summer? Here are a few different ways to commit herbicide.

  by Lisa Cahill

• Business

  

  Greenpeace Gives Trader Joe's the PETA Treatment

  Eeks. According to Greenpeace, Trader Joe's sells 15 of the 22 "red list" seafoods-fish that are unsustainably harvested or seriously overfished....

  by Siobhan O'Connor

• Cities

  

  Solved: Why the Housing Market Is Weak (Unresolved: How to Fix It)

  Simply put: Homeowners over age 55 want to sell and downsize, and fewer 30- to 45-year-olds want to buy.

  by Allison Arieff

• News

  

  John Legend Miffed NY State Passed on Race to the Top

  During last night's State of the Union, Barack Obama invoked his Race to the Top competition, saying "The idea here is simple: Instead of...

  by Nikhil Swaminathan