- November 23, 2008 • 9:39 pm PST
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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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Swellr creates a tag team of teachers and local businesses so you can buy local, and boost education, just by shopping.
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Most everyone living in a big city has heard of community-supported agriculture, or CSAs. A farm, or group of farms, delivers fresh food to a...
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Here's a piece of legislation worth getting behind. Rep. Steve Israel (D-New York) has introduced a bill that would make sure government...
In the wake of the oil spill we've got Michael Brown ("Brownie" of Katrina infamy) accusing Obama of exploiting the spill to manipulate public...

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We all want people to walk and bike more, but when streets don't have sidewalks or bike lanes, the individual commuter is stuck with a catch-22:...
Dennis Kucinich, the lefty congressman from Ohio, was holding out on the health care reform bill because it didn't have the so-called public...
If you've flown in an airplane recently, you've probably paid extra for things that used to be free, like carry-on bags or in-flight food and...

Portland-based designer Max Erdenberger has created a brilliantly simple poster you can buy to aid efforts in Japan.

Indulge in authentic Japanese dishes prepared by these Oakland, CA chefs who are cooking to support earthquake relief in Japan.
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As we've discussed, social entrepreneurship is rife with challenges. Even if you've managed to avoid most of the early mistakes, you're bound...
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Scientologists believe you can harm babies by talking during their birth. Doctors disagree.