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Facebook Doesn't Need Your Money; Invest in Africa Instead
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A Geodesic Dome Promises Fish from the Sky
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Debunking 'Green Living': Combatting Climate Change Requires Lifestyle Changes, Not Organic Products
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TED's Taboo: What's Too Controversial for the Hipster Confab?
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GOOD Maker Challenge: How Would You Use Storytelling to Improve your Community?
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Delving into the latest labor market news.

People are excited about last month's jobs growth. Here's why.

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

April is the cruelest month, breeding fewer jobs than expected.

While 60 percent of white students earn a college degree in six years, only 49 percent of Hispanic and 40 percent of black students do the same.

ABC World News runs an accurate, well-rounded piece on weather and climate. Too bad we're talking about it.

The company doesn't count the Deepwater Horizon spill because there's "no accurate determination" of how many gallons leaked.

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

Need proof that the achievement gap is alive and well in California? Record numbers of minority students are dropping out of high school.

It's popular to believe minority students get more than their fair share, but the data reveals that's not the case.
Much like the achievement gap in K-12 schooling, higher education is plagued by its own gap—with respect to minority graduation rates....

A new report details the many abuses of America's restaurant employees. That includes racist hiring.

The Women Bloggers Deliver contest is offering an all expense paid trip to Kenya to report on development work and health aid.

A panel convened by the U.S. Commission of Civil Rights worries about mismatch between a student's training and the rigor of college programs.

Federal data shows that teachers in minority schools are being paid $2,500 less than teachers working in whiter areas. Here's why.

As the age of death rises in New York City, the "urban health penalty" myth is dying.

In discussing the world's diverse population, the "paper of record" once again turns to a bunch of middle-aged white men.

Minority babies outnumbered white ones for the first time last year. But numbers don't always translate to political power.
After quite a long while of hearing about and even owning a copy of Bill McDonough's and Michael Braungart's Cradle to Cradle, I finally got...