Roger Numbers 
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So, we're in a recession: now what? Consumer spending is down and the common (wo)man has been forced to cut back. But there's no reason to go without. Phillip Torone, senior editor at Make, visits the GOOD News studio with tips for fashioning holiday gifts from outmoded computer equipment, in-case-of-emergency eyeglasses, and ways to drown out the groans of roving bands of zombies (what?).
Mousey the Junk Robot (Make)
Tire Sandals (Make)
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New Research Says Parenting Makes You Happy—If You're a Dad
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Could Charging People for Uneaten Food in Restaurants Help Us Stop Wasting It?
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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
A City Year Los Angeles corps member discusses the importance of going back to basics with struggling readers.
The Republicans' obsession with local control could undermine efforts to fix No Child Left Behind.
After cleaning up against two human opponents on Jeopardy, the supercomputer is going to work in the healthcare industry, helping physicians.
The newly launched Awesome Food wants to give you $1,000 to make our food system more awesome.
This college student is "on a mission to show you don't have to pay a lawyer $225 an hour to get your voice heard."
A new initiative at O'Hare airport fills unused land with beehives and gives felons a second chance.
Campbell’s Soup Company is going BPA-free. Sort of. What's the holdup?
The Japanese have a propensity for turning the mundane into its exact opposite—making it either really cute or really stylistic. Usually, really...
This morning, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in what is quite possibly the biggest global warming-related case in the Court's history....
Here's a novel, almost taboo, idea: The oil spill happened because it was bound (even likely) to happen, and oil-related catastrophes are going to...
Rep. Barney Frank of Massachusetts spoke at a town hall in Dartmouth, Massachusetts about health care. Frank, unlike many politicians these days,...
When times get tough, the tough celebrate community spirit and sharing.
A while back Vanity Fair announced they would be putting out a "green" issue in mid-April. To complement the ridiculously wealthy and famous...
Why aren't there more novels about America's workers? When I am looking for a smart discussion about literature in the books blogosphere, my...
Eating less meat opens up conversations about food choices with meat-eaters, while vegetarianism often shuts them down.
The playing poor trend is now an art project. Meet Tania Bruguera, who's becoming an illegal immigrant for a year.
