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Our once-a-day email, The Daily GOOD, explores and amplifies the best in grassroots initiatives, up-and-coming organizations, and inspiring ideas making small steps toward a big impact—if you haven't signed up yet, you're missing out. This year, The Daily GOOD unearthed hundreds of "good" things, but we've scaled that down to a few favorites on a variety of topics we love—like food, design, and giving back to the community.

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Infographic: The United Bike Lanes of America
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IUDs Are 20 Times As Effective As the Pill, So Why Aren't More Women Using Them?
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Expanding the Shareable Economy to the Neighbors' Dirty Laundry
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Most New Graduates Would Take a Pay Cut to Make a Difference
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New Microloans Could Give Young Farmers the Capital They Need
today's top stories from our friends at pitchfork
Back in 1860, "Soapy Sam" Wilberforce from the Church of England mocked Darwin supporter Thomas Huxley in the famous Oxford evolution debate,...

There's no shortage of NGOs working on the island nation, but the situation there remain dire and the recovery has "barely begun" according to Oxfam.

Ten food stories you should read this year (or next year).

It was a record year for solar power, but we also had the Deepwater Horizon spill. A look back at the major events in energy in 2010.

From foraging to First Lady's anti-obesity campaign, the year in good eating, drinking, and thinking.

Prime reading selections—or stocking stuffers—from 2011's GOOD Book series.

Abby Falik wants a year abroad between high school and college to be as mainstream a pursuit as Teach for America.

This issue of GOOD features a particularly fascinating cast of characters, from Chinese bachelors to Mormon bloggers.
Music About The Joy Of Music There's no fluff in this mix. Sure, David could have squeezed 20-odd tracks onto the CD but he picked a tight set...
Last week on Twitter and Facebook, we asked our friends: What's the best thing about your neighborhood? We ask a question to our Twitter and...
As lovers of design, social and environmental causes, and the word "good," it would be hard for us not to rally around the 2009 Good50x70...