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Environment

Evil Green

New research shows that buying green products makes people more likely to cheat and steal.

By Jessica Ruvinsky | Summer 2010
 

Government

Receiving Aid, Receiving Respect

How people experience government programs directly affects their levels of civic engagement.

By Jessica Ruvinsky | Fall 2010
 

Civil Society

What Makes Civic Associations Work

What makes a civic association effective is not so much the resources and opportunities available to it, but good leaders.

By Jessica Ruvinsky | Fall 2010
 
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Government

Unlocking Future Savings

The English hope to sell social impact bonds (potentially paid for by the government) to raise money to fund new programs.

By Suzie Boss | Fall 2010
 
A PARADISE BUILT
IN HELL: The
Extraordinary
Communities That
Arise in Disaster
Rebecca Solnit

Civil Society

Come on up to the Rising

A PARADISE BUILT IN HELL: The Extraordinary Communities That Arise in Disaster by Rebecca Solnit

Reviewed By Jonathan D. Greenberg | Summer 2010
 
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Economic Development

Lucrative but Deadly

As parents spend more time raising their profitable coffee crop, they spend less time attending to their children's needs.

By Jessica Ruvinsky | Summer 2010
 
MOVING POLITICS:
Emotions and ACT
UP’s Fight Against AIDS
Deborah B. Gould

Human Rights

Doing Good by Being Bad

MOVING POLITICS: Emotions and ACT UP’s Fight Against AIDS by Deborah B. Gould

Reviewed By James M. Jasper | Summer 2010
 

Fundraising

The Mouths of Gift Horses

Why nonprofits should court contributions that help both themselves and society.

By Henry E. Riggs | 1 | Summer 2010
 
CREATIVE
COMMUNITY
ORGANIZING: A
Guide for Rabble-
Rousers, Activists,
and Quiet Lovers
of Justice
Si Kahn

Human Rights

Lessons from an Organizer

CREATIVE COMMUNITY ORGANIZING: A Guide for Rabble-Rousers, Activists, and Quiet Lovers of Justice by Si Kahn

Reviewed By Hahrie Han | Summer 2010
 
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Human Rights

Airborne Peace

In Rwanda, Radio La Benevolencija uses soap operas to heal ethnic tensions. Listeners who tune into a weekly show about feuding ethnic groups are more likely than non-listeners to stand up to authority and to voice their own opinions.

By Meredith May | Spring 2010