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Education

Lifetime Inequality

The variation in lifetime earnings and wealth is largely determined by skills acquired by age 23.

By Corinna Wu | Summer 2012
 
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Health

Focused Cardiac Care

What happens when hospitals specialize?

By Corinna Wu | Summer 2012
 
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Global Issues

Civic Education Through Social Networks

In Kenya, civic education programs reached 4.5 million people in advance of the 2002 election.

By Roberta Kwok | Summer 2012
 
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Civil Society

A Market (Rather Than Civil) Society

In his new book, Harvard political philosopher Michael Sandel asks what, if any, are the moral limits of the marketplace.

Reviewed By Rob Reich | 3
 
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Social Entrepreneurship

Rippling

A look at how social entrepreneurs spread innovation throughout the world.

 
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Technology & Design

inGenius: A Crash Course on Creativity

We don’t look at everything in our environment as an opportunity for ingenuity—but we should.

By Tina Seelig | 2
 

Technology & Design

Jugaad Innovation: Think Frugal, Be Flexible, Generate Breakthrough Growth

Transforming scarcity into opportunity through the gutsy art of improvising an ingenious solution.

 
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Business

Wicked Problems: Problems Worth Solving

By Jon Kolko | 2
 
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Government

Campaign Bootcamp 2.0

An excerpt from Christine Pelosi's new book looks at the challenges women face when running for office—and how to overcome them.

 
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Business

The Social Innovation Imperative