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Social innovations that enrich society and enhance democratic participation

 

Future Perfect: The Case for Progress in a Networked Age

By Steve Berlin Johnson | Reviewed By Lucy Bernholz

Networks, equal access, and read-write products are no longer just core design elements of the Internet; we are making them real.

 
Uprising_Scott_Goodson

Uprising: How to Build a Brand—and Change the World—by Sparking Cultural Movements

By Scott Goodson | Reviewed By Peter Manzo

Can "movement marketing"—a means for companies to connect with consumers through social media—really lead to positive social change?

 
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What Money Can’t Buy: The Moral Limits of Markets

By Michael J. Sandel | Reviewed By Rob Reich

Michael Sandel's latest book takes up the question: What are the moral limits of the marketplace?

 
Revolution_2.0_book_cover_Wael_Ghonim

Revolution 2.0: The Power of the People Is Greater Than the People in Power, A Memoir

By Wael Ghonim | Reviewed By Micah Sifry

A riveting memoir by Egyptian revolutionary—and Google marketing executive—Wael Ghonim.

 
What_Money_Cant_Buy

What Money Can't Buy: The Moral Limits of Markets

By Michael J. Sandel | Reviewed By Rob Reich

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

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Everyone_Leads:_Building_Leadership_ from_the_Community_Up_Paul_Schmitz

Everyone Leads: Building Leadership from the Community Up

By Paul Schmitz | Reviewed By Darell Hammond

Public Allies CEO Paul Schmitz makes a passionate argument that leadership is not reserved for the minority.

 
Xavier de Souza Briggs_The Neighborhood Project: Using Evolution to Improve My City, One Block at a Time_David Sloan Wilson_SSIR

The Neighborhood Project: Using Evolution to Improve My City, One Block at a Time

By David Sloan Wilson | Reviewed By Xavier de Souza Briggs

In his latest book, David Sloan Wilson argues that evolutionary theory should be used to illuminate and tackle urban problems.

 
THE FAIR SOCIETY:
The Science of Human
Nature and the Pursuit
of Social Justice
Peter Corning

The Fair Society: The Science of Human Nature and the Pursuit of Social Justice

By Peter Corning | Reviewed By Roberto De Vogli

The Fair Society: The Science of Human Nature and the Pursuit of Social Justice by Peter Corning

 
JOIN THE CLUB:
How Peer Pressure
Can Transform the
World
Tina Rosenberg

Join the Club: How Peer Pressure Can Transform the World

By Tina Rosenberg | Reviewed By Peter Walker

Join the Club: How Peer Pressure Can Transform the World by Tina Rosenberg

 
AMERICAN GRACE:
How Religion Divides
and Unites Us
Robert D. Putnam & David
E. Campbell

American Grace: How Religion Divides and Unites Us

By Robert D. Putnam & David E. Campbell | Reviewed By Rhys H. Williams

American Grace: How Religion Divides and Unites Us by Robert D. Putnam & David E. Campbell