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Activists by Another Name

Did American women actually invent social entrepreneurship?
Reviewed By Alana Conner | Spring 2012

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  • petition_power_change_dot_org Change.org, a five-year-old San Francisco-based startup, has emerged as one of the leading platforms for online activism.

    By Phuong Ly
  • Ushahidi develops free software that allows volunteers to map humanitarian crises from their mobile phones.

    By Brandon Keim
  • New research finds that some companies are increasingly pro-diversity and others lag well behind.

    By Jessica Ruvinsky
  • 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
  • One-stop centers offer a safer future for victims of domestic violence.

    By Suzie Boss | 1
  • Habitat International has grown its bottom line using a largely disabled workforce.

    By Meredith May
  • Research reveals why low-income minority neighborhoods are often the site of the worst environmental polluters.

    By Jessica Ruvinsky
  • The Tahirih Justice Center multiplies its impact by creatively using pro bono attorneys.

    By Layli Miller-Muro
  • Computer imaging technology gets put to work to fight child porn fast—five-millisecond-fast.

    By Suzie Boss
  • The website Not In Our Town is combating prejudice by broadcasting anti-hate stories and campaigns.

    By Suzie Boss | 4

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