Accounting for Justice

By Amy Bach

The US criminal justice system will benefit from a new tool that collects and compares data on a county-by-county basis.

Redefining the Hospital’s Role

By M. Laurie Cammisa 1

Boston Children's Hospital is testing new approaches to improving outcomes and reducing health care costs.

Bridging the Generations

By Greg Beato

Older people and foster families are forming mutually supportive communities, with help from a group called Generations of Hope.

A Fresh Approach to Food Stamps

By Suzie Boss 1

In some places, users of the US Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program can supplement their diet via community supported agriculture.

Sponsoring Hope

By Jessica Ruvinsky 8

A properly designed sponsor-a-child program can have real, long-term impact on the life course of its beneficiaries.

Good (and Not-So-Good) Neighbors

By Jessica Ruvinsky

Major local events, with some notable exceptions, spur locally based companies to increase charitable giving.

Crowdsourcing the Past

By Suzie Boss

A US National Archives program uses 21st-century technology to enlist ordinary citizens in the transcription of centuries-old documents.

Manifest Density

Review By Carol Coletta 1

Investment in "hyperdense" cities is, according to one writer, the key to solving many problems that afflict US society.

Fall 2013

Divided Minds, Divided Cultures

Review By Joan Miller

To address social conflicts, we must learn to balance "independent" and "interdependent" selves, two cultural psychologists argue.

Fall 2013