Stories out of School
The movement to reform public schools through competition and testing is a "hoax," according to a one-time promoter of the movement.
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Saviors at City Hall?
Urban leaders offer a model for tackling big global problems that nation-states are failing to address.
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A Man of His Time
The founder of the Worldwatch Institute and the Earth Policy Institute pursues an unfinished agenda.
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A Get-Rich Way to Help the Poor
There's money to be made by selling "ruthlessly affordable" products to the world's 2.7 billion poorest people.
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Manifest Density
Investment in "hyperdense" cities is, according to one writer, the key to solving many problems that afflict US society.
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Just Say “No”
Dead Aid: Why Aid Is Not Working and How There Is a Better Way for Africa by Dambisa Moyo
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It’s the Destination
The Blue Sweater: Bridging the Gap Between Rich and Poor in an Interconnected World by Jacqueline Novogratz
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Hear, Hear for Profits
Building Social Business: The New Kind of Capitalism that Serves Humanity’s Most Pressing Needs by Muhammad Yunus