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Offsetting Green Guilt

By Matthew J. Kotchen 6

Voluntary carbon offsets allow people to invest in projects that allegedly counteract their greenhouse gas emissions. But can voluntary offsets help slow global warming? Or are offsets a way for consumers to buy their way out of bad feelings?

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The Mother Lode

By Laura Gehl

MomsRising is tapping a vast resource to improve the lives of American families.

Aim for the Middle

By Alana Conner

To persuade a whole group, start by changing the minds of a few moderates.

Review: Giving

Review By Paul Collier

The former president shares how ordinary citizens are helping to solve our big problems.

Spring 2008

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A Failure of Philanthropy

By Rob Reich 3

From the archives: American charity shortchanges the poor, and public policy is partly to blame.

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Circles of Change

By Tracy A. Thompson 6

Lending circles, self-help groups, and study circles are among the oldest and most effective tools for creating personal and social change.

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Offsetting Green Guilt

By Matthew J. Kotchen 6

Voluntary carbon offsets allow people to invest in projects that allegedly counteract their greenhouse gas emissions. But can voluntary offsets help slow global warming? Or are offsets a way for consumers to buy their way out of bad feelings?