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Google Lets You Search World Bank Data

BY Chris DannenWed Nov 11, 2009 at 4:12 PM

Whether you think the World Bank is an engine of worldly improvement or a bunch of corrupt plutocrats, you'll probably still want to look at their exhaustive trove of data, which Google made available today. Google has mashed up its ...READ»

CHANGE | Comment

Driving Dramatic Progress through Touchstone Events

BY Seth KahanTue Nov 10, 2009 at 9:56 PM

The original touchstone was basanite. It is a smooth, black stone used to test the quality of gold and silver. It was rubbed across the precious metal and the authenticity could be determined by the color of the streak ...READ»

CLINTON GLOBAL INITIATIVE | 1 comment

Nike at CGI: Helping Girls and Women Achieve their Potential and Change the World

BY Alice KorngoldThu Sep 24, 2009 at 6:47 PM

I have admired Maria Eitel since I met and interviewed her at last year's CGI. Talking with her again this year reminded me why. Imagine that just a few years ago, she was asked to create a purpose and a plan for the Nike Foundation. ...READ»

EBAY | 20 comments

Ebay's Fair-Trade MarketPlace

BY Anya KamenetzWed Sep 17, 2008 at 1:31 AM

A new partnership between eBay and an unusual social enterprise aims to give the world's artisans access to a bigger market -- and a fair share of the revenue.READ»

BUSINESS TRAVEL | 26 comments

China Saps Mozambique of Timber Resources

BY Richard BeharSun Jun 1, 2008 at 1:00 PM

In a 4x4 vehicle arranged by a local group that monitors Mozambique's forests, I travel to Maganja da Costa in the once-heavily-wooded Zambezia province, the country's poorest. Maganja is a tiny district, a five-hour drive along ...READ»

AMERICA'S CHINA POLICY | 17 comments

China Surpasses U.S. as Leader in Sub-Sahara