A decade ago, world leaders created a list of eight extraordinary
to-dos by 2015, among them, "eradicate extreme poverty" and "achieve
universal primary education." Feasibility remains an open question.
Standout gains in one ...READ»
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World-famous murals can be found in Mexico, New York, Philadelphia,
Belfast, Derry, Los Angeles, Nicaragua, Cuba and in India. [1] They
have functioned as an important means of communication ...READ»
The future is something to get excited about again. Here's our look at the surprising people, ideas, and trends that will change how we work and live in 2005.READ»
DNA analysis is key to many modern medical techniques, but usually requires a whole bunch of electronics and chemistry in a lab environment. That's not suitable for poorer nations, so a science team has simplified it to the ...READ»
Attendees of last week's meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative were asked to make specific commitments toward advancing solutions to global problems such as poverty, religious and ethnic conflict and climate change. While Richard ...READ»
Which companies are doing amazing things in the world of socially-conscious business? From Food to Education, these ethonomical firms are changing industries.READ»
The greenest vacation is a day hike in your backyard. But if you need to get a little further away from home, there are plenty of responsible--dare we say, trendy--resorts to choose from. Online travel community TripAdvisor ...READ»
"My objective in life is not to have a spiritual life that is separate from the rest of my life." -- Ed McCracken, CEO, Silicon Graphics
"My business is my ministry," proclaims Judy Wicks, founder and maitre d' of Philadelphia's ...READ»
When my plane smacks down in Equatorial Guinea -- where if the captain misses the runway, you could end up in Cameroon -- I become the first American journalist to visit this pint-sized republic (population: 550,000) in nearly three ...READ»
Equal Exchange's fair-trade coffee isn't just virtuous. Because of the company's innovative and collaborative ways of dealing with growers, it gets better beans. That makes for a darn good cup o' joe -- and caffeinated growth for Equal Exchange. Do companies that thrive by twisting their suppliers' arms have something to learn?READ»
Oracle makes software. It also makes millionaires. Meet four of them. They're all rich and they're all asking the same question: Now how do I succeed?READ»
Labor organizer Jane McAlevey is forcing companies in Connecticut's ultraprosperous Fairfield County to confront a moral challenge that they would prefer to ignore -- and, in the process, she is forcing all of us to confront our personal sense of justice.READ»
One of the areas where Wal-Mart is proudest of its own performance is in the energetic program it runs to monitor the working conditions in overseas factories that make the stuff we all buy at Wal-Mart.
The last thing Wal-Mart wants ...READ»
