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Jennifer Galvin links science to ordinary people's livesHer multimedia company, reelblue LLC, tells stories about health and the environment, such as how pulp mill worker Dick Goin helped return wild salmon to the Elwha River.
Points of ProgressJob market: Consumers' confidence rises across the globeIn every region except Latin America, consumers now expect the job market to be good or excellent in the coming year. The number is the highest since before the Great Recession.
Readers RespondReaders Write: Perry is in big trouble; blame over faulty intelligence; schools need to teach subjects for longerLetters to the Editor for September 8, 2014 weekly magazine:Freidenrich: Gov. Rick Perry in trouble for political bullying.Bloustein: Americans shrug off faulty intelligence in attempt to rescue James Foley.Pape: To fix education, schools should students should learn subjects for longer.聽
House of One: a mosque, synagogue, and church under one roofIn Berlin, plans are under way to build a new house of worship that will host three religions: 'We want to show that faith doesn't divide Jews, 海角大神s, and Muslims, but instead reconciles them,' says a 海角大神 bishop.
A talent for taming a primal forceThe war on forest fire is just over a century old. It has had heroes, tragedies, and shifting strategies about when and how to send young men and women into harm's way.
Bottomless Closet opens wide to disadvantaged job seekersThe New York City nonprofit group provides appropriate clothing and interview skills training to disadvantaged women seeking jobs.
Difference MakerYoon Mee-hyang helps Korea鈥檚 World War II sex slaves tell their storiesShe works restore the dignity and rights of women who were used as sex slaves by the Japanese during World War II.
Father Rocky shapes a better future for Filipino children once headed for lives in the streetsStudents at Tuloy school in Manila, The Philippines, are bound for the ballet and culinary careers as far away as Dubai.
On a Maine farm, African refugees go back to their rootsThrough farming and selling their crops, new immigrants make up to $20,000 a year 鈥� lifting them from poverty, alleviating debt, and, in some cases, bringing college within reach.
Move over GDP, the SPI is the way to measure progressMartin Burt, a former government minister in Paraguay, tells how the Social Progress Index has helped Paraguay set clearer goals and improve quality of life.
Points of ProgressSince 1990, billions more have access to clean waterMore people worldwide have gained access to an 'improved' source of drinking water, or one that is not likely to be susceptible to outside contamination, says the World Health Organization.
The complex world of simplificationLike most issues, the immigration issue in America looks simple. It's worth looking more closely.
Readers RespondReaders Write: Michael Brown denied due process; California needs to rethink growthLetters to the Editor for September 1, 2014 weekly magazine:Waddell: Michael Brown was denied due process when shot by police.聽海角大神: California doesn鈥檛 just need to rethink its water management practices, it needs to rethink its growth.
No supermarkets, so 130 community gardens help to feed a cityA gardening effort in Camden, N.J., brings fresh food to New Jersey鈥檚 biggest food desert.
Difference MakerJohnny Outlaw works on the right side of the law helping ex-cons stay out of prisonThe former inmate, who lives on Chicago's South Side, helps those who've served time to find work and keep out of trouble.
Drones emerge as a conservation toolLian Pin Koh, cofounder of ConservationDrones.org, says drones can be a key part of conservation efforts, particularly in remote regions, from counting orangutans to stopping poaching.
Points of ProgressDeforestation: Brazil is a success story for conservationIn key regions, private firms and governments are taking action.
Aileen Hefferren preps minority students for top schoolsPrep for Prep identifies promising students of color and helps prepare them for placement at top-quality independent and boarding schools.- Points of ProgressIn US, a decline in domestic violenceIn the two decades since the United States Congress passed the Violence Against Women Act, domestic violence has declined dramatically.
The Miley Cyrus 2014 VMA shocker? An act of charity.Miley Cyrus turned the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards spotlight on the homeless youth of America. Twerking is so last year.
