social entrepreneurship
New soccer ball can generate electricity
Soccer is not just the world's most popular sport. It's also a solution to the lack of home lighting in developing countries.
A magazine for gay men in the Arab world
Mithly, a new online magazine from Morocco, is seeking to redefine what it means to be a gay Arab man.
Offshore wind farms and their discontents
Entrepreneurs who want bring offshore wind farms to the United States are facing staunch opposition and difficult economic calculations.
Dan Savage helps gay and lesbian teens deal with bullying
A new series of YouTube videos lets gay and lesbian teens know: "It gets better."
Preparing Cuba for the free market from the US
Cuba is flirting with free-market reforms, while Cuban Americans try to help prepare the country for life under a version of capitalism.
A road trip to end typos
Two grammar buffs set off on a cross-country journey to correct typos. Not everyone was pleased.
Renewable energy from dog poop
A conceptual artist is helping illuminate a local dog park using a streetlamp powered by dog waste.
Gay adoption where it's illegal
In Florida, where gay people are banned from adopting children, couples are forced to upend their lives to skirt the law.
Learning and repairing from Iraq to the U.S.
An Iraqi refugee discovers how to use the skills he learned under the Iraqi embargo to create a new life in the United States.
Journalists succeed where investigators failed
Dedicated journalists are digging up old civil rights cases and uncovering what investigators and the FBI could not.
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