Economic Good News

Stories about money and economics being used for good — and good being done for money and economies

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Women-Owned Businesses Now Make Up 50% of This Philadelphia Business District

East Passyunk Avenue is a major commercial hub in South Philadelphia — and it has just reached the milestone of becoming 50% women-owned-and-operated.
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47 Best Online Thrift Stores To Shop Second Hand

Find your next great outfit with our curated guide to the best online thrift stores. Plus: reduce waste, help the planet, save money, & practice conscious consumerism.
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To Reduce Trash, Some States Charge the Companies Producing It

Municipalities and waste managers around the country are raising the alarm about limited landfill capacity, and some see Extended Producer Responsibility policies as a piece of the puzzle.
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Community Land Trusts Are Building Disaster-resilient Neighborhoods

A growing number of community land trusts are readying their housing stock for the next climate-related disaster.
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Tommy Andrade and his 8-year-old son sitting in chairs while Tommy is holding his son

How To Help Young Kids: Give Their Parents Cash

“The world is full of these racist and classist tropes about ‘What those people will do if you give them money.’ When low-income folks have money, they pay for groceries and pay rent.”
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John Green and Partners In Health Are Now Sponsoring AFC Wimbledon Women

Working in 12 countries, Partners In Health operates within the belief that injustices lead to poverty and sickness, and that health is a human right — and no human is less deserving of that right than another.
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Ways to get around without a car, including a bicycle, a bus, and... a hot air balloon

19 Ways To Live Without a Car in America

A typical passenger vehicle emits 4.6 metric tons of carbon dioxide per year...
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Deinfluencing' Explained: Why TikTok is Over Overconsumption

The de-influencing trend is one we can get behind, as TikTok creators rack up millions of views denouncing products they were influenced to buy but never actually used. 
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Hank Green is Giving You College Credit for Watching YouTube

Crash Course, Arizona State University, and Google partnered to create Study Hall, a platform that offers real, transferrable college credits for watching free educational YouTube videos.
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What Makes a Job Meaningful and Why That Matters

Work is not just something we do to put food on the table. It does – or at least can – mean much more than that: status and identity, community and social connection, doing tasks that we find stimulating, and the opportunity to make a positive contribution to society.
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The Immigrant Women Workers Disrupting the Cleaning Industry

How New York City’s Liberty Cleaners co-created an innovative training program that’s providing the skills to bring about their vision of the gig economy.
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Healthcare Helpers 2022

Helpers 2022: Healthcare Helpers Changing the World

Every year, The Helpers Edition of the Goodnewspaper highlights inspiring helpers in a number of categories. In this post we’re celebrating helpers in the Healthcare category.
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