Economic Good News

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

A homeless man reaches out a cup to collect change from a stranger

Here's what happened when researchers gave homeless people $750 a month

The people taking part in this study overwhelmingly spent this money on basic needs, such as food, housing-related expenses, transportation, and health care.

An electronic billboard in Times Square shows a map of the United States and a ticker tracking support for public lands

Taxpayers own 640M acres of public lands. Activists are selling symbolic stock in national parks to protect them

The “Going Public” campaign aims to celebrate Americans’ pride for public lands and inspire people to help protect these national treasures.

A long hallway inside a former mall in Rhode Island

The country's oldest mall has been turned into apartments. Rent is just $550 a month

The Arcade in Providence, Rhode Island closed after 188 years in business. Then, it was transformed into a community of micro-lofts.

The exterior of Washington View Apartments, which was once the Pierce Brothers Mortuary, in Los Angeles

Old Los Angeles funeral home transformed into apartments for homeless seniors: 'A one-stop shop'

The historic chapel still maintains some of its most famous features.

A photo of an apartment building in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles. On top is a circular frame with a photo of a cherry blossom-shaped rice cracker called Umeya

This building used to be a Japanese rice cracker factory. Now, it's home to 200 people

For nearly a century, the lot housed a factory where Japanese rice crackers called Umeya were made — until the production company shut down operations in 2017.

A corner of a church, topped with a cross, peeks out from behind a cherry blossom tree in full bloom

NY churches and developers work together to build affordable housing: 'A model of how real estate should be'

Worship spaces across the country are increasingly open to building affordable housing on their properties. A group of experts is helping to make it happen.

A photo collage of 3 people standing apart from each other in a room, a wind turbine, a woman standing in front of an open storage unit full of furniture, an OB GYN Mobile bus, and a person biking while his shadow forms above him

Good News This Week: March 21, 2026 - Trains, Mushrooms, & Mobile Clinics

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A woman in India washes clothes using a bucket of water and a sponge outside her home

In world-first program, Indian women receive 'unconditional' cash transfers for unpaid domestic labor

118 million adult women in 12 states across India receive unconditional cash transfers from their governments.

Two photos side-by-side. On the left is Jaden Smith speaking into a microphone while wearing a black T-shirt that reads "I Love You Restaurant." On the right are to-go veggie bowls

Jaden Smith's vegan restaurant feeds homeless people on Skid Row for free

The artist and actor has operated I Love You Restaurant since 2019.

A photo collage of a rainbow sidewalk in San Antonio, Texas in an aerial point-of-view, a bearded vulture mid-flight, bombs and weapons laid out on dirt in a flatlay arrangement, Paris Hilton smiles for the camera, and a chart about UK greenhouse gas emissions

Good News This Week: March 14, 2026 - Vultures, Crosswalks, & Ponytails