Economic Good News

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.

A typical passenger vehicle emits 4.6 metric tons of carbon dioxide per year...

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. 

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.

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.

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.

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.

While affordable housing is a multilayered issue, it’s important that we both acknowledge the systems that put many in this position while also recognizing the people and organizations diligently working towards creative solutions.

The process of creating these kits can be fun and rewarding — and can be done as an activity with friends or family. And once completed, these kits are perfect for keeping in your car or backpack so they’re easily accessible when the opportunity to gift them arises.

CIELO, which translates to “Heaven,” is an LA-based organization providing holistic support to over 30 Indigenous groups in the area.

From the perspective of people who have experienced homelessness and their advocates, to the observations of social commentators and policymakers, these quotes offer a wide range of perspectives on the challenges and realities of homelessness.

The United Nations reports that 1.6 billion people live in inadequate housing conditions, while at last count, more than 100 million people have no housing at all. It’s a big number that helpers are working to shrink through a variety of international affordable housing efforts.