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  • Detroit Businesses See Opportunity In Bankruptcy

    June 20, 2013 |

    NPR |

    Radio |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    In Detroit, many business owners and the city itself hope that filing for bankruptcy will help the city start fresh and ultimately become a thriving urban center, mirroring other cities that recovered from near financial ruin.

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  • Out of India's Trash Heaps, More Than a Shred of Dignity

    June 12, 2013 |

    The New York Times |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: India, Pune, Maharashtra

    Throughout India, wastepickers – people who scour landfills for garbage they can sell to recyclers – live at the bottom of society. But the city of Pune did something radical: with the help of a collective, they did away with expensive garbage trucks, and now all household garbage is collected by wastepickers with pushcarts. Pune saves millions of dollars each year and recycles more – and the wastepickers have decent wages and social standing. The concept is now spreading globally.

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  • In Paris's Banlieues, New Recipe for Success Is Local

    May 14, 2013 |

    The New York Times |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: France, Paris

    The impoverished communities in Paris had high unemployment for adults and youth. The French government has offered financial incentives to hire people from the banlieues. Talents de Cités, a governmental program, offers cash prizes to young entrepreneurs.

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  • The Autism Advantage

    November 29, 2012 |

    The New York Times |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: Denmark

    Thorkil Sonne's experiences with his own gifted, autistic son led him to start a company called Specialisterne, founded on the idea that - given the right environment - some autistic adults could not just hold down a job but also be the best person for it, increasing access to a self-sustained adulthood.

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  • The Recycling Reflex

    July 25, 2012 |

    The New York Times |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Nationally, only about a third of municipal solid waste is recycled. An initiative to use simpler, standardized signs and labels is helping communities reap greater benefits from recycling.

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  • Open Education for a Global Economy

    July 11, 2012 |

    The New York Times |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States

    An Irish-based company, ALISON, provides free, high-quality e-courses to people around the globe in order to help close the gap between education and workplace skills. Particularly focused on providing access to areas where more traditional forms of education and job training are difficult to get, this approach is helping to change lives and the economy for the better.

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  • Out of Jail, and Into a Job

    March 28, 2012 |

    The New York Times |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Most programs to cut recidivism don’t significantly reduce rates of repeated arrests or incarceration, but one called the Center for Employment Opportunities that started in New York City is making a dramatic dent. The program provides newly-released prisoners with transitional services - most significantly, distinct working crews where they can be constructively monitored and learn teamwork - effectively helping keep them out of jail and transition back into society.

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  • Outsourcing Is Not (Always) Evil

    December 08, 2011 |

    The New York Times |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    The United States can outsource certain kinds of "microwork," such as accurately digitizing large swaths of information, to developing countries without taking jobs from Americans ― if it’s done carefully, and ethically, as some organizations are working to do. As the author Robert Wright has argued, we no longer live in a zero-sum world, where one person’s, or one country’s gain, must be another’s loss.

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  • Workers of the World, Employed

    November 03, 2011 |

    The New York Times |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Cambodia

    Companies who outsource often fuel the race to the bottom for global workers' standards. Two companies, Digital Divide Data and Samasource, offer a model for outsourcing which is profitable and also prioritizes social impact.

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  • For Some With Autism, Jobs to Match Their Talents

    June 30, 2011 |

    The New York Times |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Denmark, Ballerup

    Individuals who have Aspergers Syndrome and autism experience difficulty in conforming to workplace norms and find themselves unemployed. Specialisterne, a Danish company, has opened employment opportunities for them. Sixty countries around the world have sought to adopt the company model.

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