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  • Neo-Nazis in Your Streets? Send in the (Coup Clutz) Clowns

    September 06, 2017 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States

    Fighting back at far right demonstrators can give them the optics and attention they want. Using humour to counter others is a tool used around the world in a myriad of contexts.

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  • India's Barefoot Lawyers

    August 08, 2017 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: India, Bogribail, Karnataka

    Legal expertise is often expensive and inaccessible to communities around the world experiencing environmental rights violations and other issues. Similar to the rise of community health workers who are expanding access to basic healthcare, nonprofit Namati is training lay people to help communities understand laws and regulations, gather evidence of violations, and push for remedies.

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  • Breaking the Opioid Habit in Dentists' Offices

    July 10, 2017 |

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    Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

    Oral surgeons and other doctors tend to prescribe opioids to their patients following surgery, which has arguably contributed to a rising number of patients, especially those under the age of 25, developing addictions. Now, thanks to increased awareness and new protocols, doctors and dentists are prescribing fewer opioids and more non-addictive pain killers, as well as educating their patients about their prescriptions.

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  • Stopping Pandemics Before They Start

    June 27, 2017 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Norway

    With climate change, population pressures and mobilization epidemics will occur more frequently, and past ones have proven to be disastrous and expensive. The Center for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) is focused on developing vaccines to viruses such as Ebola, as well as creating a fast approval path for future vaccines and helping increase global preparedness for future epidemics.

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  • Increasing Voter Turnout for 2018 and Beyond

    June 13, 2017 |

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    Response Location: United States

    Voter turnout in the United States is far below that in most democracies. States and cities are trying a variety of ways to increase turnout, with mixed success. Eight states and Washington, D.C., are moving to automatic voter registration, for example, which is commonplace in nearly every other advanced democracy, and 32 states are debating instituting or expanding it. But not all registered voters are actually casting ballots.

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  • In Kenya, Phones Replace Bank Tellers

    May 09, 2017 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Kenya

    Building on the widespread use of mobile phones in Kenya, applications have been developed to provide people with financial services. Through these applications people can securely receive money, save money, and make payments increasing their fiscal stability and their ability to access assistance when adverse events happen. The applications also create a record of financial transactions resulting in people being able to establish credit, receive loans, and access pay-as-you-go programs.

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  • Going Digital to Rescue Food

    May 02, 2017 |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Forty-percent of America's food is wasted, but more than 10% of American households don't have enough to eat. New algorithms, apps, and partnerships are working to bridge this gap and eliminate food waste.

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  • Guess Who's For a Carbon Tax Now

    April 11, 2017 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States

    In the face of the global climate crisis, conservative politicians and energy leaders in the US are an unlikely source for climate action. Through the promotion of a carbon tax, in which each ton of emissions gets taxed, these leaders are jumpstarting new forms of climate response. While some are hesitant towards both their support and the logistics of the tax, it may appear the best hope for climate action in the current political climate.

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  • At College, a Guided Path on Which to Find Oneself.

    March 28, 2017 |

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    Community College Students, an often overlooked demographic, often suffer from low completion rates. Colleges across the country are using a guided pathways model, emphasizing features like full time enrollment, block scheduling, and meta majors to address specific completion barriers this demographic faces.

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  • When a Few Bucks Can Get a Student to the Finish Line

    March 17, 2017 |

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    Response Location: United States, Atlanta, Georgia

    At Georgia State University in Atlanta, a couple of hundred dollars can often be the tipping point for whether a student can graduate or not. To address this issue and to further help low income students, the college has implemented a retention grant system, providing these essential funds to get students over the finish line.

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