Caitlin Moniz

Zack Stanton

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Up until the 20th century, thrift stores were denounced. When that changed, so did the charitable world — dramatically.

How the thrift shop, once widely denounced, became popular in America

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An irony in campaign finance reform: no one capable of making a change is interested, and no one bent on reform is wealthy enough to make it happen. Can a new Super PAC change that?

A Super PAC to end all Super PACs

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There's much to learn from a new online database of more than 2.4 million protests since January 1979.

What a ‘Moneyball’ style analysis tells us about the Arab Spring

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Ending poverty requires figuring out what the poor really need — and letting them make that decision.

Want to alleviate poverty? Give cash directly to the poor.

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Traditionally, games lead players to think strategically, not ethically. That's changing in the era of "Grand Theft Auto."

What does it mean for a video game to be moral?

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Understanding the real motives of Edward Snowden, Glenn Greenwald, and Julian Assange.