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The Vicious Cycle of Status Envy: Why We Buy Things We Can't Afford

Retail therapy may be a quick fix to boost our sense of status, but in the end, it kicks us when we're down.

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Mapping the Connection Between Poverty and Rioting

A visualization of London's class inequality helps ask important questions about what sparked that city's riots.

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Dietary Supplements: Ball Jars and Medicinal Beer

Burnt coffee, medicinal beer, and Ball jars are on the menu in today's daily roundup of what we're reading at GOOD Food HQ. Enjoy!

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Teach For America's Model: Does It Need to Change?

A new petition says a five-week teacher training model does a disservice to children of color. Does the organization need to change more than that?

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Mapping Race, Gender, and Class in the Food Supply Chain

A new report details a shocking litany of injustices across the food chain, from pesticide poisonings to enormous wage gaps—and a silver lining.

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Won't This New Energy Drink Result in Children Drinking Poison?

The new "blue-collar" energy drink Rivet seeks to make waves with its populist marketing and design. But the can seems downright dangerous.

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If Height Matched Income, American Rich Would Be Two Miles Tall

If height and income were proportional, the average American would be waist high. The rich would be two miles tall. The poor? Nearly invisible.

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@GOOD Asks: If You Could Make One College Course Mandatory, Which Would It Be? The Community Answers

What courses should every college student take? The GOOD community suggests Intercultural Communications, Ethics, and Basic Accounting, among others.

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Food for Thinkers: How Food Packaging Carries Cues About Culture and Class

Alexandra Lange takes a look at packaging design, and the differences that signal whether food is upscale, mainstream, affordable, and/or healthy.

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@GOOD Asks: If You Could Design an Academic Course, What Would It Be? Answers

GOOD readers tell us what types of academic class they would design: "Professional Slacking," "The Taste of Art," and "Critical Thinking 101."

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@GOOD Asks Readers: What Class Would You Add to Your Academic Career?

Last week on Twitter and Facebook, we asked our friends: What class would you add to your academic career? We ask a question to our Twitter and...