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Better Understanding Israel Through Art

This Place is an ambitious project meant to capture the complexity of Israel and the West Bank, both as place and as metaphor, through the eyes and lenses of 12 internationally acclaimed artists.

Culture

Israeli and Palestinian Farmers Unite Over Olive Oil

This simple, collaborative economic program reaps a lot more than it sows.

Articles

Once Refugee Camp, Now Architectural Wonder

The reconstruction of Nahr el-Bared Refugee Camp, in Tripoli, Lebanon was just shortlisted for the 2013 Aga Khan Award for Architecture.

Articles

Fault Line Furniture: The Table That Could Save Lives in an Earthquake

This lightweight table can withstand more than 2,000 pounds of impact, making it the perfect piece of furniture for classrooms in earthquake zones.

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Cycle on the Recycled: A $9 Cardboard Bike Set to Enter Production in Israel

A fully-functioning, water-resistant cardboard bicycle is all set to hit the streets.

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Designing Defense: Israel's Iron Dome and the Aesthetics of Conflict

Despite the image of a simple protective bubble, the Iron Dome in fact represents Israel's move toward a more active defense.

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If You Care Where Your Taxes Go, You Should Care About Palestine

Many Americans don't care about the U.N. vote on Palestinian statehood. But we should: $3 billion of our tax money goes to Israel each year.

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DADT May Have Been Repealed, But Our Work Is Far from Over

Israel's army shows us we have to fight discrimination by changing attitudes, not just laws.

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Video: Better Place Opens First Battery Swap Station in Israel

Here's the gloriously "unexciting" process of switching out an electric battery at Better Places first commercial swap station.

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Report: War Is a Really Terrible Learning Environment

A new UNESCO report says that 28 million kids don't go to school because of armed conflict in their countries.

Transparency: The Biggest News Stories of 2010

This is a look back at stories that kept us transfixed in 2010, from the still-bad economy to the Chilean miners and everything in between.

Transparency: GOOD's Most Popular Infographics of 2010

A look back at the infographics that drew the most attention, on topics from happiness to Burning Man

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Happy Hanukkah. How Will the White House Respond?

How many people will get invited to the White House Hanukkah party this year. Does it matter?