The revolutionary history of Fair Trade coffee: How the idea of fair trade became a global “Fair Trade” industry.
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Volunteers help fired federal workers re-enter the job market: A rapid response community effort after sudden mass layoffs.
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The holidays are peak time for volunteers, but how about the rest of the year?: Thanksgiving and Xmas have become the “Superbowl” of volunteering.
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China’s Plan to Challenge the Dollar: Breaking down China’s strategy for turning the Renminbi into a global reserve currency.
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For Chronic Alcoholics, ‘Wet Houses’ Offer a Home: Shelters have kind of been the same way they are for over 100 years.
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Could Free Eviction Attorneys Help Stem San Francisco's Housing Crisis?: Proposition F is a milestone in the growing “Right to Counsel” movement
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For Alcoholic Residents at Dann’s House, ‘It Feels Like Home’: This summer morning, like every day, the case manager went on a beer run around 9 a.m.
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Legendary Squatter Takes Possession of His Home: Can the narrow legal strategy of squatting to take posession of a home help stem gentrification?
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Will the Berkeley Flea Market Survive a Changing Neighborhood?: Will gentrification squeeze out this historically African-American gathering place?
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Battle Over a Sliver of Land in Changing Oakland Neighborhood: A Porta-Potty encapsulates the pressures of gentrification.
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