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Cotton farmers in western Africa have been badly affected by a global drop in prices. Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/carsten_tb/384806027/">10b travelling (flickr)</a>

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African Cotton Farmers Hurt by Subsidies

Falling cotton prices hurt African farmers far more than their American counterparts.

Eritrean child receiving a vaccine. Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kioko/3065244324/">daveblume (flickr)</a>

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On a Mission to Vaccinate

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced a $10 billion-commitment over ten years to vaccinate children in developing countries on Friday.

Carol Ward helps to distribute high-energy biscuits to locals at a hospital in Port-au-Prince. Photo: Cassandra Nelson/Mercy Corps

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The Return of Economic Activity Eases Strain on Aid in Haiti

Yesterday the banks reopened in Haiti for the first time since the earthquake rocked the small island on January 12th.

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US Architects Reinvent Themselves

The global economic crisis has left many people thinking about new ways to approach econoimc development and propsperity. In the last year, architects and designers have been laid-off by the thousands.

A Chicago bucket drummer illegally plays his tunes for a little cash. Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/grendelkhan/2196959296/">grendelkhan (flickr)</a>

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America's Shadow Economy on the Rise

The term “shadow economy” tends to invoke images of sly back-alley business deals. But in reality, the term encompasses everything from bucket drummers on the streets of Chicago to the woman who sells tamales at my workplace.

Could Wall Street's bull charge for good? Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/23148104@N07/2949924573/">iHeylen (flickr)</a>

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Janus-Faced, Capitalism Turns a Gentler Profile

If Wall Street's excesses contributed to the decline of the nation's economy, could the same profit-driven environment really spawn a new generation of do-gooders?

Black males have the highest unemployement rate in the U.S. Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ripdownthetapestries/3265567546/">Jaci Berkopec (flickr)</a>

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Black Men Struggle to Find Jobs Amid Recession

Men — and black men in particular — are being disproportionately affected by the economic downturn in the U.S. According to statistics from the U.S.

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'We don't want a donation, we want a business.'

It's hard enough to keep a business afloat these days, much less develop a hit product for one of the largest department store chains in the U.S.

A Detroit street. Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/msgemini3/2085969697/">NoneOther... {Captured In Lights}...(flickr)</a>

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Unemployment in Detroit Nearly 50 Percent

Officially, Detroit's unemployment rate is 27 percent. But this number doesn't factor in people that are underemployed or are unemployed and have given up on the job search more than a year ago.

Samasource works with entrepreneurs in developing countries like Jon Grosier in Kenya. Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ww4f/3389343949/">Appfrica (flickr)</a>

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Facebook Apps, Meet Your Testers Around the World

Students around the world face a particular paradox these days: what's the good of an education if there's no work to be found afterward?

An HIV positive woman marches in Cape Town, South Africa. Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldbank/1128198005/">Trevor Samson/World Bank Photo Collection (Flickr)</a>

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South Africa Makes World AIDS Day Pledge

Earlier today, South Africa's President Jacob Zuma announced an ambitious plan to combat HIV/AIDS.

Catching on to a bright idea. Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chealion/3293922425/">Chealion (flickr)</a>

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Buying Green is Taking Hold Once Again

Reuters reports that despite the recession,

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African Farmers See Incomes Grow After Switching to Soy

Malawi's economy has deep roots in the small family farms that pepper its landscape. But farmers often can't earn enough from cash crops like tobacco, sugarcane, peanuts and tea.