Founded at a time when the government offered little, the Merchants Fund continues to keep tiny businesses afloat.

As fees for overdue items are forgiven, bookworms are flocking back.

A single infusion of cash helped recipients pay their rent, get to work — and put their lives back on track.

How a single infusion of cash can help folks turn their lives around.

The pandemic has finally busted the outdated myth that so-called developing countries are less resilient than their wealthier peers.

A stone’s throw from the blackjack tables, bison are grazing, beehives are buzzing, crops are growing — and nature is winning.

Buying used goods is trendier than ever, and the capital’s retailers are responding.

By going back to the land, Black farmers are resuming a journey toward “food sovereignty” that began centuries ago.

The U.S. government spends more on higher education than many countries where students graduate with far less debt. Is there a better way?

A food hub known as the Redd solves the business and logistical challenges of local food — and helps small farmers become a big deal.

Money from friends and family is what helps many startups survive during tough times. One organization is playing that role for black entrepreneurs.

As Europe’s biggest economy reboots, it — and many others — are planning to transition away from fossil fuels.

What happens when you hire the first qualified job applicant who walks through the door?

How a chance encounter on the high seas between scientists and an IMF economist led to a trillion-dollar epiphany about earth’s largest creature.

A chain of German supermarkets is selling expired yogurt, mislabled jam and chocolate Santas in July. Is this the grocery store of the future?

A landmark deal to let China build Boston’s new subway cars shows how a little creative collaboration could rescue America’s infrastructure.

As it bans holding defendants on bail for nonviolent crimes, New York is the latest state to challenge America’s bizarre system of money for freedom.

Economic risk prevents poor Cambodian farmers from switching to crops that are more valuable and better for the land. What if they had guaranteed income?

While other European countries cut their budgets to the bone, Portugal lent its citizens a helping hand. Guess who came out on top.

Millions of Americans live at risk of flooding, but slow federal flood buyouts drain precious time and resources. How one community is rising above the storm, taking matters into their own hands, and returning the floodplain to nature.

The biochar process is ingenious, turning green waste into heat before returning it to the soil as an agricultural nutrient. No wonder it’s turning a profit.

Inside the laundry-and-lettuce co-op empire that’s reviving local industry in Cleveland—this time, on the employees’ terms.

All those pictures of smog-cloaked Chinese cities mask the fact that China’s cheap solar panels have fueled the world’s green-energy revolution.

These days, fossil fuels look like a shakier investment than ever. As more investors decide the smart money is on clean energy, a tipping point appears near.

While other countries let corporate interests plunder their oil, Norway strong-armed the CEOs into giving its citizens a windfall.