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Favorite Do-Good Books of 2006

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If you need a little of drop of hope each week, his podcast is always inspiring (and you don't need an iPod to listen to it). I know that his ideas are not the only solution to ending poverty, but when you learn about what a difference a $10 bednet can make, it sure sounds reasonable. Hope's Edge by Frances Moore Lappe and Anna Lappe.

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Fair Trade Certified: An Interview with Paul Rice of TransFair USA

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Paul Rice, the founding president and CEO of the Oakland based nonprofit, TransFair USA , answers these questions and others in an interview for the Big Vision Podcast. You can read a transcript of the podcast below. Now, three hundred bucks a year doesn't sound like a lot of money, right? It sounds pretty cheap to you and me.

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Solutionary Women: Anna Lappé of Grub

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You can hear the interview on the Big Vision Podcast , or read the transcript below. So I thought, "Wow, this sounds like an amazing organization," and then I read about the founder and it turned out that he lived five blocks away from me in this neighborhood. Britt: What do you want people listening to this podcast to do?