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Every morning, I walk out the door of my K street condo and hook a left at the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation on 12th Street. Like clockwork, a kaleidoscope of […]
Prof. Paul Krugman, Bank Nationalization! Never!
Georgia Tech wants to know whether hamsters can help solve the world’s energy crisis. "Probably not," it turns out, "but a hamster wearing a power-generating jacket is doing its own […]
The mortgage crisis, for most of us, was the moment we realized the security of our housing system was in serious jeopardy. Since then, the failure of banks and the […]
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Creative Commons CEO Joi Ito says stronger businesses are built in economic downturns.
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The Creative Commons CEO says you don't need money to test an idea.
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The CEO of Creative Commons argues that the gender divide is more dangerous.
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The CEO of Creative Commons Joi Ito on urban evolution.
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The Creative Commons CEO reveals the next wave of tech investments.
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The Creative Commons CEO on the next phase of internet television.
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The CEO of Creative Commons is making content more widely available.
A 29 year-old porn star named Stormy Daniels is thinking about running for U.S. senate in Louisiana, in a campagin to unseat Louisiana Republican Sen. David Vitter, who you may […]
Treasury Secretary Mr. Tim Geithner, I Support You
Coming on the heels of Joe Biden's applause-worthy speech to Munich last week, where he assured European leaders and security officials "strong partnerships to meet common challenges" and promised "to […]
Amidst all the economic tumult, a medical revolution is quietly unfolding, moving us a step closer to the age of genetic therapies, a step beyond the era of pharmacology and […]
Pepsi has a new logo, but rather than symbolize the brand's legacy of youth, the redesign represents the absurdities of the advertising industry. Pepsi reportedly paid New York City ad […]
Though we're more accustomed to see him in B-list romantic comedies and hosting Saturday Night Live, Ben Affleck reported some encouraging news out of central Africa recently where he has […]
Estonians have branded themselves as the least religious European nation according to a new Gallup poll that lends credence to the notion that faith is closely tied to living standards. […]
Gene sequencing pioneer Jay Flatley of the personal genomics outfit Illumina, predicted that by 2019 it will be a routine measure to map infants' genomes. With the cost of gene […]
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner's announcement yesterday of a non-plan of action on a new banking bailout invited not only immediate criticism, but also its first counter-proposal. Hot off the presses, […]