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How Sam Adams Helped Save Craft Brewing

Making and drinking beer is serious business, says Boston Beer Founder, Jim Koch. But he's just as serious about doing right by his neighbors and his band of craft brewing brothers.READ»

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The Thirty Second MBA -- Get Smart Faster

What's the best advice you ever got? Leadership coaching, fast, directly from the people who make Fast Company Magazine come to life.READ»

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Intel's Long-Term Plan: Spend Money to Make Money

When it comes to economic crisis, grizzled veterans like Intel have stared into the abyss before and lived to tell the tale. We look at how several giants are approaching today's meltdown with distinctive strategies for not only surviving but also thriving.READ»

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The Third Act of Chris Hughes [exclusive]

Chris Hughes has helped to create two of the most successful start-ups in modern history, Facebook and the Barack Obama campaign. Now, the online organizing guru is jumping back into entrepreneurial life, but keeping progress close to his heart.READ»

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Memes From My Father—Silly Internet Fun with Barack Obama's Life Story

If you thought a pot-smoking Olympic athlete was bad, wait until you hear a trash-talking President. Call it Memes from My Father–the latest Internet sensation involves silly fun with Barack Obama’s life story.READ»

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A Bailout We Can Build On

With a grim jobs report, a hinky stock market and a deal for auto executives still on the table, America's mayors may be offering the best bailout plan around.READ»

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Can Good Design Save Detroit? Again?

The Big Three Automakers managed to hand in their loan papers to the Bank of Congress without getting their hands slapped again. But what they really need to do is make cars that people want to drive.READ»

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Brand Obama Thrills Broadcasters with Record Ad Spend, But Cheap Video and Democracy Are the Big Winners

It may be silly season for the Presidential campaigns on television until Election Day, but the Brand Called Obama has been brought to you by the internet.READ»

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Reader Generated Economic Indicators - How *You* Know We're Hosed

Also known as the "'I'd Gladly Pay You Tuesday for A Gewurztraminer Today' Index", an eagle eyed trend watcher spots an alarming spike in cash-strapped oenophiles.READ»

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I'm Rich As Hell And I'm Not Going To Take It Anymore!

In a rant that would make Howard Beale proud, a hedge fund manager cashes in, drops out, and takes a swipe at AIG, Lehman, Bear Sterns, Harvard MBAs and Congress on his way out the door.READ»

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Reader Generated Economic Indicators - How *You* Know We're Hosed

The Used Car Index: When car dealers start trying to make up their losses in volume, be afraid. Be very afraid.READ»

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Manic Monday: The Financial Markets Are Unpredictable. Human Nature, Less So.

Bernanke speaks, AIG parties, McCain cries socialism, while the ranks of the wicked, greedy and shameless continues to grow. Given all the credit market drama, I can’t help but shake the feeling that a little penance might go a long way.READ»

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Inspiration by Design: A Journey Through Cancer with Paper and Glue

Artist Victoria Behm has chronicled her breast cancer ordeal in two achingly funny illuminated manuscripts, and shared them online. "I feel better now than I have since everything began," she says.READ»

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Inspiration Friday: An Artist Celebrates Your Rights

A Video Birthday Card Starring Helvetica and Human Rights: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights Hits The YouTube GenerationREAD»

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After The Debate, The Housing Crisis Marches On

'Joe the Plumber' and William Ayers got more air time than Henry Paulson or Ben Bernanke during last night's Presidential Debate. That was a missed opportunity.READ»

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Twitter and The Election: Shorting The Revolution.

If you like your political news (and bile filled commentary) in easy to digest, 140 character long chunks, then you are living in the best of times.  Twitter, the micro-blogging site previously best known by techno-narcissists, has ...READ»

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