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The Difference Between Negative And Competitive Advertising--And What Really Works

BY Tom Cotton | 05-02-2012 | 7:00 AM | LEADERSHIP

Whether it's Obama versus Romney or Apple versus Microsoft, dumping on the other guy tends to work. READ MORE›

Is "All Of The Above" The Right Strategy For U.S. Energy? An Interview With Steven Chu

BY Scientific American | 03-14-2012 | 7:43 AM | STEPHEN CHU

The U.S. government aims to improve our current energy production, but what does that mean in practice? READ MORE›

The SUV-Sized Loophole In The New Fuel Economy Standards

BY Michael Livermore | 02-23-2012 | 3:50 AM | OBAMA

The Obama administration is set to impose new rules that will make America’s cars get an average of nearly 60 mpg by 2017. But there’s one catch: The bigger the car, the less the rule matters. READ MORE›

Yahoo’s Prediction Engine Calls Presidential Race In Favor Of Obama (Sorry, Mitt)

BY E.B. Boyd | 02-16-2012 | 4:19 AM | INNOVATION

Using smarty-pants economists and computer scientists, Yahoo analyzed historical data and says the math points to the prez taking the White House this fall.READ MORE›

The Flipped Classroom: Answering Obama’s Call For Creativity In Education

BY Karen A. Frenkel | 02-01-2012 | 8:53 AM | ONLINE LEARNING

At Michigan's Clintondale High School, resources are scarce and failure rates are high. But a new initiative--watch videos of lectures at home, work on problems in class--has achieved jaw-dropping results. It's the kind of educational ... READ MORE›

Team Obama's Custom-Built Square App: First Look

BY Austin Carr | 01-30-2012 | 5:46 PM | SQUARE

Team Obama is gearing up for a big reelection battle this year, and to bolster its chances against its future Republican rival, the campaign is streamlining its fundraising efforts by adopting Square, the mobile credit card reader for ... READ MORE›

Gravitational Pol: What President Gingrich And His Moon Base Would Mean For U.S. Innovation

BY Kit Eaton | 01-27-2012 | 7:58 AM | INNOVATION

Newt Gingrich's bold plans for a moon base dominated last night's GOP debate. If he did get elected president--it could happen!--here's how Newt's bigger take on innovation and science would change America.READ MORE›

Political Leadership Is More Than Just Talk

BY Francine Hardaway | 01-25-2012 | 12:50 PM | LEADERSHIP

Every participant in last night's State of the Union took an obvious set of facts--high unemployment, a slow-growing economy, and a continued real estate crisis --and laid his own partisan spin on it. The facts eventually disappeared into a morass of language that could have been generated by pollsters on either side using an algorithmic phrase generator. That's not leadership. READ MORE›

Making Volunteering More Popular By Making It More Relevant

BY Rachael Chong | 01-04-2012 | 8:50 AM | VOLUNTEERING

Most opportunities for service involve painting schools or serving food. But many Americans have skills--accounting, design, communications--that would be incredibly valuable for nonprofits and would make their volunteering more ... READ MORE›

The 7 Worst Communications Failures Of 2011

BY Ruth Sherman | 12-22-2011 | 10:07 AM | LEADERSHIP

Want a good lesson in how to tarnish your public image, put off your fan base, torpedo your career, or lose the trust of your clients? There's plenty to pick from in our annual list of 2011’s communication losers. READ MORE›

Inspired By "Facebook Nation," Obama's Chief Disruptor Brings Startup Culture To The Gov't

BY Gregory Ferenstein | 10-24-2011 | 1:54 AM | MANAGEMENT

The President's new Chief Innovation Officer, Steven VanRoekel, says America has become a "Facebook nation" that demands increased transparency and interactivity from the federal government. His solution is to make agencies function like lean startups.READ MORE›

U.K. Spies To Hack Rioter's BlackBerry Messages, Microsoft Talks Windows 8, President Obama Joins Foursquare

BY Kit Eaton | 08-16-2011 | 6:18 AM | INNOVATION

This and more important news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day.READ MORE›

The United States of Apple: How Jobs & Co. Amassed More Cash Than The Federal Government

BY Josh Linkner | 08-01-2011 | 8:06 AM | LEADERSHIP

Five lessons from Apple that we can all embrace to drive success in our companies, careers, and communities.READ MORE›

"U.S. Declares Bankruptcy!"

BY Mark Goulston | 07-24-2011 | 1:35 PM | LEADERSHIP

Ten years to the day of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, President Obama made the announcement to the General Assembly of the United Nations that the United States was filing for bankruptcy and for the protection provided in the Chapter 11 provisions of the United States Bankruptcy Code.READ MORE›

Europe Plans 45% Boost To Science Investments, Funded By Slashing Farming Subsidies

BY Kit Eaton | 07-06-2011 | 12:50 PM | INNOVATION

Screw austerity: Science spending in the European Union is about to get a huge boost, at the expense of farming subsidies. The move is an acknowledgment that only by spending money on innovation and future tech can income growth be assured. READ MORE›

Square Adds Former Obama Economic Advisor Larry Summers To Its Board

BY E.B. Boyd | 06-22-2011 | 12:09 PM | MANAGEMENT

It looks like Square's ambitions are growing. Just recently, it added VC superstar Vinod Khosla to its board of directors. Now comes an announcement that former Obama Chief Economic Advisor (and former Harvard president) Larry Summers is also coming on board.READ MORE›

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