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

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

Arab Air: How The Middle East Is Rewiring Our Friendly Skies

One new hub of global air travel is in the Middle East.READ MORE›

A Renegade History of the United States: The Invention of Shopping

The consumer revolution required a radical change in the way Americans thought about desire, pleasure, leisure, and spending. Without renegades, we'd all still be farmers.READ MORE›

Reinventing Memorial Day: Solutions for Silence and Sacrifice

In his series on making Memorial Day more meaningful, Steve McCallion presents solutions from quieting our social networks in observance to asking companies to celebrate country over commerce.READ MORE›

• Steve McCallion's Beyond the Widget blog
• More from the Reinventing Memorial Day series

Is Goldman Sachs the Face of Capitalism?

Goldman Sachs is the smartest, toughest, most aggressive, most powerful player in the world: They have the most powerful political connections. They have the most competitive culture. They make the most money. They win more than almost anybody else. They are the biggest dog in the world. In other words, you could think about Goldman Sachs the way most of the world thinks of the United States.READ MORE›

Will national debt turn Fast Company into Slow Company?

Somebody is going to pay up, and that may mean shutting down.READ MORE›

Chevy Volt Test Drive

On March 29, Cliff Kuang took GM's much discussed plug-in electric vehicle, the Chevy Volt, for a spin around Manhattan. Scheduled to begin delivery late this year, the car proved to be phenomenally quiet, smooth, and well-engineered. ...READ MORE›

• Test Driving the Chevy Volt

Top 10 Mistakes New Hispanic Business Owners Make in the United States

As Latinos, we often want to make a great impression in everything we do, especially in the business world. Unfortunately, for those trying to open up their own business in the United States, creating a lasting impression is ...READ MORE›

Perk Up, USA: You've Still Got Your Innovation Mojo

According to a new survey on global innovation conducted by Newsweek and Intel, the United States is suffering from a serious self-esteem problem. The online questionnaire, conducted between Sept. 28 and Oct. 13 of this year, polled ...READ MORE›

NRDC's Online Renewable Energy Map Examines Cleantech Potential in the U.S.

The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) launched a Google Earth mash-up map earlier this month to show alternative energy installers where they might run into trouble with legal restrictions or endangered wildlife advocates. ...READ MORE›

Wind Power Superhighway Speeds Ahead

Wind power may be one of the most important alternative energies in the United States, but it's useless if we don't have transmission lines to transport the energy from wind-rich rural areas in the Midwest to cities with large ...READ MORE›

A Bank We Can Believe In?

Banks have gotten a bad rap recently, and for good reason. The FDIC's Failed Bank List is rife with private banks that have been flattened in the past two years, and we all know about the myriad bankrupt investment banks. But now ...READ MORE›

United States The World's Number One Innovator?

The Global Innovation Index, a ranking of 130 countries released yesterday, calls the US the world's number one innovator. The index was created by Soumitra Dutta, a professor at French business school INSEAD, along with New Delhi ...READ MORE›

The Unimportance of the Next President

Today America chooses a new president in what is one of the most pivotal elections in history. The world changed sharply during the Bush administration with two recessions, 9/11 attacks, wars in the Middle East, and rising new ...READ MORE›

The Demise of Capitalism? A Perfect Time to Panic

Hyperventilating observors keep talking about the current economic crisis in terms of a crisis of capitalism.  This is a bizarre overreaction. And yet, aren't you asking the same question yourself? There are many logical ...READ MORE›

Paul Krugman, Nobelist

"Economics is as close to psychohistory as you can get."     -- Paul Krugman "Incidents from My Career" This year's winner of the Nobel prize in economics is one of the finest scholars in the field, ...READ MORE›