Topic: Bill Clinton

A Guide to Presidential Bestsellers

It's pretty much a given that President George W. Bush's Decision Points will hit The New York Times best-seller list. Presidents' gracing the list is now as expected as writing a memoir in the first place. In fact, every president since Lyndon B. Johnson has written a memoir, and every first lady since Lady Bird Johnson -- except Pat Nixon -- has penned her own story too. We pitted recent political couples against one another to let book buyers declare winners. Better get writing, Michelle.READ»

• Now: November 2010
• Share: National Philanthropy Day
• Soar: Future of Air Transport Conference

iFive: Zuck on His Biopic, iLife Rumors, RIM vs. Jobs, Street Artist J R Nabs Ted Prize, the Gulf at Six Months

The military has opened its doors to openly gay recruits for the first time--but cautions that policy could change again in the future, citing pending court cases. Justice may tarry, but business innovation waits for no one! We at ...READ»

Can Livestrong Survive Lance Armstrong and a Doping Scandal?

The world's most famous cancer survivor has been his foundation's biggest asset, even as it grew into an innovative force in health care. Now his legal troubles may make him a risk.READ»

• Built Strong: Measuring Livestrong's Revenue, Spending, Followers and Reach
• Meet Livestrong CEO Doug Ulman, the Most Savvy Health Care Leader in Social Media

Your Average Pharmacy Zinc Product to the Rescue for Developing World Kids

Think zinc is just a health food store supplement? Think again. UNICEF and the International Zinc Association are rolling out a zinc campaign to help prevent more than 800,000 deaths.READ»

Qatar: Better Public Diplomacy Through Online Translation

A new online project aims to bring American and Qatari teenagers together through crowdsourced translation exercises that could have ramifications for public diplomacy.READ»

CGI: Lemelson Foundation -- A Philanthropy Investing in Market-Based Solutions

In a private meeting with Julia Novy-Hildesley, Executive Director, the Lemelson Foundation, I found out what went on behind closed doors at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) when the media were not present. Novy-Hildesley was the ...READ»

CGI: Livestrong Panel Tackles Third-World Cancer, Pushes Fund-Strong Strategy

On Wednesday, a special session of the Clinton Global Initiative, featuring Lance Armstrong of Livestrong, addressed cancer, which often gets overshadowed by HIV/AIDS and malaria.READ»

Five Innovators Heading to CGI: The NGO Has Landed

After surviving the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, Marie and her children have been living with relatives far from home. Under a pilot program, developed by the Rural Development Institute (RDI) and its partners, along with Rwanda's ...READ»

How TED Connects the Idea-Hungry Elite

Inside the World's most exclusive and most accessible club.READ»

• Greatest Hits of TED Videos

How Strong Is the State in China, Really?

The strength of China's centralized government means that state policies trump any proactive environmental efforts of private enterprise. This simply mirrors China's modern history, reflecting the power of the Communist state versus the private sector and markets.READ»

ShoreBank's Demise: Death of a Brand and Shot in the Arm of Social Capitalism

ShoreBank failed last week. It represents the demise of an important brand, but also the success of a powerful idea. ShoreBank has been a household name for those of us into social capitalism, community development, micro-lending, double- and triple-bottom line business.READ»

Yahoo Builds the Nostradamus of Search Engines

The search giant's Time Explorer experiment keeps track of past predictions on a future timeline. Is this how we'll all search someday? READ»

Wesabe Personal Finance Site Goes Broke; HelloWallet Fills Its Coffers

Wesabe, a personal finance competitor to Mint.com that emphasized its community features, ran out of money. CEO Mark Hedlund wrote in his farewell message that the site had been operating on starvation rations recently, which is ...READ»

Crib Sheet: The Bilderberg Group, a Real-Life Illuminati for Conspiracy Theorists

Just outside of Barcelona there is a pretty little seaside resort called Sitges. Beloved by the gay community and horror movie aficionados, it is this year's venue for the Bilderberg Club's annual general meeting. "The what?" asked ...READ»

Fmr. Secretary of Labor Robert Reich on FTC: Why Investigate Apple? Investigate Banks!

Former U.S. Secretary of Labor Robert Reich weighed in on the whole FTC investigation of Apple. His conclusion? Get your priorities straight, FTC.READ»

BIO International Convention

Policy wonks and science wizards unite at this year's big biotech-industry conference in Chicago, where more than 15,000 attendees talk biofuels, health innovation, and superpowered agriculture with former presidents George W. Bush ...READ»

Now: May 2010

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• Olge: 20th Anniversary of the First Photo From the Hubble Telescope
• Help: International Virtual Assistants Day
• Groan: Franchise Fatigue

Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service (SFS)

I pursued my undergraduate education at the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service (SFS), a school within Georgetown University founded by the Jesuit priest Reverend Edmund A. Walsh in 1919. An institution to train future ...READ»

The Green Education of Our Future Leaders

The most important thing we can being doing today is educating our kids and future leaders on sustainability and environmentalism.READ»

GREEN EDUCATION FOR OUR FUTURE LEADERS

Sustainability Education at all levels is the training needed today for our next wave of innovative leaders and the very people who will help us retool our corporations to safely and responsibly operate in the world. When I met with Rachel Gutter last year to discuss her work with the USGBC, she told me that the kids today are sustainability literate. They know no other way. They are engaged in solution and operate with a collaborative world-view approach. From what I have learned from Tom, this is not only true, but vital skills needed as we transform the world.READ»

Oil Companies--Some Run by Former Bush Officials--Make a Risky Move Into Kurdistan

In their haste to tap Kurdish reserves, dozens of oil companies -- several fronted by former Bush officials -- have undercut U.S. policy and fanned sectarian tensions in Iraq. They may also lose a fortune.READ»

WALL STREET'S BAILOUT HUSTLE - Dugg by William M. Keever

WALL STREET'S BAILOUT HUSTLE Goldman Sachs and other big banks aren't just pocketing the trillions we gave them to rescue the economy - they're re-creating the conditions for another crash BY MATT TAIBBI William M. Keever READ»

WALL STREET'S BAILOUT HUSTLE by Matt Taibbi - William M. Keever

WALL STREET'S BAILOUT HUSTLE Goldman Sachs and other big banks aren't just pocketing the trillions we gave them to rescue the economy - they're re-creating the conditions for another crash, BY MATT TAIBBI READ»

Inspired Ethonomics: London's Transportation Transformation for the 2012 Olympics

Congestion pricing has been a huge success in London--reducing traffic and making money for the city. What's more, it challenges the notion that cities should be designed around cars rather than people. But as we'll learn in this episode of e2, congestion pricing is the core of a much more sweeping vision that could transform London into a transit-efficient and pedestrian-friendly megacity in time for the 2012 Olympic games.READ»

Most Innovative Companies - All Stars

These companies, featured on our 2008 and 2009 honor rolls, fought a dour economy with renewed creativity and bold initiatives. (Alas, not all fared ...READ»