On Capitalism
"If the surge of corporate power was going to leave governments relatively impotent," Noreena Hertz argues in "Cassandra's Revenge," "then those corporations themselves needed to fill the void." Asking corporations to ...READ»
This Month's Cover Story: Boy Wonder: How Chris Hughes Helped Launch Facebook and the Barack Obama Campaign , by Ellen McGirt, page 58
The untold story of how Chris Hughes, at the tender age of 25, helped create two of the most ...READ»
Bob Dylan once said the President of the United States sometimes has to stand naked. Now the iconic troubadour is selling push-up bras and garter belts for Victoria's Secret. Has he changed his tune?
Back in November, FC staffer ...READ»
As FC's Danielle Sacks explored in this month's Fast Talk, much of the 2008 presidential campaign is being fought on the Web with the growth of online fund-raising, grassroots organizing, and viral video. This week's must-see clip ...READ»
We canvassed the experts, analyzed the products, and crunched the numbers. From visionary upstarts to storied stalwarts, here are companies that dazzle with new ideas -- and prove beyond a doubt how business is a force for change. We call them the Fast 50.READ»
The Future of All Media?
The language and energy of Ashton Kutcher's Katalyst are right, but the goals seem fuzzy ("Want a Piece of This?"). Perhaps the best news is that Pepsi's top guns see that less control of the brand means ...READ»
How to Tame the Boss from Hell, page 86
Ambition, self-confidence, even a little bloodlust have pretty much been prerequisites for success in American business. Yet, Andrew Park reveals how some of the most intimidating executive ...READ»
Off the Runway There's no shortage of drama at Liz Claiborne ("Project Rehab," April 2008). On election night, Michelle Obama wore a black-and-red dress by Narciso Rodriguez. Unfortunately for Liz CEO William McComb, he had just ended ...READ»
Water, water everywhere
"Message in a Bottle" (July/August 2007), editor-at-large Charles Fishman's magnum opus on bottled water, has picked up another prize: the 2008 Gerald R. Loeb Award for feature writing, one of the most ...READ»
What are the hottest jobs for 2007? Fast Company spoke with trend experts to compile a list of the top 10 professions that will be in high demand in 2007.READ»
Nike's Playbook
With someone like Mark Parker at the helm, it is no mistake that Nike is head and shoulders above the competition ("Artist. Athlete. CEO"). He embodies all of the great qualities necessary to distance yourself from ...READ»
Liz Claiborne is leaving its longtime partner, Macy's, for an exclusive partnership with J.C. Penney Co., the women's apparel company announced today.
The clothing line, like a lot of other labels in the sector, is struggling. The ...READ»
In the course of reporting a story there are always many fascinating people I get to have incisive chats with, but painfully, never actually make it to the printed page. For my September cover story on Adam Werbach—the ...READ»
Two years ago, while an editor at another business magazine, I worked with a writer on a major feature about the then-thriving Lehman Brothers. He was enamored of CEO Dick Fuld and his purported mastery of bond-market risk. "Fuld's ...READ»
Three guys in a beat-up RV have been collecting career advice from the likes of Michael Dell and Sandra Day O'Connor. Now they're spreading the gospel on college campuses across the country.READ»
When we wrote about Virginia Commonwealth University's Adcenter and its new Creative Brand Management track ("Making Smarter Marketers," December 2005), which teaches brand managers the same creative disciplines as copywriters, we ...READ»
