The curious case of Edmund Andrews, who covered the mortgage meltdown as a journalist, while living it as a deadbeat.
By Andrew Leonard May 20, 2009
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Is Obama strong-arming G.M. bondholders? Or are greedy derivatives traders the real problem? An expert explains.
By Andrew Leonard
May 23, 2009
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On his way to Stockholm, the Nobel Prize winner and New York Times columnist takes time to explain the "awful" economy that looms ahead of us.
By Andrew Leonard
December 8, 2008
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"Irrational Exuberance" author Robert Shiller predicted both the dot-com bust and the housing
market collapse -- and now his new book offers fixes for America's bubble mentality.
By Andrew Leonard
August 21, 2008
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Global warming, recession, war, healthcare, the energy crisis: A new book argues that Barack Obama has an answer for everything.
By Andrew Leonard
July 29, 2008
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It's time to get all Teddy Roosevelt on Wall Street, declares the former chief economist of the IMF. Bring out the big antitrust artillery and fire away.
By Andrew Leonard
April 23, 2009
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Jon Wellinghoff, the new chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, talks up a smart grid future -- full of plugged-in hybrids and lots of renewable energy juice.
By Andrew Leonard
April 9, 2009
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Will these LeapFrog gizmos teach your kid something, or just irritate you?
By Katharine Mieszkowski
July 9, 2008
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A car small enough to alter your relationship with the city.
By Farhad Manjoo
July 2, 2008
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Obama's new site tries to fight ugly rumors by getting people to e-mail the truth to their friends. The strategy could backfire.
By Farhad Manjoo
June 16, 2008
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Nintendo's new fitness game keeps making fun of me. But its Balance Board could allow for some amazing video games.
By Farhad Manjoo
May 28, 2008
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But wait, the overachieving, high-ambition young stars who power the Web these days aren't irredeemably awful.
By Farhad Manjoo
May 15, 2008
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With a fictional universe of astonishing cleverness and complexity, this is one of the smartest video games ever created.
By Farhad Manjoo
May 9, 2008
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By photographing and saving all that you encounter, you can build a search engine for your life.
By Farhad Manjoo
April 16, 2008
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The search engine for busy people.
By Farhad Manjoo
April 1, 2008
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Americans' first source in news is overrun by marketing videos.
By Farhad Manjoo
March 19, 2008
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On hot-button issues -- the Israeli-Palestinian conflict or the Mac-PC divide -- we're quick to see bias in even the most objective news.
By Farhad Manjoo
March 18, 2008
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Why do 9/11 deniers see an alternative story in pictures of the attacks? Because we all interpret images according to our biases.
By Farhad Manjoo
March 17, 2008
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Author Clay Shirky explains how the Internet's capacity to create ad hoc groups has altered the media, business and politics -- especially the 2008 campaign.
March 7, 2008
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Whatever they call it, stick a fork in them, they're done
By Farhad Manjoo
February 1, 2008
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Steve Jobs puts out a super-thin notebook, a movie rental plan, a better Apple TV, and some improvements for the iPhone.
By Farhad Manjoo
January 15, 2008
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The Web is abuzz with allegations of fraud, and Dennis Kucinich is asking for a recount. The charges don't hold water, but this problem is not going away.
By Farhad Manjoo
January 11, 2008
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The iPhone was great, except for its restrictions. And guess who's dialing up a better mobile Web now?
By Farhad Manjoo
December 24, 2007
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Is that a hard drive in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?
By Farhad Manjoo
November 29, 2007
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The retailer gets a lot right with its new reader. Too bad it's so damned expensive.
By Farhad Manjoo
November 28, 2007