Nov 20th, 2008 · Silicon Valley venture capitalists are investing in clean energy, with the electric car their vehicle of choice. While the economic meltdown has crimped immediate sales plans, electric-car manufacturers hope for a thin slice of the $25 billion auto industry bailout being considered by Congress.
Oct 6th, 2008 · Radical bombers battle strike-breaking capitalists while Clarence Darrow squares off against the "American Sherlock Holmes" in this very popular history of a trial that mixed murder, politics and celebrity in 1910 Los Angeles.
May 16th, 2008 · For Silicon Valley entrepreneurs and venture capitalists, Barack Obama's youth and relatively short resume is a plus. That's the premise of a feature article by Joshua Green, author of an article in The Atlantic titled "The Amazing Money Machine: How Silicon Valley Made Barack Obama This Year's Hottest Start-Up," Green describes to Noah Adams how Obama's campaign was able to break all records for online fundraising.
May 1st, 2008 · A small but growing number of what you might call American adventure capitalists are going to Baghdad. They're defying ongoing insurgent attacks, the country's dysfunctional government ministries and the skeptics.
Apr 30th, 2008 · Somewhere in America, a giant flying pig bears Barack Obama's name. The pig, a prop from a concert for Roger Waters of Pink Floyd, is as tall as a two-story house. It referred to an old anti-capitalist song called "Pigs." But the giant pig floated off into the California desert. Music festival organizers offered a $10,000 reward for its return.
Apr 7th, 2008 · Ruslana, Ukraine's biggest pop star, switches between two roles on stage: a limp, pale, synthetic woman chained to a machine for energy, and a vibrant warrior whose energy comes from clean, renewable resources. But in post-Soviet Ukraine, her fans are more interested in capitalist consumption than conservation.
Mar 26th, 2008 · On the Internet, we expect things to be free. So who foots the bill for our activities online? Chris Anderson, editor-in-chief of Wired, Kevin Rose, founder of the social bookmarking site Digg, and Brad Feld, a venture capitalist, talk about the cost of offering online information to millions -- free of charge.
Jan 14th, 2008 · The world's largest economic grouping, the 27 country European Union, is being run by one of its smallest members. Slovenia has just 2 million citizens. It is taking over the rotating presidency of the EU. For the next six months, ex-communist former Yugoslav Republic is in charge of the capitalist EU.