Mar 15th, 2010 · A public agency in Minnesota is engaged in a cutting-edge experiment with flexible work schedules. It's called a results-only work environment, and it gives everyone in an office ultimate freedom to do their jobs — whenever and wherever they want — so long as the work gets done.
Mar 7th, 2010 · Europeans are debating the overall reach of the Internet into their lives. An Italian court recently convicted three Google executives for privacy violations after a clip was posted on Google Video showing a disabled student being bullied by classmates in Turin. The ruling highlights a deep trans-Atlantic cultural gap: Americans see the ruling as undermining the concept of freedom of expression, while Europeans put privacy first — they consider it a fundamental human right.
Feb 26th, 2010 · In A Prophet, a young Corsican Arab must earn his place in the hierarchy of a French prison by murdering a fellow inmate. Director Jacques Audiard neither victimizes nor glorifies his protagonist, says critic David Edelstein. The result is a gripping, realistic prison drama. (Recommended)
Feb 25th, 2010 · An Italian court has convicted three current and former Google executives for privacy violations. Google says it will appeal these convictions. The case was closely followed for its implications concerning Internet freedom in Italy and elsewhere in Europe.
Feb 24th, 2010 · Three Google executives were convicted of privacy violations Wednesday in allowing a video of an autistic boy being abused to be posted online — a case that has been closely watched for its implications on Internet freedom. A fourth defendant was acquitted.
Feb 11th, 2010 · Neal Conan talks with one of the original Freedom Singers, Bernice Johnson Reagon, and her daughter, Toshi Reagon, about the creation, impact and influence of music during the civil rights movement.
Feb 1st, 2010 · Truckers in Iraq are intimately familiar with the struggle to balance security with freedom of movement in a country plagued by bombings and attacks. A ride along with a driver illustrates how difficult the life is, and how it's still the best way for these Iraqis to make a living.
Jan 18th, 2010 · The heroines in the early stories of author Mavis Gallant deal with a reality Gallant herself knew — the freedom, and loneliness, of expatriate life. Those stories have been collected in a new book called The Cost of Living.