It's time for Wall Street to just shut up
Yes, constitutional freedom of speech protections apply even to banks. But the system is clearly broken

Taylor Swift: Pop princess, feminist villain?
She's her own boss at 19 and a wildly successful artist, but her songs keep her waiting around for Prince Charming

Goldman Sachs stocks up on ammo
Rage against the capitalist machine may be boosting firearm sales in Manhattan

Peak globalization
The upside to higher energy prices and catastrophic climate change: Trade de-liberalization

A wobbly Democrat's moment of truth
Pressured from both sides, will a poll-wary Sen. Blanche Lincoln help the GOP sink healthcare reform?

Banking lobby lament: Put down your pitchforks
Everybody is being so unfair to Wall Street! Won't someone tell the angry mob to just please go home?

The war industry's drums are beating
The pressure is on President Obama to act quickly in Afghanistan. But why?

Duran Duran and cheap recording technology
Don't blame the Internet for stifling creativity, says a musician. Blame the new absence of barriers to entry

Duran Duran and art in the age of Internet reproduction
Is easy access to the music of yesteryear stifling creativity? John Taylor, bassist and '80s fashion icon, opines

No girl action for Fergie
The Dutchess likes girls but stands by her man