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Conventional economic wisdom holds that the free market alone should determine which companies and industries succeed and fail. A company’s decisions, whether they are wise or poor, are its own to make, and it should have to face consequences of those decisions. The American auto industry giants?...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Airbags for the Auto Industry | 11/19/2008 | See Source »

As part of a $275 billion stimulus package announced Oct. 30, Tokyo wants to pump households with about $600 for each family of four - a plan that has faced criticism for being insufficient and indecisive regarding who should receive the benefits. "Even if the voucher goes to the households, given...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Japan Has Slipped Into Recession | 11/18/2008 | See Source »

And what about the idea that Ikea contributes to a culture of over-consumption? Any retailer wants people to buy more. But we're not trying to build products people should throw away in a few years to buy another one. We use raw material very efficiently. We're far...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ikea CEO Anders Dahlvig on Surviving a Bad Economy | 11/18/2008 | See Source »

This is misplaced guilt. A volunteer armed with a pocket projector in rural Africa could project an educational video onto the wall of a house. OLEDs will help people cut their power consumption and reduce global greenhouse gas emissions. Even those who buy gadgets for their own enjoyment are helping...

Author: By Adam R. Gold | Title: Riding the Wave of the Future | 11/16/2008 | See Source »

Is corn-based fast food unique to America? U.S. meat consumption is the highest in the world. It's one and a half times higher than the next country on the list, which is Germany. There's so much meat consumption going on in this country and that's another...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fast Food's Secret Ingredient: Corn | 11/14/2008 | See Source »

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