Search results for

Most people instinctively avoid conflict, but Margaret Heffernan says good disagreement is central to progress.

Jacqueline Novogratz, CEO of Acumen Fund, shares stories of how "patient capitalism" can bring sustainable jobs, goods, services and dignity to the world's poor.

Activists drive from D.C. to Missouri to encourage Monsanto Corp. to label foods.

People across the globe are turning to social media to connect with each other in new ways. Clay Shirky shows how our increasingly interconnected world is transforming news and politics as well as our roles as citizens.

Economist Tim Harford identifies similar characteristics in successful industrial and economic systems. They work much better, he says, when they're constantly evolving through trial and error.

To fully understand progress, economist Michael Green says we must weigh social well-being and wealth. But by using this new measurement, he noticed something striking — the U.S. falls far behind.

A federal monitor overseeing drug maker Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. has urged the firing of CEO Peter Dolan and the company's general counsel, according to a source familiar with the situation. Bristol-Myers' board is expected to consider cutting the company's hefty dividend Tuesday, according to sources.

Los Angeles Police Chief William Bratton responds to another incident caught on tape that is creating problems for his department. The video shows an L.A.P.D. officer dousing a handcuffed suspect's face with pepper spray; the man is in the back of a patrol car.

Washburn almost left the U.S. for China, where she'd planned to spend the rest of her days practicing law. As luck would have it, though, her growing fascination with learning the banjo led her to an unlikely recording career. Washburn's new album is titled City of Refuge.

Played on three string instruments, this music was the country's soundtrack from the turn of the 20th century to the 1940s.