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Rohit Chopra: Did Board Games Help Cause the Recession?

A lot of these games reinforce values that we should all be questioning in times of economic stress.

Arianna Huffington: Third World America: Why I Wrote the Book and What We Need to Do to Save America's Middle Class

Growing up in Greece, everyone knew someone who'd left to find a better life in America. That was the phrase everyone associated with America: "a better life." When I came to live here in 1980, I knew there was no other place I'd rather live. Thirty years later, I still feel that way. But something went wrong -- terribly wrong -- and put our country on a very dangerous path that threatens to ...

Moldovan stalemate after failed referendum vote - Summary

Chisinau, Moldova/Moscow/Kiev - The government and opposition in the former Soviet republic of Moldova blamed one another on Monday for a failed referendum to reintroduce direct elections for president.

Cluster of animation studios grows up around Watertown

About two decades ago, Tom Snyder, the founder of a Watertown educational software company, embarked on a little project: producing a five-minute animated movie about a therapist. "I did it as a goof on the side,'' he says, collaborating with one of the artists who worked for his company. Animation - Tom Snyder - Film - Watertown - Business

At least we can now identify the next scam

What just happened? At the time, all we knew was the world economy was about to disappear down the toilet. Now, in books and movies, people are beginning to make sense of the credit crunch, the past few years of financial turmoil. And as the fog of confusion clears, here comes the anger. Because what happened seems pretty outrageous.