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The working group started with “divergent thinking,” in which the committee strove to generate as many ideas as possible. At its first fall meeting in early September, the committee moved into a phase of “convergent thinking,” during which...

Author: By Bonnie J. Kavoussi and Esther I. Yi, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Budget Plans Proceed Slowly | 10/1/2009 | See Source »

The European Union released a set of guidelines for manufacturers on Sept. 29 that will lower the default maximum-volume level on iPods and other portable music devices within the next two years. For some, this is nothing new - France already caps the decibel level on portable music players sold...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How High Can I Crank My iPod's Volume? | 9/30/2009 | See Source »

The problem with the FDIC's solution is it does nothing to keep its fund officially out of the red. That's because the same accounting that allows banks to hide the costs will prevent the FDIC from marking up its own assets. Just as the banks get to add...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can an Accounting Trick Rescue the FDIC? | 9/30/2009 | See Source »

Six months ago Obama called for a new strategy in Afghanistan, but the President now appears to be wavering in the wake of a report by his top commander there, General Stanley McChrystal, that says 10,000 to 40,000 more troops are needed or the mission "will likely result...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Congress Tackles Afghanistan Strategy | 9/29/2009 | See Source »

Hanging over the debate are the hard facts of the U.S. government's grim fiscal prognosis. According to the CBO, federal spending on Medicare and Medicaid is projected to quintuple, from 4% of the economy in 2007 to 19% in 2082, if nothing changes. At the same time, the government...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Will Obama's Plan Really Deliver Health Savings? | 9/28/2009 | See Source »

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