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If you walked by Quincy Yard this past week, you might have noticed an arm chair, a footstool, and a television set sitting under a tree.

Author: By Xi Yu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Latest in Furniture Trends | 1/23/2010 | See Source »

Use of the word Negro to describe a black person has largely fallen out of polite conversation - except on the U.S. Census questionnaire. There, under "What is this person's race?" is an option that reads, "Black, African Am., or Negro." That has raised the ire of certain black activists...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Should the Census Be Asking People if They Are Negro? | 1/23/2010 | See Source »

The number of ETFs in the U.S. market shot up to 934 in 2009 from 154 in 2004, according to Larry Petrone, director of research at Financial Research Corp. Over that time, ETF assets under management have more than tripled, to $742 billion. That's still far short of the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Exchange-Traded Funds: The Hidden Risks | 1/22/2010 | See Source »

This wasn't a partisan opinion, though some headlines have suggested that, focusing on the word corporation to mean Big Business, as in Republican. But the decision does not simply apply to business. It lifts limits on all incorporated groups. Under the law that was struck down, Kennedy noted, "the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is the Campaign-Finance Ruling Good for Democracy? | 1/22/2010 | See Source »

But opponents say the video measure is just one of a series of moves by the government to target what it perceives as unfettered web activity. Prosecutors have leveled criminal charges against four Google executives because a video depicting an ugly episode of school bullying remained on YouTube for several...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Berlusconi vs. Google: Will Italy Censor YouTube? | 1/22/2010 | See Source »

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