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The article presents a July 2012 power rankings list of the top 100 most influential and innovative people as voted on by their peers, including U.S. military whistleblower Bradley Manning, "Washington Post" writer Ezra Klein, and U.S. Senator Ron Wyden.

The article discusses the streaming video platform Netflix and its expansion into original television series production. Topics include the careers of chief content officer Ted Sarandos and chief executive officer Redd Hastings, the series premiers planned for 2013, and the company's failed plan in 2011 to charge separately for DVD and streaming products.

The article presents discussion regarding the features of the commercial advertising industry of the U.S. as of 2012. Examples of several successful campaigns which utilized creative designs and selective distribution techniques are given, highlighting the use of the Internet. Comparisons and contrasts are also offered between the industry of 2012 and the 1960s corporate setting of the television show "Mad Men."

The article reports on criticisms of the sports television network ESPN. It is suggested that the network's focus on live game broadcasting has driven up costs for cable television subscribers as ESPN has passed along the costs of attaining broadcast rights to cable operators. Other critics have charged that ESPN has compromised its journalistic ethics by not reporting stories that portray sports in a negative light in order to maintain access to sports stars they need to promote their network.

The article offers opinions and predictions about options for U.S. President Barack Obama if he loses the U.S. 2012 presidential election. It describes the likelihood and annual earnings of options including being a stay-at-home father, becoming an author of bestsellers, being a U.S. Supreme Court justice, and funding charities.

The article looks at media company Bloomberg. Topics discussed include how the company's 2011 acquisition of the Bureau of National Affairs, a news service, services lobbyists, the company's BGov and BLaw online subscription services, and its chief executive officer Dan Doctoroff. Several Bloomberg journalists are mentioned including Daniel Golden and David Evans. Mike Bloomberg, mayor of New York City, is noted as the company's owner.

The article discusses an economic recovery in the U.S. Over a 13-month period stock prices have risen 70%. In addition automobile sales have increased, the U.S. dollar has gained strength, and in March, 2010 the economy created 162,000 jobs. The author attributes the U.S. rebound from a deep recession to a willingness by firms to restructure, write off bad debts, and become more efficient. In his view companies such as Apple Inc. and Google Inc. embody the kind of innovation he believes could help make the recovery a sustainable one.

The article evaluates the iPad tablet computer from Apple.

The article reports on computer security. Security passwords are a necessity for Internet users and many have no more than 6 passwords which are used for multiple Web sites. Carnegie Mellon University has a cybersecurity research department which is working on technology security which may make computer security easier for both Internet users and corporations.

The article states that, while the U.S. economic recession is likely coming to an end, this does not imply that all economic hardships will end within the nation. The author urges that growth in the gross domestic product (GDP) is not enough to provide families with the money essential to domestic finance, such as paying mortgages and purchasing groceries. Unemployment is likely to continue to grow, according to U.S. chief economic adviser Larry Summers.

The article focuses on industrial designer and marketing executive Peter Arnell. Arnell is considered an expert at branding of products, but his company, the Arnell Group, recently suffered an embarrassing failure. A redesign of the packaging of Tropicana orange joice, part of Arnell's design work for Pepsico, created complaints from consumers they could no longer find the product in supermarkets, and the design was abandoned.

The article presents a personal narrative of accompanying Lissa and Frank Holland and their son, Doug, on an automobile tour of colleges in the northeastern U.S.

The article discusses the vulnerability of the global economy to disasters, natural or man-made. Firms that maintain lean inventories and have international supply chains are especially prone to disruption. Unlike with much information and communications technology, redundancy in manufacturing or power-generating capacity can be cost-prohibitive. The 2010 eruption of a volcano in Iceland highlighted the dangers.

The article focuses on a chapter of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), which conducts cult-like activity under the organization's name. The chapter calls itself Midtown, and former members report having been encouraged to turn their backs on family and friends, to disregard orders from their doctors and to engage in sexual activity among members of the group. This controversy has caused a dispute between AA adherents and members of Midtown.

The article discusses former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Henry Paulson. Paulson regrets his actions in allowing Lehman Brothers to fail and file for bankruptcy as many believe this was a catalyst in the financial crisis facing the U.S. He states that he did not understand the trouble with the housing market in 2006 when banks were selling mortgages as complex securities.

The article discusses the effect of the 2008 global economic downturn on Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). Dubai's financial boom in early 2008 due to high real estate values and record-high oil prices is discussed, noting the effect of the crash in both prices as of late 2008. Employee layoffs, unfinished real estate, and the unemployment of guest workers are all mentioned as symptoms of the downturn in the city of Dubai.

The article discusses tactics used by 2008 presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama to motivate people to vote for them. Obama reluctantly agreed to allow rap musician Jay-Z to perform concerts in support of Obama where people could register to vote. McCain did not do very well at getting people to vote and was not as popular as Obama.

The article discusses the 2008 presidential campaign of President-Elect Barack Obama. One of Obama's biggest concerns was whether his former rival in the primaries, Hillary Clinton, would support him or sabotage him. However, at the Democratic convention, both Hillary and her husband, former President Bill Clinton, gave speeches endorsing Obama. He chose Joseph Biden to be his vice-president because he felt Biden offered experience that would be useful.

The article comments on the 2008 U.S. presidential campaign of failed candidate John McCain who is depicted as a moody and strong-willed candidate who preferred to speak impetuously rather than follow a scripted speech. The author says that this habit caused him to occasionally work against his own campaign. McCain is compared with Barack Obama who is said to be a skilled speaker. The use of negative campaign strategy is mentioned.

The article discusses the Democratic primary elections in 2008 between Senator Hillary Clinton and President-Elect Barack Obama. The primary elections were extremely difficult for both Clinton and Obama, and Hillary's husband, former U.S. President Bill Clinton, frequently grew angry over what he considered to be favoritism by the mainstream media toward Obama. Obama, an African American, was sabotaged by his former pastor, Jeremiah Wright, who brought race into the forefront of the campaigns.

The article discusses the presidential campaign of 2008 U.S. President-Elect Barack Obama. Obama is African American, but throughout his life, he was always able to avoid discussing politics in terms of race. In 2006 political activists George Stevens and Gregory Craig listened to a speech he made while serving as an Illinois Senator and told him he should run for president. He was successful, but had some difficulty defeating Senator Hillary Clinton in the Democratic primary elections.

Looks at how the video game industry is taking steps to develop products that appeal to the female demographic. Suggestion that the industry's bias against women players is so ingrained that the size of the current female market is largely unknown; Comments regarding the issue from Dan Morris, editor in chief of "PC Gamer" magazine and Ankarino Lara, director of GameSpot.com; Author's view that girl gamers were largely hidden from view until the videogame "The Sims" brought them out in the 1990s.

The article discusses Jamie Dimon, chief executive officer of the bank JPMorgan Chase, and his statement before the U.S. Senate Banking Committee regarding his firm's financial losses.

The article offers information and a photograph of professional basketball player Jeremy Lin for the Knicks basketball team.

The article offers a photograph and brief information about the career of alpine ski racer Lindsey Vonn and discusses the skiing World Cup, her divorce from her husband, and her friendship with athlete Tim Tebow.

A photograph of boxers Juan Manuel Marquez and Manny Pacquiao fighting in the boxing ring is presented.

The article focuses on Usain Bolt, a Jamaican runner who won two gold medals at the track and field world championships in Daegu, South Korea, by running the 200 meter with the fourth fasted time in world history and anchoring his relay team to a world record time.

The article provides a timeline of the Blackberry smartphone's rise and fall in popularity since the company that developed it, Research in Motion, was founded in 1984.

The article discusses competition between Apple Inc. and Google inc. in the market for mobile devices. Apple's iPhone smartphone and iPad tablet computer have proven very popular with consumers. Google has made its Android mobile operating system available for free to smartphone manufacturers. Apple prefers to keep its hardware and software proprietary, while Google wants to distribute its software as widely as possible among developers.

The article discusses the management philosophy of Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson, co-founders of the firm 37signals. In their view companies should avoid meetings, avoid workaholics, not be afraid to disclose their methods, and remain as small as possible. They have distilled their wisdom in a book entitled "Rework."

The article discusses China's economic development and information policy. The article talks about the effect that the Communist Party has had on China, including limits on the economy and personal liberty. Particular attention is given to China's relationship with the Internet and search engines such as Google.

The plans of New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg to close parts of Broadway Avenue in order to reduce traffic congestion in parts of Manhattan, New York City are discussed. The article discusses the concept of closing roads to reduce congestion, the causes of traffic jams, and plans already in place to reduce congestion in San Francisco, California and London, England. The author states that Bloomberg is becoming increasingly influenced by environmental advocates.

Reports that doctors investigating lead poisoning at Children's Hospital Boston found spices were a source of lead. Indication that the cooking spices were purchased from street vendors in India and Republic of Georgia; Speculation on how lead got into the spices; Comment of researcher Dr. Alan Woolf; The journal where the study is published.

The article focuses on the efforts of actor Kal Penn to work in acting and in the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama. Topics include his thoughts about the differences between Hollywood, California and life in Washington, D.C., his upcoming film "A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas," and his work for Obama's reelection campaign in the U.S. 2012 presidential election.

An interview with Steve Inskeep, radio talk show host on National Public Radio (NPR), is presented. Topics include political stability in Pakistan, the role of women in the city of Karachi in Pakistan, the resignation of the chief executive officer of NPR in the spring of 2011, and a search of Inskeep's name on the internet search engine Google.

The article looks at an educational program and school developed by teacher Simon Hauger, called the Sustainability Workshop, a pilot project based learning program for high school seniors in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

An interview with the Oakland Athletic's baseball team's General Manager and owner Billie Beane is presented, where he discusses fairness in major-league baseball, compares this inequality to that of the National Football League (NFL), and discusses his feelings about actor Brad Pitt portraying him in a movie.

The article examines the strenuousness of the curriculum for college students studying abroad. It discusses the changing expectations of college students who study abroad, where partying and social activities were once the main focus, students are participating in internships and more vigorous overseas academics.

The article discusses and presents a list of five top "transformative" schools in the U.S., or schools identified by the publication as recording superior performance despite limited resources and a non-selective admissions process.

The article looks at political pundits who have appeared on television to discuss the 2011 revolution in Egypt, including columnist Mona Eltahawy, Shibley Telhami of the University of Maryland, and Michele Dunne of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

The article looks at the depiction of social clubs at Harvard University in motion pictures. The author comments on the eight all-male "final clubs" at Harvard as shown in the film "The Social Network." Mark Zuckerberg, former Harvard student and the main character of "The Social Network," is discussed. The author also looks at the effect of social networking websites such as www.facebook.com on these clubs.

The article presents a chart that compares how various U.S. Senate candidates are faring in pre-election polls with their popularity on the Facebook Web site as judged by their numbers of "friends" there.

The article observes that $733, 647,242.31 has been raised by candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives during the 2010 election cycle, and itemizes several things that collectively add up to that sum including a $100 million gift to schools in Newark, New Jersey by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, the 2009 payroll for the Washington Redskins professional football team, and the portrait "Self Portrait" by artist Andy Warhol.

The article presents an interview with John Moriarty, inspector-general of the criminal-justice system in Texas. Moriarty explains why the number of escapes from prisons in Texas and the U.S. has declined dramatically. He notes that prison security has improved a great deal, and that cell phones make it possible for inmates to run criminal operations from within prisons.

The article discusses an increase in gold prices in 2010 and prospects for further increases.

The article discusses Pure Digital Technologies chief executive officer (CEO) Jonathan Kaplan and the history of the company's development of a pocket-sized video camera called the Flip. It is noted that technological innovations in the market place have led to the availability of smart phones with built-in video cameras.

The article discusses fines assessed to corporations in the U.S. and presents several related graphs including one that shows fines levied against investment bank Goldman Sachs Group Inc., another that shows corporate fines and revenues for 2009, and a third detailing several fines that have been assessed against oil company BP PLC.

The article presents a list of notable Americans with at least one parent of foreign birth including automobile magnate Henry Ford, Major League Baseball player Alex Rodriguez, and entertainer Frank Sinatra.

The article discusses "biflation," or the simultaneous presence of inflation and deflation in different sectors of the economy.