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REPUBLIC OF WRATHHow American Politics Turned Tribal, From George Washington to Donald TrumpBy James A. Morone If political scientists' warnings about the poisonous effects of partisanship may have seemed a [...]

The article focuses on the close collaboration between U.S. President Barack Obama and the Internet search engine company Google. Ex-Google employees in the Obama administration include Andrew McLaughlin, U.S. deputy chief technology officer. Google's technological expertise may become overshadowed by a Justice Department (DoJ) antitrust investigation into the company's plans to create a worldwide electronic library. Mistrust of the company by some groups is discussed. INSET: DIARY OF A love affair.

The article presents commentary form several business notables on the best advice they ever received. Chief executive Jim Sinegal of Costco Wholesale Corp. learned a great deal about managing a business from Sol Price, the founder of Fedmart Co. Ltd. Chief executive Lloyd Blankfein of Goldman Sachs Group Inc. learned from a superior the importance of soliciting the opinions of others. INSET: WHAT PRICE ADVICE?.

This article discusses the technology used by Sysco Corp. to coordinate the delivery of food across the country. The development of wireless scanning systems by Motorola unit Symbol and The Roadnet traffic analysis software developed by United Parcel Service to ensure efficient shipments is described. The use of this and related logistical technology to assist the government in the identification of the sources of food contamination is described.

The article presents advice on finding a job. Amid an ongoing recession in the U.S.,successful job hunters need to be creative in their approach. Simply sending out dozens of resumes is not apt to be effective. Jamie Varon received two job offers after creating a Web site to promote herself. Jonathan Kooker always approached interviews at law firms with ideas on how they could attract more clients. INSET: What to Do If You're Still Employed.

The article examines the effect on U.S. politics of the global financial crisis. Public anger towards the bailout proposed for the financial services industry by Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson is examined. A large mistrust of the business community has been created. At the same time, financial constraints on the government will hamper the plans of the next President, be it Barack Obama or John McCain. INSET: A BRIEF HISTORY OF BIG BAILOUTS.

Information about top-performing salespeople at companies such as Google Inc., General Electric Co. (GE), and PepsiCo Inc. is presented. Topics discussed in the article include their best sales ever, skills used to survive recessions and downturns, and what they say during sales calls. Also discussed are how they close a deal and how they get away with being pushy.

The article discusses innovations in a baby diaper made by Kimberly-Clark Corp. called Huggies Supreme Natural Fit. The diapers were researched and tested for three years before being put on the market, and are designed and advertised to be leak-proof and comfortable for babies. Craig Wanous, senior brand manager for diapers at Kimberly-Clark, says that the company is trying to grow by making a better product than its competitors.

The article discusses several of the largest private equity firms. The Carlyle Group has been successful at attracting foreign capital. The Blackstone Group has seen its share price fall 42% since becoming public. Kohlberg Kravis Roberts has delayed plans to become a public company, and holds assets that have suffered from volatile credit markets. Other firms discussed on the list include Bain Capital, Warburg Pincus and TPG. INSETS: LONDON CALLING;BANKS GO QUIET;THE SPECIALISTS.

The article reports on the best advice ever received from several accomplished executives. Michael Bloomberg, Mayor of New York City and founder of Bloomberg Limited Partnership, claims the best advice he ever heard, was to ask for the order first, and when the customer says yes, stop talking. Larry Page, co-founder and president of Google, credits his Stanford University advisor Terry Winograd, for encouraging him to study the link structure of the web.

In this interview economist Paul Krugman comments on the subprime mortgage crisis, predicting that it will continue for longer than most economists imagine. He discusses the effect of an increase in the number of people with negative equity in their homes. He presents this as the problem which will make the recession felt by ordinary Americans.

The article discusses the U.S. housing slump in 2007 and projected values for homes by 2012. Data from Property & Portfolio Research and Economy.com allowed the magazine to calculate the ratio of home prices to rents, concluding home values should fall by an average of 28 percent, depending upon the regional market.

The article discusses the Fox Business Network (FBN) channel. FBN aims to cover business news from a populist perspective, in contrast to the competing CNBC channel. Fox executive Roger Ailes is in charge of FBN. FBN represents another step in News Corporation founder Rupert Murdoch's attempt to build a global business brand. INSET: HOW FOX NEWS WENT FROM WHIPPING BOY TO BEATING CNN.

The article looks at ways companies build the reputation for developing talent in leadership positions. Companies must choose assignments for prospective leaders strategically to boost job experience. Promising leaders must be identified early on in their careers, and companies who are adept at building leaders begin to evaluate employees' leadership capabilities from their first day of employment. The use of teams in the leadership development process is becoming recognized as a crucial step. INSETS: 'No Holds Barred';Resource Room.

The article canvasses ten investment industry professionals for their recollections of the October 19, 1987 U.S. stock market crash. As head of the New York Stock Exchange, John Phelan took measures to prepare for the day's huge trading volume. Fund manager Elaine Garzarelli made money because she had hedged her investments. Hedge fund magnate Michael Steinhardt made purchases throughout the day that eventually proved profitable.

The article presents a discussion on informal social networks within office environments. The author contends that these networks are as important as formal office relationships for doing business. The article profiles telecommunications company Bell Canada's chief executive officer (CEO) Michael Sabia and his efforts to revitalize Bell Canada's corporate culture. The article also discusses strategies for cultivating leadership, keeping employees happy, and improving collaboration.

A list of the top 50 most powerful women in United States business enterprises is presented. The number one spot belongs to Indra Nooyi, the CEO of PepsiCo. In second place is Anne Mulcahy, chairman and CEO of Xerox. Third place goes to Meg Whitman, CEO and president of eBay. Each entry includes descriptions of the woman's role in the company.

The article discusses Lee Scott, chief executive officer of Wal-Mart Inc., who wants to turn the world's largest retailer into a "green" company. Scott believes that by making his company environmentally friendly, its suppliers will have no choice but to follow suit or risk Wal-Mart cutting them off, resulting in a more ecologically friendly business environment. INSETS: THE RAP ON THE WORLD'S LARGEST RETAILER;IT'S NOT EASY BEING GREEN--BUT BIG BUSINESS IS TRYING.

The article profile Enterprise Rent-A-Car, which has proven to be the most profitable car rental agency in the U.S., and the Taylor family who started the company in 1957 and continues to run it. The history and philosophy of the company are discussed, and explanations for its somewhat surprising success.

This article profiles a number of United States cities highlighted for their appeal to retirees. Boulder, Colorado is praised as the best place for retirees who enjoy the outdoors. Kiawah Island, South Carolina is cited for its premium golf resorts. Sarasota, Florida is praised for its appeal to retired singles.

The article discusses the end of the housing boom in the United States. Soaring prices, higher mortgage rates, and rising property taxes have placed the cost of home ownership out of reach for many potential purchasers, which in turn has led to a cooling off of the formerly frantic U.S. housing market.

The article discusses Microsoft Corporation's employee Ray Ozzie and his venture to change the face of Microsoft. The author mentions other internet companies that are giving Microsoft some competition and notes some advances, such as offering online e-mail storage for large organizations, that Microsoft has already accomplished. Microsoft executives Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer were also mentioned.

The article profiles three businesspeople who are known as masters of productivity: Jim Buckmaster, CEO of Craigslist.org, Jo Ann Ross, President of CBS Ad Sales, and Brett Yormark, CEO of the New Jersey Nets basketball team. Included are charts that track and show each individual's work day from beginning to end.

The article reports that ethanol could soon become an alternative to gasoline. Ethanol is made from fermented grains instead of fossil fuels and burns cleaner than gasoline, with only 20% of gasoline's carbon emissions and no sulfur dioxide emissions. A number of cars today are able to use E85, a fuel that is 85% ethanol and only 15% gasoline. Ethanol can easily replace gasoline at the pump with minimal adjustments to equipment.

The article looks at the housing market in the United States to see if prices have peaked. Building permits have dropped. Pending-home-sales figures have declined. Sales of existing homes have declined. It is unlikely that the housing market will halt completely. researchers at Moody's Economy.com and home property-valuation service Fiserv CSW looked at the 100 largest metropolitan regions in the U.S. to evaluate the housing market. They found that markets that have seen the greatest appreciation over the past five years appear to be the most vulnerable. A third of the nation's largest metropolitan areas are expected to see falling housing prices in the next couple years.

The article highlights the 50 most powerful businesswomen in the U.S. Although there is no change at the top of the list this year, a rising tide of talent is bringing in many newcomers. Meg Whitman, head of eBay, retains the top spot. To keep eBay expanding, Whitman has purchased seven new businesses. Other women on the list include Oprah Winfrey, chairman of Harpo, Chairman and CEO Pat Russo of Lucent Technologies, Dawn Hudson, President and CEO of Pepsi-Cola North America, and DuPont's Group VP Ellen Kullman.

Profiles 16-year-old golfer Michelle Wie who practices golf in Hawaii. Indication that she began her professional career competing at the Samsung World Championship in California and at the Casio World Open in Japan; Wie's career highlights as an amateur; Biographical background on Wie and her parents, who are first-generation Americans from Korea; Advertisers who are pressing the Wies for a deal with Michelle; How the parents have trained Michelle to be a champion; Her comments about fame and wealth.

Discusses the story that was not published in "Fortune," despite the fact that the magazine had commissioned for it be reported on. Description of the story, which was supposed to document the lives of sharecroppers in Hale County, Alabama; How reporter James Agee and photographer Walker Evans stayed with several families while writing the story, which eventually was turned into the book "Let Us Now Praise Famous Men"; Comments from adults who were children when Agee and Evans reported about their families; Success of the book upon its reissue in 1960; Description of Hale County in 2005; How the author retraces the route taken by Agee and Evans when they were first commissioned to write the story; Anger that the sharecroppers had about the publication of the book.

Focuses on the Estée Lauder Cos., a family-run business. Death of Estée Lauder at the age of 96, after which William Lauder became chief executive officer, a job his father, Leonard, once held; Role in the company that Aerin Lauder Zinterhofer and Jane Lauder, William's cousins, have taken; Amount of the beauty market accounted for by Estée Lauder. INSETS: Lauder Family Values;Flawless Coverage.

This article presents a chart ranking the 100 fastest growing business enterprises in the United States. Our fastest-growing companies list always provides a snapshot of the times. This year Internet juggernaut Yahoo leads the pack, riding the online ad boom. You'll also find energy producers thriving on record oil prices; homebuilders and lenders living large on our lust for real estate; and the usual complement of cutting-edge tech companies profiting from innovation. To compute the rankings, we use data from Zacks Investment Research and give equal weight to three factors: profit and sales growth (for three years through the first quarter of 2005) and three-year total return (through June). For additional details, see fortune.com. Now, prepare to be dazzled by some scorching numbers.

This article discusses big risks being taken by large corporations on new technological innovations. When competition, stagnation, or investor pressure up the ante, 21st-century executives are just as capable of laying down a high-stakes gamble as any 19th-century robber baron. After losing ground to Airbus through the 1990s, for example, Boeing launched a revolutionary new airliner, the 787, made with reinforced plastic, like the stuff used in Formula One cars. For some companies, gambling is a way of life. Driven by the imperatives of Moore's law, Intel is spending nearly $5 billion this year to make chips with more circuits--and it will do the same in 2007, 2009, and 2011. GM has a rich history of innovation. Now GM is betting big on cars powered by fuel cells. The technical and economic challenges involved in stripping electrons from hydrogen atoms to create electricity and leave only water in the exhaust are immense.

Discusses the popularity of real estate investment in the U.S. Rise in the number of chapters of the National Real Estate Investors Association from 44 in 2002 to 170 in 2005; Real estate investment in the media; Appreciation of residential real estate, which has increased real estate profits and fueled the appeal of investment; Profile of several real estate investors; Consideration of the ten hottest real estate markets. INSET: Ten Hottest Markets.