Love, Sex, Freedom and the Paradox of the Pill (Society)
In May 1960, the FDA approved a new oral contraceptive. Somehow we are still fighting about it half a century later — whom it helped, whom it hurt, what it meant and why it mattered


The Case Against Goldman Sachs
The SEC charges that the once golden Wall Street firm misled its investors. How the rise of traders over bankers led the firm to riskier business


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The Cloud That Closed A Continent (Volcano)
A volcano erupted in Iceland, and air travel in Europe ground to a halt — one more reminder of how vulnerable our world remains

Shanghai's Back on Top of the World
Big and brash, what was once the Paris of the East is preparing for the expo and getting ready to welcome the world again


Africa's New Oil Riddle (Oil)
Will the discovery of black gold in Ghana and Uganda boost those countries and their people, or will the oil curse strike again?