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Greenspan ignored political pressure to cut interest rates so that he could bring down inflation, says author Sebastian Mallaby.

Sociologist Reuben Jonathan Miller discusses the “moral worlds” of people who’ve been convicted of violent crimes

When Queen Nefertiti's bust was revealed to the world in 1920's, she caused a commotion in the fashion and beauty industry. "You would see hair salons, for example, in America have replicas of her bust in their windows," said journalist and author Zahra Hankir.

A conversation about the life and legacy of economist Milton Friedman with historian Jennifer Burns.

Read an excerpt from the title poem of Bertram's latest work, "Negative Money," which explores race, gender and indebtedness.

In "Your Face Belongs to Us” New York Times journalist Kashmir Hill describes her examination of privacy in the digital era.

In "Fragmented," Dr. Ilana Yurkiewicz writes about health care providers' struggles to access medical information and how it impacts patients.

The cryptocurrency industry seeks to create a decentralized, peer-to-peer means of exchange, but is it really just a speculative bubble?

Historian Blair LM Kelley traces that evolution through her own family roots.

Journalist Alissa Quart says America’s myths about self-reliance have overshadowed the roles that communities play in financial success.