Topic: University of Michigan

How Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, sees the world

Ayatollah Khamenei has preserved his view of the revolution in postelection clampdown, analysts say – but perhaps at great cost to the office he occupies.

Chinese government shows no sign of backing down on spyware program

Was Iran’s election stolen? New study makes a forceful case

A report by the Chatham House in London and the Institute of Iranian Studies at St. Andrew’s University in Scotland shows that official Iranian election data raises many key questions about the June 12 vote.

US: China's Internet filter mandate should be 'revoked'

US consumer sentiment rises (but it's really stalling)

China’s censorship software found faulty

University of Michigan team finds ‘major security vulnerabilities,’ even as mandate to install the program sparks fury.

Why taxpayers won't get return on GM investment

The auto company would have to bounce back to sustained profits before the US government would get any money back.

Can government be trusted to steer a GM bankruptcy?

The Obama team is helping to push the automaker's debt holders, unions, and executives toward tough choices, but the risks of intervention are many.

Consumer confidence up. Will economy follow?

The Monitor's View: Legalize marijuana? Not so fast.

Backers serve up a timely batch of arguments, but their latest reasons are half-baked.

Harnessing the power of proxy to expand the voice of shareholders

Individual investors normally feel powerless at shareholder meetings, but one man is trying to rally them together through a "Global Proxy Exchange."

Swine flu: WHO treads between alertness – and a scare

Consumers' gloom subsides, but enough to lift the economy?

Shoppers' confidence is higher so far this month. Other data deliver a mixed message as to whether the economy has hit bottom yet.

Obama's plan to 'tax the rich': About time, or a big mistake?

In practice, the populist solution is not as simple or as effective as it sounds.

Turnover at GM, as US seeks greater auto reforms

CEO Rick Wagoner is said to be out. In assessing industry's plans for revival, Obama has asserted that the automakers 'aren't there yet.'

When NYPD wears a Muslim topi

Police chaplaincy lets Khalid Latif embody both Islam and American culture.

Signs of easing in US economic slide

Several indicators offer hope that the recession might be finally nearing the bottom.

GM, Chrysler bailout: bankruptcy on the cheap

GM is asking the US Treasury for an extra $16.6 billion. Chrysler wants another $5 billion.

Who’s to blame for automakers’ woes?

The industry itself bears some, but not all, of the responsibility, as GM and Chrysler seek more US aid.

Affordable housing hits a wall in time of rising need

New construction has stalled across the US, as the faltering economy chokes off a key source of funding.

First of 8,000 antitobacco suits to go to trial in Florida

Once part of a huge class action lawsuit, plaintiffs are now waging fights one at a time.

Is Michelle Rhee the new face of education reform?

The chancellor of Washington, D.C., public schools puts teacher performance at the center of a controversial bid to remake one of the nation’s most troubled urban school districts.

A hybrid? Forget it, say rising number of pickup buyers.

Sales of trucks at some dealerships jumped by more than 30 percent in December.

Worldwide race to make better batteries

The US is a late entry, but new domestic projects are revving to go.

Presidents and sports: How does Obama stack up?

The president-elect, an avid basketball player, has a good jump shot. Bill Clinton was creative with his scoring on the golf course. Richard Nixon liked bowling, while Herbert Hoover was a fanatical trout fisherman.