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In the second of a three-part series on the Islam and the Internet, Weekend All Things Considered reporter/producer Davar Ardalan looks at how the Web provides new avenues for education and business to women often confined to traditional religious roles. (9:32)

NPR's John Ydstie reports the U.S. joined the central banks of Europe, Japan, England and Canada in a coordinated effort to stop the slide of the Euro. The intervention in the foreign exchange markets seemed to work, at least for now. The Euro climbed as high as 90 cents, but then fell back a bit later in the day.

Wal-Mart, Target and some other online retailers start collecting sales tax on their online sales. The development might foretell big changes for Internet commerce and provide welcome revenue to states struggling to close budget shortfalls. NPR's Jack Speer reports.

Two years ago, author Mark Helprin's op-ed urging the extension of copyright protection inspired a huge online backlash. A new book is his response to the uproar, but opponents are still having their say.

The housing market is still booming and prices are skyrocketing in many hot areas. With costs so high, some economists say it might make more sense to rent. A look at the financial choice many people face.

With the NSA conducting surveillance on our data and Google scanning our email, how can we protect our personal information? Jon Xavier, digital producer at Silicon Valley Business Journal, discusses the services that you can use to make your information more secure and private.

Host Bob Edwards details the first in a series of new White House chat sessions that took place Wednesday. White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card became the first of the president's senior administration staffers to take questions from the public through the Internet, although he had the choice of which ones he would answer.

As children get online earlier and stay there longer, a new crop of technology is evolving to limit what they can see — and to monitor their every move.

"People still want independent, rigorous reporting and The New Republic has been a place where that happens," he tells Morning Edition's Steve Inskeep. He sees a way to connect long-form journalism to the digital age, thanks to tablets.

If you don't read all the fine print - and who does - you might be agreeing to more than you bargained for.