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China.com

Tom Tseng

Internet entrepreneurs are finding fertile ground in China's emerging market economy, and some Stanford alums are leading the way. Online business is fostering community in the world's most populous nation, and helping change the place that is changing the world.

  • Davy Liu

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    Heavy Metal

    Is the car we drive an ethical choice? Debate about global warming and the effects of oil consumption on U.S. foreign policy have put automobiles—and SUVs in particular—squarely in the high beams.

  • Barbara Ries

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    The Cleaning Agent

    During 20 years of advocacy, Ted Smith has helped write environmental law and reform the computer industry's thinking about toxic waste they produce. With so many victories, isn't he ready to relax? Not by a long shot.

  • Matt Mahurin

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    Teaching Apathy?

    Researchers in the School of Education may have found a clue as to why young people don't vote. In a survey of high school student councils across the country, they found that students' first experiences with representative democracy, the high school election, is often considered a joke.