March 1, 2010 Vol. 161 No. 3 / Fortune Asia



34 The Future of Reading

Tablets? Smartphones? Netbooks? They could all save newspapers, books, and magazines

-or destroy them. Or both. Plus: What five media and tech luminaries think.

BY JOSH QUITTNER



FEATURES



46 Behind the Campaign Finance Dustup

The Supreme Court ruling that corporations and individuals have identical First Amendment rights

exposes an ideological rift among the justices that goes beyond political donations.

BY ROGER PARLOFF



50 My Life as a Cosmonaut

Investor ESTHER DYSON has gone where few Americans have gone before: Russian space camp! Her first-person account.



56 Alan Greenspan Answers His Critics

The former Fed chief has been the "designated goat" for the country's financial woes. Now the Maestro fights back.

BY GEOFF COLVIN



64 New! The All-Electric Car for the Masses

With the first zero-emissions car for the general market, Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn hopes to leapfrog the hybrids.

But the battery-powered Leaf isn't all that cheap, and it doesn't go all that far. Will drivers buy it?

BY ALEX TAYLOR III



FIRST



6 Tuna, Very Rare

Decades of overfishing have resulted in the Atlantic bluefin tuna being considered for the endangered-species list.

BY BETH KOWITT



8 CEOs Get Physical

Universal health care? Try the corner office.

BY JENA MCGREGOR



10 Tough Times at Office Depot

Office Depot CEO Steve Odland is fighting a recession-and allegations from ex-employees, attorneys general, and the SEC.

BY SUZANNE KAPNER



12 Second Acts

Petra Cooper: from president of an educational publisher to founder and CEO of an artisanal cheesemaker.

BY JENA MCGREGOR



INVESTING



13 Is Gold Headed for a Fall?

Star fund manager Mark Johnson argues that the metal will stay precious.

BY KATIE BENNER



15 Emerging Markets at Home

Stocks in countries like China have become pricey. But some Western companies offer a cheap way to profit from newer economies.

BY SCOTT CENDROWSKI



TECHNOLOGY



17 Making Detroit High Tech

A business incubator in Detroit wants to launch hundreds of tech companies-and help transform the Motor City's economy.

BY MICHAEL V. COPELAND



19 Brainstorm Green

One cool skyscraper.

BY BRIAN DUMAINE



TEAMWORK



20 Meet the Disney Fire Department

Those fiery effects in Armageddon and Pirates of the Caribbean? Thank Disney's flame fighters.

BY BETH KOWITT



C-SUITE



24 Cleveland Clinic's Delos Cosgrove

What fans of healthcare reform can learn from the famous hospital's CEO.



INTERVIEW BY GEOFF COLVIN



5 LETTERS



72 BING!



SPECIAL REPORT



30 Inside the Crisis at AIG

Anastasia Kelly, the insurance giant's former chief lawyer, talks to Fortune's Carol Loomis about the company's

$180 billion bailout, death threats, and why she left amid the controversy over executive pay.



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13 GOLD BUG

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30 EYE OF THE STORM

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8 EXECUTIVE HEALTH PLANS

ILLUSTRATION: MARK MATCHO



19 LOW-POWER TOWER

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