Rising Powers 24 items | updated May 8 2008
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City on Steroids
China is building megacities like this at a pace and scale the world has never seen before. Chongqing has 12 million people and... more-
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The Saudi Link
Adrian Baschuk examines the mutual interests of the Saudi monarchy, the American presidency, and why the citizens of both... more-
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India: Rich vs. Poor
India is the world's second most populous nation, and with a rate of economic growth several times that of the United States,... more-
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The Next Giant?
India's globalization-driven economic boom seems to make everyone nuts. It makes Americans nuts with worry about jobs lost... more-
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Great Firewall of China
Laura Ling goes to China where an information battle is taking place between China's 120 million Internet users and the... more-
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Migrant Nation
The biggest mass migration of people is happening in China. Over 100 million migrants have moved from the poor countryside to the... more-
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Ethanol a scam? Damn it all try Butanol
An article about how many more btus we can use from butanol compared to ethanol. How butanol is more stable meaning less... more-
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solar power plants could supply 69 percent of the U.S.’s electricity by 2050
A massive switch from coal, oil, natural gas and nuclear power plants to solar power plants could supply 69 percent of the... more-
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Virtual Reporting
Despite the growing number of Americans' jobs being done in China and India, you would think that there's just some work... more-
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Dam of Progress & Doom
Modernization in China Adrian Baschuk looks at the Three Gorges Dam that displaced millions, but provides clean electricity for... more-
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Terror in the U.K.
The U.K. has had a long history of terrorism. Here's what people in the U.K. think about it.-
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20-ish in Shanghai
Chinese twentysomethings have a lot of the same concerns you do. Jobs, career, relationships, not saying anything bad about their... more-
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Secret China Mission
A group of Christian college students prepare for a short-term mission trip to China and document their experiences in one of the... more-
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Pakistani India-Envy
Much of Pakistan's national identity is based not on Pakistan itself, but in its feud with its neighbor India. Adam Yamaguchi... more-
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China's Chance
A look at China's massive makeover as the country prepares to host the Olympic Games in 2008.-
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Haiti's Hotzone
Laura Ling explores Haiti's most violent slum, Cite Soleil--a hotzone controlled by gangs.-
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Dangerous Roads
Adam Yamaguchi travels to India where the intricate highway system is helping transport HIV.-
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Amazon Drug Trail
Mariana van Zeller travels with a Brazilian anti-drug task force to look for traffickers on the Amazon river.-
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4 Days in Kenya
More than a month after elections and the announcement that incumbent president Mwai Kibaki had been elected, The Republic of... more-
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First Woman President
Cristina Fernández de Kirchner is often called Argentina's Hillary Clinton. Both women are married to politically... more-
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