Table of Contents:VOL. 166, NO. 5 - September 24, 2012
Cover story
Stop beating up the rich
Instead of taking them down, shouldn't we figure out how to lift everyone up? By Nina Easton 100 Fastest-Growing Companies
How Jeffery Boyd took Priceline from dot-bomb to highflier
Since becoming CEO in 2002, Boyd has turned this former poster child of the dotcom bust into one of the great e-commerce success stories. The online travel agency is No. 14 on our list. By Jon Birger The 2012 List
The economy is far from firing on all cylinders today. But even in stagnant times some companies thrive. Features
Leader of the Crimson Tide
Alabama's Nick Saban is the best coach in college football - and arguably the best on the planet. Here's how he makes the Tide roll. By Brian O'Keefe What data says about us
What are we learning from the vast ocean of data? Truths about our measured world and our measured selves. Excerpted from The Human Face of Big Data. Created by Rick Smolan and Jennifer Erwitt. New energy: Heavy hitters make an electric car
Coda boasts a team of bigtime backers but is losing money and on its third CEO. Is there hope? By Brian Dumaine Leadership: An insurer's high-tech reboot
A management shakeup won't stop WellPoint EVP Lori Beer from yanking the company into the Digital Era. Interview by Geoff Colvin Fortune Global Forum: Facebook's China Problem
CEO Mark Zuckerberg would like to reach the country's 513 million Internet users. Too bad local entrepreneurs have beaten him to it. By Jessi Hempel First
Closer look
Turfing U.S.A.: Growing, harvesting, and installing sod. By Paul Kvinta Insurance
The policy includes a firefighter. By Jennifer Alsever World
Mexico's Televisa vs. the people. By Nathaniel Parish Flannery Game changers
A Russian buys a U.S. car-battery maker. By Caitlin Keating Executive dream team
Going to the mattresses at Sealy. By Daniel Roberts Brainstorm
The greening of the football stadium. By Brian Dumaine Venture
How we got started
The creators of Lucky Brand jeans. Interview by Dinah Eng David vs. Goliath
Some new ways to sell some old ideas. By Elaine Pofeldt Career
The way we work
Hiring: Why reference checks fail, and how they can be fixed. By Vickie Elmer Second act
Celebrity personal trainer Jake Steinfeld co-founds a professional lacrosse league. By Daniel Roberts Your next job
Electronic medical records professional. By Alex Konrad Tech
Mobility@work
Can the new Lumia 920 smartphone save Nokia? By Michal Lev-Ram Tech stars
Mobile-device expert Dave Morin explains it all. By JP Mangalindan Software
Money management, Silicon Valley style. By Adam Lashinsky Invest
Interview
Even in ugly markets like Europe and Japan, Barnaby Wiener sees stocks that he thinks can deliver. By Mina Kimes Opinion
Geoff Colvin
The economy is scary, but smart companies can still dominate. Erin Burnett
Europe: Is it time to break up this marriage? 
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