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DEC 1, 2013 Journal

Winter 2013 (27.4)

This issue features an essay by David Scheffer on curbing corporate tax avoidance; a roundtable on the ethics of rebellion, with contributions from James Turner ...

NOV 27, 2013 Article

Minutes of Global Ethics Fellows Third Annual Conference, November 6-8, 2013

The Global Ethics Fellows (GEFs) and Ethics Fellows for the Future (EFFs) discussed the Council's Centennial themes: corruption and trust; environment and growth; citizenship and ...

NOV 26, 2013 Journal Online Exclusive

An Ethical Nuclear Posture for the 21st Century?

What is the appropriate role (and size) of a U.S. nuclear force that would make both strategic and ethical sense? The U.S. still ...

CREDIT: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/davaodude/4379777556/in/photostream/">Daniel Peckham</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>).

NOV 25, 2013 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: Poverty Is Never Just One Problem at a Time

Only a multidimensional approach can determine who is poor, how they are poor, and which deprivations they experience simultaneously. Indian policymakers need these details.

CREDIT: White House Press Office, <a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:John_F._Kennedy,_White_House_photo_portrait,_looking_up.jpg">Wikimedia Commons</a>

NOV 21, 2013 Article

November 22, 1963. "John F. Kennedy Has Been Taken From Us."

"John F. Kennedy has been taken from us; there is an aching emptiness where there was once a bright presence. We are left now to ...

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NOV 19, 2013 Article

Passionate Conviction and Inclusive Community

"Convictions matter. At least our own convictions--the affirmations, commitments, and practices that are central to our personal and social identity--matter to us. Yet because we ...

CREDIT: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/un_photo/6023107250/in/photostream/">UN Photo / Stuart Price</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>).

NOV 18, 2013 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Innovating Aid

Neha Bhat talks with innovators in humanitarian and development aid about new and efficient solutions to the crises of our time.

CREDIT: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldeconomicforum/6338935891/">World Economic Forum</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>).

NOV 15, 2013 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: Multi-stakeholder Governance Seeks to Dislodge Multilateralism

Multi-stakeholder consultations have gained support as a framework for solving global problems, but are they a legitimate stand-in for the multilateral system?

CREDIT: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/74821492@N00/7549818256/in/photostream/">Rajesh Pamnani</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>).

NOV 15, 2013 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: Forging India's New CSR Mandate

India may become the first country to enact compulsory spending on corporate social responsibility, but is it taking the right approach?

CREDIT: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldbank/6841923214/">World Bank</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>).

NOV 12, 2013 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Beyond CSR: Doing Good Business

Recalibrating toward sustainable practices can be challenging and risky. Here are six steps for building a business with higher purpose.