Articles & Reports

AUG 27, 2012 • Article

Through virtual simulation of anti-trafficking policies, enforcement agencies would get a better grasp on how to target their efforts.

AUG 24, 2012 • Article

The 2012 presidential election is surprising in one important respect. Protestants of various sects dominated national leadership until John F. Kennedy broke the barrier in 1960. Yet ...

By Joel H. Rosenthal

AUG 24, 2012 • Article

There is only one Protestant in the highest offices of U.S. politics today: Barack Hussein Obama. This new religious diversity is unpalatable to some, ...

AUG 23, 2012 • Article

Many people cross international borders because their lives have been ruined by an earthquake, flood, drought, or hurricane. But they face a black hole of ...

AUG 15, 2012 • Article

A new film looks at American leadership during the ozone crisis and compares it to the situation with global warming today. The clock is ticking ...

AUG 13, 2012 • Article

An innovative project is bringing a "Solar-Computer-Lab-in-a-Box," along with solar-powered Internet, to a tiny, off-the-grid Pacific island. But while the technology is exciting, it's not ...

AUG 10, 2012 • Article

Bioregionalism proposes an alternative future in which overconsumption is drastically reduced, the natural environment is preserved, and proactive measures are taken to provide basic needs.

AUG 9, 2012 • Article

Through local governance, appropriate technologies, and the occasional confederation for solving big problems, bioregionalism promotes human flourishing along with natural sustainability.

AUG 3, 2012 • Article

The developed countries need to learn to live more sustainably within the confines of the local resources available to them rather than exploiting the resources ...

AUG 2, 2012 • Article

The WikiHouse open-source construction set enables users to download, modify, and share designs for small structures, which can then be assembled socially in about a ...