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MAR 13, 2013 • Journal Online Exclusive

EIA Interview with Shefa Siegel on "The Missing Ethics of Mining"

A special EIA interview between Shefa Siegel, author of "The Missing Ethics of Mining," and John Tessitore, editor of the journal.

MAR 11, 2013 • Article

Ethics on Film: Discussion of "Zero Dark Thirty"

A fictional adaptation of the CIA's hunt for Osama bin Laden, this blockbuster has reignited the debate surrounding the CIA's use of "enhanced interrogation techniques"...

Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima Peace Memorial . CREDIT: Shutterstock.com/

MAR 10, 2013 • Article

Ethics on Film: Discussion of "In My Lifetime"

This deeply moving documentary tells the history of atomic weapons and the anti-nuclear movement. From Hiroshima and Nagasaki to nuclear tests in Nevada to the ...

China and Africa: A Century of Engagement

MAR 8, 2013 • Article

Book Review: "China and Africa: A Century of Engagement"

Now more than ever, the world is influenced and affected by all things Chinese, especially its relationships with developing countries. And there is much to ...

MAR 5, 2013 • Article

Drones: Legal, Ethical, and Wise?

The white paper released in February 2013 detailing the Obama administration’s policy on the use of drones for targeted killings has stirred plenty of controversy. ...

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FEB 25, 2013 • Article

Scotland, Independence, and Internationalism

The debate over Scotland's future is one that not only has ramifications for Scotland and Britain, but for the rest of the world as well.

Joshua Chamberlain Thomas

FEB 21, 2013 • Article

"The Greatest Ethical Challenge: To Speak" by Joshua Thomas

"...What have I learned? That silence is the greatest ethical challenge; that it is so much easier to stay silent, to say nothing, to fly ...

Jae Woo Jang

FEB 21, 2013 • Article

"Traffic Lights" by By Jae Woo Jang

At the age of 14, Sarina was tricked into becoming a sex slave--and there are hundreds of thousands of teenage girls just like her. What can ...

Anjana Aravind

FEB 21, 2013 • Article

"Consumerism" by Anjana Aravind

"I live in a small town in India. People have a notion that consumerism is a "first-world" problem but it is not. Wherever you come ...

Juinn-Ren "Andrew" Wang

FEB 21, 2013 • Article

"Population" by Juinn-Ren "Andrew" Wang

Our governments don't like to talk about population control because it is unpleasant; it is unethical to tell others how many or how few children ...