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School in Ethiopia. Courtesy A Glimmer of Hope Foundation.

NOV 4, 2009 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Sparking a Glimmer of Hope

Social entrepreneur Philip Berber experiments with a new model for development aid by covering overhead costs through his A Glimmer of Hope Foundation so that ...

Volcan Arenal, by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/whappen/673029449/">Arturo Sotillo</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>).

NOV 3, 2009 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: America Shouldn't Blow an Opportunity for Green Diplomacy

By not being a global leader on climate change over the past decade America has blown a major opportunity to engage in Green Diplomacy -- ...

Scrub Hare/Vlakhaas (Lepus Capensis) by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/arnolouise/" target=_blank">Arno & Louise</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en" target=_blank">CC</a>)

OCT 26, 2009 Article

Hunting the Hare

"He that hunts two hares will catch neither," runs an old proverb. In the current unruly security environment, with challenges aplenty for the Obama administration, ...

Credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/aresauburnphotos/2699269321">Nick Ares</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>).

OCT 23, 2009 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: Light at the End of the Tunnel, But Where To?

Current U.S. policy amounts to fighting the slump by trying to return to business as usual even though it is recognized that U.S. ...

OCT 23, 2009 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: How The Yes Men Fix the World

What can it tell us about our system of business ethics when two pranksters emulate corporations acting at their worst and best?

Nails in China. Credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamesjin/58723033/">James Jin</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>).

OCT 22, 2009 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Beauty Salons Nailed for Labor Violations

Two-thirds of beauty salons have recently instituted green and sustainable practices to protect staff health, but in an industry attractive to immigrants there is a ...

CREDIT: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/debaird/2973069800/">Derek Baird</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>).

OCT 20, 2009 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Innovations: The Land Ethic

An economic restructuring based on a full understanding of the role of economic rent is needed for a new economic framework beyond both the old ...

By <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/willmontague/3787127610/">Will Montague</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>).

OCT 19, 2009 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: The Paradox of Securitization

The financial crisis has demonstrated that if we are going to act responsibly and make sound economic decisions from inside the capitalist framework, we need ...

CREDIT:<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/willie_901/35617357/">William Hutton</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>).

OCT 16, 2009 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Innovations: End of ICE Age, Dawn of Smart Grid

The largest fuel shift in world history will push America's antiquated electricity system to evolve into a smart grid, and in the process it will ...

CREDIT: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/orbitaljoe/2287532902/">Orbital Joe</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>).

OCT 9, 2009 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Innovations: Minding Our Minerals

Certain resources are destined for depletion if they become locked into built infrastructure or recovery costs prove too high. But this could all change if ...