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Closed-down factory along the Leeds/Liverpool Canal in Burscough. <br>CREDIT: <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/uli_harder/780825372/" target=_blank">Uli Harder</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en-us" target=_blank">CC</a>)

AUG 9, 2007 Article

The Ethics of Climate Change and the Carbon Economy

Thompson argues that we have reached a tipping point on climate change. Consumers are showing their concern over this issue, and some government officials have ...

Photo by <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/harry_s/400867412/" target=_blank>Chris Harrison</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en-us" target=_blank>CC</a>).

AUG 7, 2007 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Policy Transfer Makes Street Sense in NYC

There is nothing more powerful than an idea whose time has come, mused French novelist Victor Hugo. He might have added that some ideas come ...

Gallows. Photo by <a href="http://elstruthio.com/" target="_blank">El Struthio</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en-us" target="_blank">CC</a>).

AUG 7, 2007 Article

ROUNDTABLE: The Death Penalty Debate

Does the death penalty make the U.S. a rogue state? Arguments for and against capital punishment.

CREDIT: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nihaoblog/75877575/" target=_blank>blogger-china</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en-us">CC</a>).

JUL 31, 2007 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: The Blogger's Democratic Revolution

Thanks to the human love of commentary and information, blogs have created more connections among people and helped propel citizen journalism and democratic change. As ...

Computers have come a long way from <br>analog. Photo by <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/bdu/94291699/">Brandon Daniel</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en-us">CC</a>).

JUL 26, 2007 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Strategic Communications and the Web 2.0: Rapporteur's Summary

This event was the second roundtable discussion on web design for nonprofits hosted by members of the Policy Innovations Core Network. Topics covered include online ...

Singer Kang Mao of Beijing punk band the <br><a href="http://profile.myspace.cn/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=113268190">SUBS</a>. Photo by <a href="http://shanghaijournal.squarespace.com" target=_blank>Andrew Field</a>.

JUL 26, 2007 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: China's Primal Scream

Devin Stewart interviews blogger, filmmaker, and scholar Andrew Field on the globalization of music in China and what it's like to document the living history ...

CREDIT: <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/alfredoneto/175680360/">Alfredo Neto</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en-us">CC</a>).

JUL 25, 2007 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Organic Cosmetics Break Out

The global cosmetics industry is booming and the organic market is the next frontier. But in a sector built on a foundation of eternal youth, ...

CREDIT: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/safari_vacation/5929769873/">Sal Falko</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>).

JUL 23, 2007 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Innovations: Suing against Corruption: The Role of Civil Law

As more and more World Bank and USAID money is spent on complex anticorruption programs, business can lead the way in the fight against corruption ...

CREDIT: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeeves/329901/">Jeevs Sinclair</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en-us">CC</a>).

JUL 23, 2007 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Reach Out and Enrich Someone

Banks and cell phone companies are taking advantage of new handset technology and the expansion of cell phone use in developing economies to extend financial ...

Joel Rosenthal

JUL 20, 2007 Article

The Ethics of Climate Change and the Global Economy: Online Conversation #2

Addressing climate change is a common interest, says Joel Rosenthal, and thinking in terms of individual responsibility and the liability of specific actors is insufficient. ...