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JAN 12, 2017 Podcast

Thank You for Being Late: An Optimist's Guide to Thriving in the Age of Accelerations

From massive leaps in technology to ever-increasing globalization to the acceleration of climate change, workplace, politics, geopolitics, and ethics are all going through tectonic shifts. ...

Ian Bremmer. CREDIT: Amanda Ghanooni

JAN 10, 2017 Podcast

Top Risks and Ethical Decisions 2017

The world is entering a geopolitical recession, i.e. an unwinding of the old global order, says political scientist Ian Bremmer, in his grimmest forecast ...

Andreas Hatzigeorgiou in Stockholm, Sweden. CREDIT: Christian Gustavsson

DEC 22, 2016 Podcast

Andreas Hatzigeorgiou on Global Cities, Migration, and Stockholm's Economy

Stockholm is now the fastest growing capital in Europe, and Andreas Hatzigeorgiou brings a useful international perspective to his position as chief economist at the ...

DEC 21, 2016 Podcast

Indonesia's Growing Islamist Populism

November and December 2016 saw mass demonstrations in Jakarta, the largest protests in Indonesia's history. The demonstrators demanded that the city governor, an ethnic Chinese and ...

L to R: María Antonieta Alcalde and Terry McGovern. CREDIT: Amanda Ghanooni

DEC 21, 2016 Podcast

Women's Rights are Human Rights: Global Challenges to Reproductive Health

How will the Trump presidency affect women's rights, not only in the U.S. but around the world? Will the Sustainable Development Goals really succeed ...

DEC 20, 2016 Podcast

GroundTruth's Charles Sennott on the Future of Journalism

Despite all the challenges, right now is one of the most exciting moments for a new generation to redefine journalism, says Charles Sennott. The core ...

DEC 16, 2016 Podcast

Against Empathy: The Case for Rational Compassion

We often think that empathy, our capacity "to feel someone's pain," is the ultimate source of goodness. Nothing could be farther from the truth, argues ...

DEC 15, 2016 Podcast

Global Ethics Forum Preview: Terrorism and "Rogue Justice" with Karen Greenberg

Next time on Global Ethics Forum, Fordham Law's Karen Greenberg discusses ISIS in Europe and America and ways to counter violent extremism. In this excerpt, ...

DEC 15, 2016 Podcast

A Conversation on Effective Altruism with Jennifer Rubenstein

The term effective altruism means that individuals should be sure to maximize the good they do, by donating to the most cost-effective charities, for example, ...

DEC 15, 2016 Journal Online Exclusive

A Conversation on Effective Altruism with Jennifer Rubenstein

Professor Jennifer C. Rubenstein discusses the promises and pitfalls of Effective Altruism, including what she calls the movement's "hidden curriculum." Rubenstein's review essay on this ...