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APR 23, 2010 Podcast

Global Ethics Corner: Should American Elections be Reformed?

Is it time to reform the U.S. electoral structure? Should more views be represented? Do narrow interests have too much power? What do you ...

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APR 19, 2010 Podcast

The Politics of Happiness: What the Government Can Learn from the New Research on Well-Being

How can governments use the latest research on well-being to improve the quality of life for all their citizens? What role can government policy play ...

APR 16, 2010 Podcast

Global Ethics Corner: The Irony of Nuclear Weapons?

This short video on ethics asks: Are nuclear weapons a necessary evil? Is it better to live in a world with nuclear deterrence or one ...

APR 15, 2010 Podcast

Devin Stewart Interviews Angolan Activist Rafael Marques

With examples ranging from mobile phones to diamonds, Marques tells of his brave fight to expose the rampant corruption that afflicts Angolan society from top ...

APR 13, 2010 Podcast

How Enemies Become Friends: The Sources of Stable Peace

Diplomatic engagement with rivals, far from being appeasement, is critical to rapprochement between adversaries, says Charles Kupchan, and diplomacy, not economic interdependence, creates the path ...

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APR 12, 2010 Podcast

The Education of an American Dreamer

Peter G. Peterson tells his remarkable life story, from growing up in Nebraska, to advertising, to secretary of commerce under Nixon, to Lehman Brothers, and ...

APR 9, 2010 Podcast

Global Ethics Corner: Sports, NCAA Basketball, and Money

Is the role of the NCAA to help students succeed through sports, or to garner money for educational institutions? With the high drop-out rate of ...

Book cover image - Water: The Epic Struggle for Wealth, Power, and Civilization

APR 9, 2010 Podcast

Water: The Epic Struggle for Wealth, Power, and Civilization

Everything hinges on water; it is essential to life and to civilization. Will there be enough fresh water for 9 billion of us by 2050? In this ...

APR 1, 2010 Podcast

Global Ethics Corner: Do Good Guys Really Finish Last?

Benefits from altruism include approval, enhanced image, and neural stimulation--feeling good. Yet if you act selfishly you will have more resources, and your individual behavior ...

APR 1, 2010 Journal

Spring 2010 (24.1)