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AUG 2, 2012 Podcast

Confronting Youth Unemployment

With an unemployment rate three times higher than that of adults, there are 75 million youth worldwide looking for work. International Labour Organization head Juan Somavia ...

CREDIT: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ssoosay/5912424275/in/photostream/">Surian Soosay</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en">(CC)</a>.

JUL 30, 2012 Article

The Phone Hacking Scandal: Global Implications

The UK hacking scandal was a major breach of law and ethics. Yet too extreme a backlash runs the risk of throwing the baby out ...

JUL 27, 2012 Podcast

Global Ethics Corner: Do Stricter Gun Controls Reduce Gun-Related Violence?

The gun control debate in the United States has been revived in the wake of the Aurora massacre. With thousands of firearm-related homicides each year ...

CREDIT: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/openmedium/7117463025/" target="_blank">Sean Vranizan</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en" target="_blank">CC</a>).

JUL 27, 2012 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: Do Language Policies Contribute to Poverty and Underdevelopment?

In least developed countries, language policy should aim to increase education, productivity, and cohesion, yet many countries have policies that work against these aims.

JUL 20, 2012 Podcast

Global Ethics Corner: Prosecuting Pirates: Enforcing the Rule of Law at Sea

With Somali piracy surging over the last four years, the UN is calling for travel and financial sanctions on senior pirate leaders. Is this an ...