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SEP 2, 2008 • Podcast
Public Ethics Radio: Thomas Pogge on Pharmaceutical Innovation
Philosopher Thomas Pogge explains his proposal for dealing with the thorny intersection of public health, property rights, and poverty. As he sees it, the patent ...
AUG 29, 2008 • Article
ROUNDTABLE: The Nation-State
The nation-state is an anachronistic myth which should be shed once and for all, declares Devin Stewart. Gvosdev and Andelman disagree.
AUG 28, 2008 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: The Rights of Human Goddesses
At last, the young girls who are worshiped as living goddesses in Nepal are now awarded basic human rights by the state.
AUG 28, 2008 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: One Bed, Different Dreams
Seeing the Olympics as a watershed event, Japanese commentators have speculated about a "post-Olympic" China, and their prognoses are generally darker than the more optimistic ...
AUG 14, 2008 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Innovations: Cogeneration Can Slash Carbon and Costs
At home or on the city level, cogeneration of electricity and heat is one of the most promising means of using existing technologies to increase ...