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Business and commerce are at the heart of capitalist societies, and are becoming increasingly powerful as technologies proliferate and leaders acquire vast amounts of wealth and influence. Carnegie Council’s programs, events, and experts analyze these developments through an ethical lens.

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NOV 15, 2023 Podcast

Beijing Rules: How China Weaponized Its Economy to Confront the World, with Bethany Allen

MAR 24, 2022 Podcast

The Doorstep: How Cryptocurrencies & NFTs May Change the Global World Order, with David Yermack

NYU Stern's Professor David Yermack discusses NFTs, Ukraine, and the future of crypto with Carnegie Council Senior Fellows Nick Gvosdev and Tatiana Serafin.

MAY 6, 2022 Podcast

For Companies, Could China Be the Next Russia? with Perth Tolle

Isaac Stone Fish and finance expert Perth Tolle discuss the global economic backlash to Russia after the Ukraine invasion, China, and much more.

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The Evolution of a Corporate Idealist: When Girl Meets Oil

APR 17, 2014 Podcast

The Evolution of a Corporate Idealist: When Girl Meets Oil

How can corporations work to prevent human rights violations on their watch, as well as disasters like the BP Deepwater Horizon explosion? Christine Bader discusses ...

APR 11, 2014 Podcast

Blueprint or Scramble?

Climate change is impacting the globe in surprising ways. The Maldives might be submerged, but Canadian trade could benefit from new waterways. What's the best ...

APR 3, 2014 Podcast

Driving Competitive Advantage through Values-Based Leadership

"There can be no choice between doing well financially and behaving responsibly in business," declares Barclays Group Chief Executive Antony Jenkins. "The last half-dozen years ...

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MAR 19, 2014 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: Forced Evictions Defeat the Spirit of Big Sporting Events

The evicted residents of Rio demand to be included in the benefits and the legacies of big tournaments like the World Cup and Olympics.

The Leading Indicators: A Short History of the Numbers That Rule Our World

MAR 16, 2014 Podcast

The Leading Indicators: A Short History of the Numbers That Rule Our World

"By relying so heavily on things like GDP, unemployment, and the suite of statistics that grew up in their wake, we are using a really ...

The Global War for Internet Governance

MAR 4, 2014 Podcast

The Global War for Internet Governance

Who controls the Internet? Internet governance is so technically and institutionally complex that it takes place mostly out of public view. But Internet control points ...

By All Means Necessary: How China

FEB 18, 2014 Podcast

By All Means Necessary: How China's Resource Quest is Changing the World

As China's urban middle class expands, China's government--and private companies--are traveling the globe in pursuit of fuel, ores, water, and farmland. And the government has ...

CREDIT: President Obama at a 2012 campaign rally in Las Vegas via <a href="http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-132479609/stock-photo-las-vegas-november-president-barack-obama-speaks-at-presidential-campaign-rally-at-cheyenne.html">Shutterstock</a>

FEB 5, 2014 Podcast

Mobilize Your People Like Obama: Applying Lessons from the 2012 Campaign to Your Everyday Work

In 2012, Barack Obama won a hard-fought victory in a campaign driven by advanced community organizing tactics, big data, and technology. In this lively workshop with ...

The Frackers: The Outrageous Inside Story of the New Billionaire Wildcatters

FEB 2, 2014 Podcast

The Frackers: The Outrageous Inside Story of the New Billionaire Wildcatters

Thanks to fracking and the unlikely characters who made this revolution happen, the United States is now the biggest energy producer in the world. The ...

CREDIT: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jvoves/4569871721">Joseph Voves</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>).

JAN 31, 2014 Article

The Moral Operating System of a Global City: Los Angeles

For global cities to solve the central problem of collaboration among strangers, they need a moral operating system: shared codes and behaviors that enable people ...