SEP 9, 2008 • News
Carnegie Council Sends Delegation to Beijing to Lay Groundwork for China-Japan-U.S. Dialogues on Ethics, Energy, Climate Change, and Faculty Development
The Carnegie Council is sending a delegation to Beijing this month to lay the groundwork for China-Japan-U.S. dialogues on ethics, energy, climate change, and ...
SEP 5, 2008 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: From Mules to Biofuels
Policymakers have two main concerns when it comes to ethanol: the effect of demand on food prices, and the environmental benefits. While families were sharing ...
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 27, 2008 • News
Public Ethics Radio: A New Media Venture Uniting Philosophy and Politics
PER is a new online audio broadcast featuring scholars and thinkers who engage with ethics in public life. Produced and broadcast by the Centre for ...
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 ...