JUL 2, 2009 • Podcast
Interview with George Pohle
"When companies go above and beyond with regard to the corporate responsibility that customers expect, they frequently can charge higher prices, get better market share, ...
JUL 2, 2009 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: Institutional Trappings
The institutionalization of religion seems symptomatic of the human tendency to mistrust our own intuitions, which can result in an abdication of responsibility.
JUL 2, 2009 • Article
The Two-headed Problem of Asian Hydropolitics: Security and Scarcity
With the Tibetan plateau serving as a third pole of available water, and the rift widening between China and the Dalai Lama's government in exile, ...
JUL 1, 2009 • Podcast
Economics Does Not Lie: A Defense of the Free Market in a Time of Crisis
In the 20th century, privatization and market capitalism have reconstructed Eastern Europe and lifted 800 million people—in China, Brazil, and India—out of poverty. What ...
JUL 1, 2009 • Podcast
Pillars of Ethics
Carnegie Council president Joel Rosenthal discusses three pillars of ethics--pluralism, rights and responsibilities, and fairness--with Council staff members Madeleine Lynn and William Vocke.
JUL 1, 2009 • Podcast
The Slave Next Door: Human Trafficking and Slavery in America Today
Slaves are all around us, from the dishwasher in your local restaurant, to kids on the corner selling cheap trinkets. Bales and Soodalter provide a ...
JUN 30, 2009 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Mozambique: The "Poster Child" Under Review
A new war is being waged on Mozambique's environment. The forests are being destroyed by slash and burn agriculture, firewood and charcoal production, and over-harvesting ...
JUN 26, 2009 • Podcast
Global Ethics Corner: France and Burqas
French President Nicolas Sarkozy recently declared that burqas are not welcome in France. To some, the burqa represents the suppression of women. Yet many Muslim ...