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JAN 15, 2009 Podcast

Political Futures Jan 09 Segment 5: "Black Swans" (5:25 mins)

What are the potential "black Swans"--unexpected threats--for 2009?

JAN 15, 2009 Podcast

Political Futures Jan 09 Segment 6: Insuring Against Global Riots (9:35 mins)

If we look around and see all the different threats and we had some money to spend on insurance, where should we be investing against ...

JAN 13, 2009 Podcast

Andrew Carnegie

Biographer David Nasaw tells the fascinating story of Andrew Carnegie's efforts to stop World War I, and how his failure broke his heart.

JAN 9, 2009 Podcast

Public Ethics Radio: Discretionary Time

What does it mean to live well? Robert Goodin and Lina Eriksson discover that income figures don’t tell the whole story. Missing from this ...

JAN 9, 2009 Podcast

Global Ethics Corner: Is my Country Doing Right by Me?

What criteria do you emphasize when deciding "How is my country doing?" Are you proud of how your country compares with the world?

JAN 2, 2009 Podcast

Global Ethics Corner: Morgenthau and the New Administration

Should we observe Morgenthau's principles--avoid the crusading spirit and heed others' perspectives--or is promoting democracy and taking a forceful stand indispensable to U.S. foreign ...

DEC 22, 2008 Podcast

A Conversation on NATO

The post-Cold War NATO has expanded, both in mission and membership. In each instance, problems have arisen with Russia. What are the lessons to be ...

DEC 19, 2008 Podcast

Global Ethics Corner: Trade Liberalization and the Financial Crisis

What does the financial crisis imply? Should we liberalize trade on agriculture and services? Or should we protect domestic producers?

The Measure of America: American Human Development Report, 2008-2009

DEC 19, 2008 Podcast

The Measure of America

Following the UNDP model, this report uses a Human Development Index that provides a single measure of well-being for all Americans. The disturbing results reveal ...

DEC 16, 2008 Podcast

Devin Stewart Interviews Seth Kaplan on "Fixing Fragile States"

Seth Kaplan looks at how weak states can promote and leverage "social cohesion" to help build development from the bottom up.