OCT 28, 2009 • Podcast
Smallpox--the Death of a Disease: The Inside Story of Eradicating a Worldwide Killer
Real-life hero D.A. Henderson reveals how a small but fiercely dedicated team under his direction succeeded in eliminating smallpox, a disease which had killed ...
OCT 26, 2009 • Article
Hunting the Hare
"He that hunts two hares will catch neither," runs an old proverb. In the current unruly security environment, with challenges aplenty for the Obama administration, ...
OCT 23, 2009 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: Light at the End of the Tunnel, But Where To?
Current U.S. policy amounts to fighting the slump by trying to return to business as usual even though it is recognized that U.S. ...
OCT 23, 2009 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: How The Yes Men Fix the World
What can it tell us about our system of business ethics when two pranksters emulate corporations acting at their worst and best?
OCT 23, 2009 • Podcast
Troops in Afghanistan and Fighting Foreign Wars
When war is a foreign insurgency, balancing human risks and possibility of success is a fundamental ethical dilemma for leaders. What do you think should ...
OCT 22, 2009 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Beauty Salons Nailed for Labor Violations
Two-thirds of beauty salons have recently instituted green and sustainable practices to protect staff health, but in an industry attractive to immigrants there is a ...
OCT 20, 2009 • Podcast
David Speedie Interviews Baroness Shirley Williams: A View from the United Kingdom on Transatlantic Relations
In a wide-ranging conversation, Baroness Williams discusses the Obama administration's foreign policy; the situation in Afghanistan and in Iran; U.S. and British politics, including ...
OCT 20, 2009 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Innovations: The Land Ethic
An economic restructuring based on a full understanding of the role of economic rent is needed for a new economic framework beyond both the old ...