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07/02/09
Kevin Bales, Ron Soodalter
The Slave Next Door: Human Trafficking and Slavery in America Today
 
06/30/09
George Pohle
Customer Social Responsibility
 
06/29/09
Paul Collier
Rules for Rebuilding a Broken Nation
 
06/24/09
Sujeesh Krishnan, Euan Murray, Julia Kennedy
Pollution Disillusion: Carbon Trust helps businesses find the true sources of supply chain waste.
 
06/23/09
Michael Friedman, Joshua S. Fouts, Rita J. King, Andrew Kneale, Evan O'Neil
Digital Diplomacy and Cultural Collaboration
 

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Innovations: Security and Scarcity, the Two-headed Problem of Asian Hydropolitics
Lake Nam Tso, Tibet. Ernie R. http://www.flickr.com/photos/seyerce/329441093/ (Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.0 Generic).
Lake Nam Tso, Tibet. Ernie R. (CC).

By Saleem Ali—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, it is high time that innovative strategies be considered for conflict resolution and water scarcity in Asia. > More

Briefings: Mozambique: The "Poster Child" Under Review
Photo by Mikaela Bradbury.
Workers at a sustainable tea tree oil distillery.

By Mikaela Bradbury

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 of hardwoods by Chinese timber companies to feed the world's appetite for cheap furniture. > More

Audio: The Slave Next Door: Human Trafficking and Slavery in America Today
The Slave Next Door: Human Trafficking and Slavery in America Today cover image
Slaves are all around us, from the dishwasher in your local restaurant, to kids on the corner selling cheap trinkets. Kevin Bales and Ron Soodalter provide a blueprint on how to recognize slavery and how to finally put an end to this horrific practice, which still flourishes here in "The Home of the Free." > More

Audio: Customer Social Responsibility
Advocates for Ethics in Business series
"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, and better customer loyalty," says George Pohle, CEO of MediaBound. > More

Policy Library: Energy Discovery-Innovation Institutes
The GPI bulb
The need to renew America's economy, foster its energy security, and respond to global climate change compels the transformation of U.S. energy policy. The federal government should establish a national network of Energy Discovery-Innovation Institutes to link the nation's best scientists and engineers. > More

Video: Rules for Rebuilding a Broken Nation
Paul Collier at TED State
Long conflict can wreck a country, leaving behind poverty and chaos. But what is the right way to help rebuild war-torn countries? In this TED talk, Paul Collier explains the problems with current post-conflict aid plans, and suggests three ideas for a better approach. > More

Events: The Practical Idealism Project
Cover Image, Practical Idealists: Changing the World and Getting Paid
In this July 7 Carnegie New Leaders event, Alissa Wilson will discuss her experience traveling the country to interview people for her new book, Practical Idealists: Changing the World and Getting Paid. The event will run from 6:00–7:30 p.m.

Contact: Stefanie Ambrosio
gpievents@cceia.org > More

Innovations: Special Innovation Zones to Restore Social Sizzle
Photo by Kenneth Lu, http://www.flickr.com/photos/toasty/317705714/ (Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic).
Photo by Kenneth Lu (CC).

By Alex Steffen

Imagine a free-fire zone for sustainable innovations, where new approaches could be tested rapidly without institutional, legal, and regulatory inertia. > More

Commentary: Iran's Revolution Will Come, But This Isn't It
Credit: Patrick C. http://www.flickr.com/photos/dynamosquito/3650479362/ (Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic).
Credit: Patrick C. (CC).

By Negar Rachel Treister

Despite the similarities between the June 2009 protests and those of 1979, speculation that this round will spark another revolution is premature. > More

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POVERTY: Essential Resources from the Carnegie Council
Balloons by Dave Morris, http://www.flickr.com/photos/davemorris/23088714/ (Creative Commons Attribution 2.0)
Balloons by Dave Morris (CC).

By Madeleine Lynn

This compilation of resources on world poverty looks at our moral obligations; root causes and possible solutions; the problems of aid; development through trade; and the effects of the financial crisis. > More


 

 

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