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Within weeks of independence for Southern Sudan, the Northern Sudanese Army annexed the disputed town of Abyei. Should Southern Sudan respond milit...
- Added: Jun 03, 2011
- Length: 02:00
Created and managed by Carnegie Council Ethics Studio and written by Senior Fellow William Vocke, Global Ethics Corner is a weekly 2 minute segment...
- Added: May 16, 2011
- Length: 02:00
Economic models were the basis for crucial practical decisions that led to the 2008-09 financial crisis. Yet government bailouts remain controversi...
- Added: Apr 25, 2011
- Length: 02:00
In transitions from authoritarian rule to democracy, systems must decide who to exclude from public office. What do you do with those who, without ...
- Added: Apr 08, 2011
- Length: 02:00
Turkey’s democracy has been extolled as a model in the Middle East, but has also been belittled for its creeping authoritarianism. Does Turkey offe...
Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio
- Added: Mar 11, 2011
- Length: 02:00
- Purchases: 1
How well do the institutions of government live up to the expectations of their people? What has America got right? What should it change? How do o...
- Added: Mar 08, 2011
- Length: 02:00
Can MBAs be held to "do no harm" standards similar to those of MDs? The MBA Oath was created by a group of Class of 2009 Graduates of Harvard Busin...
Bought by KFOK-LPFM
- Added: Mar 07, 2011
- Length: 26:40
- Purchases: 1
A professor at Yale University, a landscape architect, and an urban ecologist, Alex Felson creates designs that take local and built environments i...
- Added: Mar 01, 2011
- Length: 26:42
The global circulation of goods is a major source of both prosperity and carbon emissions. This short video on ethics asks: Can trade be regulated ...
Bought by WRFA-LP
- Added: Feb 28, 2011
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 1
The proposed building of an Islamic community center two blocks from 9/11’s Ground Zero has become a contentious issue. Would building the center p...
- Added: Feb 28, 2011
- Length: 02:00
Could the slow job growth rate of the Great Recession be attributed to new technologies replacing human labor and intelligence? Is artificial intel...
- Added: Feb 28, 2011
- Length: 02:00
The Indian government plans to give all 1.2 billion Indians a fingerprint ID. Are you in favor of a national biometric ID to prevent identity theft...
- Added: Feb 28, 2011
- Length: 02:00
Chinese policies tilt the field and undermine free trade, according to journalist David Leonhardt. Should the U.S. use sanctions more aggressively ...
- Added: Feb 28, 2011
- Length: 02:00
Wikileaks cables reveal that U.S. diplomats are "a big part of the sales force." Is diplomacy diminished or conflicts harder to resolve if diplomat...
- Added: Feb 28, 2011
- Length: 02:00
Should non-state armed groups be excluded from the formal realm of international humanitarian law? Should they be held to the same standards as sta...
- Added: Feb 28, 2011
- Length: 02:00
U.S. diplomatic cables exposed through WikiLeaks raise several questions about transparency and trust. Should governments employ secrecy in diploma...
- Added: Feb 28, 2011
- Length: 02:00
Western support of Israel demonstrates a clash of interests and values. Israel is a key U.S. ally, yet its policies towards Gaza and the West Bank ...
- Added: Feb 24, 2011
- Length: 02:00
Brazil's President Lula da Silva handpicked Dilma Rousseff as his successor, even though she has never held political office. How important is cont...
- Added: Feb 24, 2011
- Length: 02:00
A look at concerts in the Kennedy White House, narrated by Richard Dreyfuss.
Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, WABE, Delmarva Public Media, WLPR , KUFM - Montana Public Radio and more
- Added: Jan 18, 2011
- Length: 08:14
- Purchases: 13
Julia Kennedy interviews Mary Joyce on the use of digital technology for activism.
- Added: Dec 01, 2010
- Length: 25:18
William Powers discusses his life's journey, including time in Liberia and Bolivia, and a stay in a 12 x 12-foot cabin with no electricity or runni...
- Added: Dec 01, 2010
- Length: 25:14
New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu spoke at a National Press Club Luncheon on Thursday August 19th in Washington, D.C. Noting the 5 year anniversary...
- Added: Sep 09, 2010
- Length: 54:00
A new multi-use trail has opened in Peterborough, New Hampshire, linking downtown to the top of Pack Monadnock Mountain. Establishing a path to the...
Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio
- Added: Jan 25, 2010
- Length: 03:56
- Purchases: 1
Should the opinion of the world be important in American elections? This is a crucial question in applied ethics as we choose a President.
- Added: Aug 21, 2009
- Length: 01:30
Kristin McHugh visits Mumbai's sprawling Dharavi neighborhood, Asia's largest slum featured in the Oscar winning film "Slumdog Millionaire."
Bought by CKMO
- Added: Mar 25, 2009
- Length: 08:59
- Purchases: 1
