Stand Up for Planetary Justice on October 24
By Peter Singer
What we are doing to our planet, to our children and grandchildren, and to the poor, by our heedless production of greenhouse gases, is one of the great moral wrongs of our age. On October 24, you can stand up against this injustice.
End of ICE Age, Dawn of Smart Grid
By John Lash
The largest fuel shift in world history will push America’s antiquated electricity system to evolve into a smart grid, and in the process it will also reshape the geopolitical energy map.
The Land Ethic
By Alanna Hartzok
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 right and the old left.
The Economic Revolution Is Already Happening
By Gar Alperovitz
Thousands of alternatives to the corporate model have sprouted up over the past few decades — worker-owned companies and cooperatives, neighborhood corporations and trusts, community-owned technology centers, and municipally owned enterprises.
The Paradox of Securitization
By Ann Rutledge
The financial crisis has demonstrated that if we are going to act responsibly and make sound economic decisions from inside the capitalist framework, we need new models that deal with fraud risk.
Borlaug and the Bankers
By Joseph Stiglitz
The recent death of Norman Borlaug provides an opportune moment to reflect on basic values and our economic system. Does wealth and compensation motivate society more than conviction and passion?
International Experience in Establishing Indicators for the Circular Economy
China’s important role in international trade and its impact on the environment makes it of primary importance to align China’s industrial metabolism with the principle of circular economy.
MULTIMEDIA
Reform of the International Monetary and Financial System
By Joseph Stiglitz, Bert Koenders, Jose Antonio Ocampo
The spread of the financial crisis from a few developed countries to the entire global economy provides tangible evidence that the international trade and financial system needs to be profoundly reformed.
The Idea of Justice
By Amartya Sen
The traditional theory of social justice is out of touch with practical realities, says Amartya Sen in this Public Affairs Program. Instead he proposes a theory of comparative justice that is applicable to the real world.
EVENTS
Serving on a Nonprofit Board: Opportunities, Qualifications, and Expectations
November 4, 2009
Participant: Alice Korngold
Participate in this session with nonprofit board expert Alice Korngold to learn who nonprofit boards are looking for, what is expected of board members, and how people and boards connect.