Why the Biden Administration Needs to Preserve the Right to Asylum

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Immigration policy has become a third rail in U.S. politics, especially for Democrats who have been cast unfairly as indifferent to border security and even supportive of “open borders.”

To Meet Global Cobalt Demand, Companies Must Reform Mining Practices in the Congo

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On a recent visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Pope Francis condemned the large companies from the West and China that mine the poor country’s abundant mineral resources.

Business and Human Rights: Key Challenges for 2023

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In the United States and worldwide, events in the last year have eroded protections of human rights, creating greater responsibilities for leading global companies.

The Tim Ferriss Show with Jon Haidt

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https://youtu.be/elo89pPREYE In this episode of The Tim Ferriss Show, Jonathan Haidt joins host Tim Ferriss to discuss moral relativism, how to understand human rights, Jon's LSD experience, how safe spaces and character cancellation took…

The U.S. Should Speed Solar Production That Doesn’t Depend on China

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COP 27, the global climate conference, wrapped up in Egypt without any major breakthroughs, but it yielded a clear picture of how far rich industrial countries like the United States are from meeting their own climate promises.

Financial Markets, Democracy, and Power with Jim Leitner

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Listen to "S2-09 I Financial markets, democracy and power with Jim Leitner" on Spreaker. In this episode of our Breaking the Fever podcast, we speak with Jim Leitner about the relationship between democracy and market performance. Starting…

At COP 27 in Egypt, Climate Accountability Will Be Challenging

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Given the urgency of the agenda, this year’s COP meeting in Sharm El-Sheikh should be drawing greater high-level participation than ever. But that will not be the case. The U.N. climate conference known as COP 27 will soon convene in Sharm…

How Fashion Week Should Really Embrace Sustainability

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New York Fashion Week kicked in early September with an expressed focus on sustainability, an important issue for the $3 trillion dollar apparel industry.

What The Economist Gets Wrong About ESG

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The Economist published an eight-part series last month on ESG investing.

Workers Worldwide Just Got Some Good News

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In what has been called the “biggest moment for workers’ rights in a quarter of a century,” the International Labor Organization (ILO) adopted a safe and healthy work environment as one of its five fundamental principles and rights at work for all at its June 2022 international conference.