26/08/2007 | High Tech
Nanotechnology and the Regulation of New Technologies
Researchers from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and Massachusetts Institute of Technology on Aug. 16 released a study stating that the production of carbon nanotubes gives rise to the creation of a slew of dangerous chemicals known as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, including some that are toxic.
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16/08/2007 | En Profundidad
A Potential Tool for Protecting Human Rights in the Third World
The International Financial Corp. (IFC) announced recently it is joining forces with the United Nations' top expert on the business/human rights issue to study the impact of investment agreements on citizens in the developing world.
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06/08/2007 | Economia y Finanzas
The U.S. Energy Debate: Whether to Bet on Future Technology
The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote this week on its version of a new energy bill. Although the measure calls for a dramatic shift in U.S. energy policy -- it contains numerous subsidies for research into new technologies for electricity generation and energy conservation -- it would hardly usher in a revolution in the U.S. approach to energy matters.
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08/03/2007 | Economia y Finanzas
Private Equity Firms and Public Policy
Labor activists in London protested the Feb. 28 meeting of Europe's leading private equity firms. The activists, who belong to Union Network International (UNI), say the growing power of private equity firms is leading to job cuts, longer hours and reduced benefits for workers in once-public companies taken private. UNI is calling for dramatic increases in regulatory oversight of private equity firms.
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23/12/2006 | En Profundidad
The Corporate Code-of-Conduct Shift
In an article published Dec. 12, Human Rights Watch declared that 2007 would emerge as a "critical year" in the development of the web of voluntary codes of conduct that is emerging as the de facto regulatory network for multinational business in the global economy.
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23/12/2006 | En Profundidad
The Corporate Code-of-Conduct Shift
In an article published Dec. 12, Human Rights Watch declared that 2007 would emerge as a "critical year" in the development of the web of voluntary codes of conduct that is emerging as the de facto regulatory network for multinational business in the global economy.
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12/12/2006 | En Parrilla
Free Trade and the Democratic Party
The U.S. Congress reached an agreement Dec. 7 on granting permanent normal trade relations (PNTR) status to Vietnam.
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12/12/2006 | En Parrilla
Free Trade and the Democratic Party
The U.S. Congress reached an agreement Dec. 7 on granting permanent normal trade relations (PNTR) status to Vietnam.
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28/10/2006 | En Profundidad
Water: The Emerging Business Concerns
Shanghai experienced its third "salt tide" in six weeks Oct. 24: With low water levels in the Yangtze River, a tide of salt water surged into the river and traveled far into the country's interior, contaminating the water supply of the world's fourth-largest city.
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28/07/2006 | Sociedad
Science, Policy and the Media
Panels of journalists and scientists gathered July 25 at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington to discuss the mainstream media's reporting on climate change.
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21/07/2006 | Economia y Finanzas
A Time of Change for the G-8
For the second consecutive year, the G-8 summit was overshadowed by other world events. Suicide bombers attacked London's rail system in 2005 as G-8 leaders were meeting in Scotland.
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29/06/2006 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Philanthropies and Political Power
A recent announcement that Warren Buffett, the world's second-richest man, plans to deed the bulk of his estate to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has captivated the press and the imagination of potential grant applicants around the world.
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29/06/2006 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Philanthropies and Political Power
A recent announcement that Warren Buffett, the world's second-richest man, plans to deed the bulk of his estate to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has captivated the press and the imagination of potential grant applicants around the world.
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20/05/2006 | Medio Ambiente
Climate Change: When Policy Cycles are Circumvented
Compromise on climate change legislation appears to be increasingly likely in Washington. All the stars are aligning in a way that would push a compromise forward: Gasoline prices are high, the Middle East and Venezuela are creating complex challenges for U.S. foreign policy, Nigeria is increasingly chaotic, and scientific findings are accumulating that confirm temperatures globally are indeed rising.
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05/05/2006 | Economia y Finanzas
Gasoline: The Dilemma of Political Action
Gasoline prices have reached unprecedented levels, and the American public is looking to politicians to do something -- anything -- to relieve the pinch. Some, taking it a step further, are even looking for Washington to punish oil companies, which they believe are responsible for the high prices.
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17/04/2006 | Frente Externo
U.S.: The Limits of Direct-Action Protest
Rallies in major U.S. cities in early April short-circuited an attempt to dramatically revise the United States' immigration laws. The immigration protests marked one of the rare instances in the nation's recent history when demonstrations had a direct effect on policy outcomes.
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25/03/2006 | Frente Externo
USA-The general election in 2008:The Emerging Fractures in the Religious Right
The American Family Association (AFA) has launched a boycott campaign against Ford Motor Co., protesting the relaunch of a new Ford advertising run that is directed toward gay consumers in the United States.
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