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Good article on Zimbardo's Lucifer Effect applied to government ethics programs. What role does situational forces play? 

New app and website estimate how much forced labor is used to make everyday products.

Walmart in Brazil has taken the "Green" approach and is protecting the enviornment. Here is their plan: No companies that employ slave labor; "forced" labor is a rampant problem in developing countries. * No soybeans sourced from illegally deforested areas; 20% of the world's carbon emissions (and 70% of Brazil's emissions) come from burning down trees. * No beef sourced from any newly cleared Amazonian land; globally, deforestation emits more carbon than all vehicles. Brazil and Indonesia are at the heart of this enormous challenge.

Professor Dan Ariely visits Google's Mountain View, CA headquarters to discuss his book "Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisi...

This is a video that talks about the news release of Obama deploying 100 US troops to Central Africa to help find and bring Joseph Kony (a man who has engaged Central Africa in war for 26 years, has killed hundreds of thousands, and kidnaps children and forces them to fight in his army) to justice. This group has come together because three guys saw a moral and ethical problem and wanted to do what they could to change it. 

Really unethical, a government violating commitments of peace accord by killing people.

article about Eliot L. Spitzer who has reshaping the financial services industry, forcing out players he considers bad apples and extracting billions of dollars in fines from mutual fund companies, stock analysts and others in the industry.

Three months after losing her child, a doctor confirmed her worst fears: her tubes had been tied without her knowledge or consent. "I felt mutilated. That's the truth. My rights as a mother and woman were violated," Vigo said.

Cops are not always right and need to be re-trained how, when, and time to use such force

Cops at it again using there force. But different country and different issues

When thinking about advertising and people's views of objectifying women, I thought of this billboard. The woman, Jenifer Robb, who they mention in the article, is a friend of mine. I personally loved the ad and didn't feel objectified in the slightest. I found it funny that the one woman who made such a stink about it actually caused more people to go to the store.