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Bioethicist raises ethical questions over long-term life support
Ariel Sharon, Israel's former prime minister, has been in a permanent vegetative state since he suffered a stroke in 2006. Recently new tests have revealed brain activity -- leaving researchers surprised and raising a whole host of new ethical questions....
Advancing government transparency and accountability
PRI President and CEO Alisa Miller describes how PRI's involvement in the State Integrity Investigation helped increase public awareness and engagement around government accountability....
Controversy erupts over employers asking for social media site passwords
In a tight market, job seekers are willing to jump through hoops to obtain employment. Recently, reports of employers asking candidates for their social media log-in information have raised questions about access, privacy, and the transparency of the internet age. ...
Comprehensive government accountability investigation finds pervasive corruption risk
When it comes to risk of corruption, not all states are created equal. A new 50-state investigation found that no state does exceptionally well when it comes to having laws and practices that discourage corruption. And some states do extremely poorly....
This American Life retracts one of its most popular episodes: Mr. Daisey and the Apple Factory
An investigation by Rob Schmitz at Marketplace concluded that the claims Mike Daisey made in an episode of This American Life could not be true. This American Life made the decision to retract the program after confronting Daisey, who admitted to making up parts of his program....
EasyTone false claims could cost Reebok $25 million
Reebok may have to refund customers who have bought EasyTone footwear due to the company's false claims that the shoes actually help tone muscles simply through the act of walking....
FBI opens probe into News Corp hacking scandal
The FBI opened an investigation into whether News Corp. employees tried to hack into phones belonging to 9/11 victims and their family members. ...
The only person on Wall Street sued by the SEC
Fabrice Tourre, a mid-level Goldman Sachs employee, is the only person on Wall Street to have been sued because of the financial crisis. Is he a test case or a scapegoat? ...
Flogging: A humane alternative to prison?
The United States has the largest prison population in the world. Some say that flogging would be more humane for some lawbreakers than imprisonment....
DNA and Discovery
The late Michael Crichton and others explore the science, the ethics, and the controversy of the new era of genetic testing....
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