http://www.inthesetimes.com/archives/tags/ethics/ In These Times features award-winning investigative reporting about corporate malfeasance and government wrongdoing, insightful analysis of national and international affairs, and sharp cultural criticism about events and ideas that matter. en-us Expression Engine jessica@inthesetimes.com seamus@inthesetimes.com Thu, 18 Sep 2008 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.inthesetimes.com/article/3910/hospital_flacks_spread_fake_news/ When Glen Mabie's boss at WEAU-TV-13 told him he would have to start running stories suggested by a local hospital, featuring its staff and services, Mabie quit in protest. The agreement with the hospital would have prevented the Eau Claire, Wis., station from using sources from other area hospitals in its stories. "I was between a rock and a hard place," says Mabie, who had been news director at the NBC affiliate for a year. "I didn't want to be insubordinate to my superior and there was no way I could go into the newsroom and tell my staff this is a good thing." WEAU ultimately scratched the plan after newsroom employees continued to resist it in the wake of… media ethics TV Candace Clement Wed, 21 Jan 2009 06:00:01 -0600 http://www.inthesetimes.com/article/4160/the_truth_machine/ Imagine: A convicted drunk driver who needs to convince a judge he hasn't had a drink in years. A father in a custody battle who needs to prove he did not abuse his spouse. A suspected corporate thief who needs to prove his innocence. These are just some of the people willing to pay $5,000, or more, to expose their brains to scientists to show that their words match their truthfulness. Knowing for certain when someone is lying is the stuff of dystopian science fiction--and the hope of cops and spies around the world. And, if some aggressive technology entrepreneurs get their way, the technology will become a reality, coming soon to courts and interrogation rooms near you. What makes… technology ethics social justice Candace Clement Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:00:58 -0600 http://www.inthesetimes.com/article/5197/good_grief/ Whose life is worth protecting? If the question shocks us, it is because we hesitate to declare, by implication, that there are people whose lives aren't worth protecting. Yet, while it may not be put in these terms, this is exactly the sort of judgment that President Barack Obama has to make in deciding how many troops to leave in Iraq, whether to escalate the war in Afghanistan, and when to authorize drone attacks in Pakistan. The point of combat is to kill the enemy, after all, and in the right circumstances anyone may be expendable--our soldiers, our allies, civilians on all sides. Acceptable losses. Collateral damage. In her latest book, Frames of War (Verso), feminist philosopher Judith Butler examines… books ethics criminal justice theory Candace Clement