Social Issues

Magazine articles on social issues such as crime, the environment, abortion, wealth distribution, drugs, etc.

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ifeminists August 12, 2003 Marty Klein	To Anti-Sexuals, We're ALL Gay Gay rights are not just for gays. They are essential for every sexual person in America, regardless of orientation.
ifeminists August 5, 2003 Tresa McBee	Stay Out of My Cone Excess is inevitable when so much exists on demand and activity no longer determines who eats. Sometimes that's deadly, sometimes it's life-threatening. It's definitely lazy and absolutely unhealthy. It's also a choice.
BusinessWeek August 11, 2003 Charles Haddad	FedEx and Brown Are Going Green And by buying cleaner and more efficient trucks in bulk, they'll make them cheaper for everybody else
Science News August 2, 2003 Janet Raloff	Local Foods Could Make for Greener Grocers Items that travel the least and end up on the dinner table quickest tend to taste the best and harbor the fewest germs. But there's another reason to select locally grown foods: It generally takes considerably less fuel to ship them to groceries, restaurants, and other buyers.
Geotimes August 2003 Lisa M. Pinsker	In Search of the Mercury Solution Mercury contamination is a leading threat to U.S. lakes and estuaries. Some large-scale ecosystem studies are trying to get at the recent source of the problem: air pollution.
IDB America July 2003 Charo Quesada	A woman's work Women are playing increasingly important roles in managing disaster planning and response in Central America. Homeowner status heightens commitment.
Knowledge@Wharton July 30, 2003	Restructuring Medicare Is a Riskier Operation than First Thought Hailed as a bipartisan success when passed in late June, two Medicare reform bills are losing some of their luster as they face closer scrutiny by a conference committee made up of members of both chambers charged with reconciling the legislation this fall.
ifeminists July 29, 2003 Wendy McElroy	University Students Deserve Human Rights This September, make sure the students you care for pack protection of their civil liberties in with clothing and reference books. This is essential for students who are male, white, conservative, openly Christian, or from affluent families.
ifeminists July 29, 2003 Carey Roberts	Muted Voices From The Killing Fields Of Iraq According to Amnesty International, hundreds of thousands of Iraqis have simply disappeared since the early 1980s. Despite the varied nationalities and ethnic and religious backgrounds of these victims, almost all of them had one thing in common: they were male.
BusinessWeek August 4, 2003 Gary S. Becker	How to Level the Playing Field for Young Black Men Improved schools are crucial. But until the U.S. can bring itself to decriminalize drugs, too many black sons will have no dad at home.
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