Social Issues

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Geotimes September 2003 Megan Sever	Climate debate in the journals, on the Hill While few people disagree that Earth's surface has warmed over the past few decades, the arguments and accusations start flying when the discussion turns to whether or not the warming is an anomalous result of human activity or part of natural climate change.
Geotimes September 2003 Megan Sever	Textbook battle over evolution Now that the Texas board is considering 11 biology and science textbooks for adoption and use in its 2004-2005 school year, the evolution debate has once again erupted in Texas and around the country.
Geotimes September 2003 David Applegate	Opposition to Evolution Takes Many Forms A 1987 Supreme Court decision forced evolution opponents to reassess their approach and seek alternative strategies that would not run afoul of the constitutional wall of separation between church and state. In the intervening years, two such strategies have emerged.
Science News August 30, 2003 Janet Raloff	Spying Genetically Engineered Crops Environmental Protection Agency scientists are exploring the use of satellites to monitor genetically engineered crops.
ifeminists August 26, 2003 Wendy McElroy	Going to Extremes The issue of fathers' rights in the U.K. may be entering a more violent phase. If so, this should act as a cautionary tale for North America.
HBS Working Knowledge August 25, 2003 Salls & Silverthorne	Should You Sell Your Privacy? Regulation won't stop privacy invasion, says Harvard professor John Deighton. What will? What if companies paid us to use our identity? A market approach to privacy problems.
ifeminists August 19, 2003 Wendy McElroy	Law Needs New Category of Sexual Assault On Jan. 6, the California Supreme Court ruled that when a woman rescinds consent during sex, the man becomes guilty of rape if he does not stop immediately. Such laws trivialize the crime of rape and encourage false accusations that, in turn, threaten the credibility of actual rape victims.
Science News August 16, 2003 Sid Perkins	Fluid Security -- Overcoming Water Shortfalls in the 21st Century Despite technological innovations and improved farming practices that have made agriculture less water intensive, computer models suggest that some nations' water supply and therefore food production won't keep up with demand.
CIO August 15, 2003 Kathleen Carr	Keeping an Eye on Refugees At the embattled border between Pakistan and Afghanistan, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees project (UNHCR) is using a modern solution to solve a problem as old as war itself: making sure aid is distributed equally to those displaced by conflict.
PC Magazine July 10, 2003 Sebastian Rupley	California's Two-Fisted Privacy Stance A new state identity-theft law actually extends far beyond the state.
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