Social Issues

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

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Reason December 2003 Nick Gillespie	Poor Man's Hero Controversial writer Johan Norberg champions globalization as the best hope for the developing world.
Reason December 2003 Jesse Walker	Bob Barr, Civil Libertarian Representing the right wing of the ACLU, Barr represents a set of conservatives' growing discomfort with the Bush administration's erosion of individual liberty.
BusinessWeek December 8, 2003 Brian Grow	A Day's Pay For A Day's Work -- Maybe Corporate America is outsourcing more work, and day-labor agencies have sprung up to fill the demand. But it's a largely unregulated world that often utilizes illegal immigrants that are vulnerable to abuse. Worker-rights groups are pushing for improvements.
ifeminists November 25, 2003 Wendy McElroy	Zero Patience for Zero Tolerance Zero tolerance must be abandoned, especially in connection with children.
ifeminists November 18, 2003 Carey Roberts	Feminists Rigging the Elections With a wink and a nod from their United Nations sponsors, feminists around the world are pushing hard for election quotas. Their complaint: women represent only 14% of national elected officials.
Reason November 2003 Jesse Walker	Intelligence Failure Long faulted by civil libertarians as too weak a restraint, New York City's "Handschu guidelines" against harrassing police surveillance were relaxed in March. It didn't take long for police to begin taking advantage of their new harrassment powers to intimidate anti-war protestors.
Reason November 2003 Julian Sanchez	Free Fall The most recent survey conducted by the human rights group Freedom House reveals a stark contrast between the political trajectories of the Muslim and non-Muslim worlds.
Fast Company December 2003 Charles Fishman	The Wal-Mart You Don't Know The giant retailer's low prices often come with a high cost. Wal-Mart's relentless pressure can crush the companies it does business with and force them to send jobs overseas. Are we shopping our way straight to the unemployment line?
PC World December 2003 Bill Wallace	The Patriot Act Reconsidered Next round of antiterrorist legislation seeks to balance privacy and security.
Reason November 2003 Jesse Walker	Beyond Public and Private Business improvement districts don't fit our ordinary categories.
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