Social Issues

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

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ifeminists July 14, 2004 K. C. Wilson	The Pill and Female Chauvinism: Part II This was supposed to be a program on the social changes wrought by The Pill. How did they miss the sudden increase of women's power over men? Birth control is no longer joint, but entirely in one partner's hands.
BusinessWeek July 19, 2004	"Stop Destroying The Biosphere" Ray Anderson of carpet-tile maker Interface discuss the corporate America-bashing film, The Corporation and explains his company's approach to business in the "Second Industrial Revolution."
BusinessWeek July 19, 2004 Nanette Byrnes	Comparing Pensions Around the World U.S. businesses do pay the most for employee retirement, but rising costs are now becoming a global phenomenon.
ifeminists July 7, 2004 Wendy McElroy	Utah's Parent Czar Carried by a surge of support for parental rights, over 30 bills to reform Utah's child welfare system have been introduced. Fifteen bills were finally approved, but the most ambitious measures were either defeated or stripped of controversial provisions.
ifeminists July 7, 2004 Carey Roberts	Has Feminism Made Good on Its Own Promises? In hindsight, we now see that we have engaged in an extraordinary social experiment. The rapid rise in divorce rates, out-of-wedlock births, and fatherless families reveal the effects of altering a timeless social contract.
ifeminists July 7, 2004 K. C. Wilson	The Pill and Female Chauvinism: Part I The very fact a program on The Pill was only about what it (seemed to) mean to women displays female chauvinism. Was there no impact on men?
IDB America June 2004 Charo Quesada	The People Take Back Their Plaza In the barrios of Bogota, a unique type of neighborhood watch is improving security and making police work more effective.
IDB America June 2004 Charo Quesada	Sherlock Holmes Didn't Work Alone In Bogota, traditional turf battles within the police system are giving way to cooperation and a focus on results.
IDB America June 2004 Charo Quesada	Community Policing: Lessons From Four Cities A new study reviews the experience of cities in Brazil, Colombia and Guatemala.
IDB America June 2004 Mayra Buvinic	Against the Odds Bogota proves that violence prevention can work, even in the toughest settings.
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