Social Issues

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

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ifeminists December 8, 2004 Wendy McElroy	NYC Must Come Clean on Foster Kids AIDS Scandal Power without accountability is an invitation for abuse. Nothing short of transparency on the part of New York City's Administration for Child Services and drug companies, such as Glaxo SmithKline, will make the hideous accusations raised by the BBC's documentary "Guinea Pig Kids" go away.
IDB America November 2004 Paul Constance	Dignity at the Dump Thousands of Latin Americans make a living by scavenging through garbage; can their work be made safe and legal?
IDB America November 2004 Claudia Neira	Leading the Way for Social Inclusion Three innovative nongovernmental organizations in Latin America win awards from an IDB-administered fund: Themis... Apoyo Para el Campesino-Indigena del Oriente Boliviano... Asociacion Capital Humano de Colombia...
IDB America November 2004 Gilberto Rincon Gallardo	The Importance of Anti-Discrimination Legislation in Mexico It is worth remembering that Mexico's constitution mandates nondiscrimination. Thus, the constitution itself imparts a fundamental regard for human rights to our laws and obligates our country to comply with the requirements set by international agreements.
IDB America November 2004 Moises Martinez	A Village Comes Out of the Dark Nicaragua's National Energy Commission's rural electrification plan has begun to give off its first glow, especially in the Miskito indigenous communities near the Rio Coco on the Atlantic Coast.
IDB America November 2004	Eight Myths About Informal Recycling in Latin America These Latin American and Caribbean scavengers almost always provoke strong and negative reactions, despite the fact that very little is known about their activities and the impact they have on the economy and the environment.
The Motley Fool December 7, 2004 Rich Smith	Lycos' Love Lost Lycos Europe ends its vigilante fight against spam.
Reason December 2004 Matt Welch	Biased about Bias Regarding media bias, the ideology of bias detection begets the shortcut of hyperbole, which then demands escalation when the conditions being described worsen. What are bloggers and other media watchdogs willing to believe about the target of their wrath?
Reason December 2004 Bob Levin	Disney's War Against the Counterculture Why a decades-old copyright case matters now more than ever to anyone who chooses parody as a way to speak to power, especially corporate power.
Reason December 2004 Brian Doherty	Privacy in the Skies A yearlong chorus of anguish from privacy activists killed the proposed Computer Assisted Passenger Prescreening System, better known as CAPPS II. Now enter Secure Flight.
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