Social Issues

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

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AskMen.com Matthew Simpson	10 Evil Rulers Of The 20th Century My intent in examining 10 of the evil rulers of the last 100 years are to both recall some of the horrific individuals of the past and to draw attention to some that are still acting in the present.
InternetNews February 1, 2005 Sean Michael Kerner	FTC: Identity Theft, Fraud on the Rise A new report by the FTC finds increases in fraud and identity theft. E-mail and the Web were fraud tools of choice on the Internet.
Delicious Living February 2005 Julie Rothschild Levi	Plastic Planet Although it may not be necessary (or realistic) to purge plastics from our lives, it may well be worthwhile to consider reducing their use, for the sake of our health and our world.
Geotimes February 2005 Naomi Lubick	Kyoto Ratified After a decade of negotiations, the Kyoto global climate change treaty is set to go into effect Feb. 16, but may remain relatively ineffectual on a global scale.
Geotimes February 2005 Megan Sever	Bugging Out with Warmer Weather If Earth continues to warm, especially in northern latitudes, insect outbreaks are more likely to occur, and potentially harm forests and affect the planet's carbon cycle.
Inc. February 2005 Lora Kolodny	A New Industry Dials Up Growth The cell phone industry exploded in the past 10 years, and now it appears that recycling cell phones could be the next big score -- driven by pollution fears. For entrepreneurs, the market opportunity could prove to be enormous.
Outside February 2005 Michael Behar	The Selling of the Last Savage On a planet crowded with six billion people, isolated primitive cultures are getting pushed to the brink of extinction. Against this backdrop, a new form of adventure travel has raised an unsettling question: Would you pay to see tribes who have never laid eyes on an outsider?
U.S. Banker February 2005 Susanne Trimbath	Mobility of Jobs are an Urban Planner's Nightmare The labor pool was what used to be flexible, but now jobs are moving more frequently than people. This means cities must plan to prevent what paralyzes booming communities: congestion and inner-city slums.
Managed Care January 2005	Cost of Coverage Forces Search For 'Alternatives' Among those turning to herbal remedies because of the cost of conventional medicine, 54% did so without either telling a conventional medical professional or disclosing use of complementary and alternative medicine during a medical visit.
BusinessWeek February 7, 2005	Uniting Business to Fight Fakes Vivendi's Jean-Rene Fourtou, former International Chamber of Commerce head, talks about a new coordinated counteroffensive against counterfeiting.
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