Social Issues

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

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InternetNews July 25, 2005 Roy Mark	Bush Appoints IP Eyes New senior-level government position at the Commerce Department to focus on coordinating U.S. efforts in combating worldwide intellectual property theft.
Entrepreneur August 2005 Joshua Kurlantzick	Rescue Mission American entrepreneurs are helping solve international social problems.
Entrepreneur August 2005 Mike Hogan	It's a Trap! Pharming scams -- e-mails that try to scare you and your customers into giving up bank, PayPal or other sensitive information -- are lurking around every corner. Here's how they work, and how you can reduce your risk of being "pharmed."
Smithsonian August 2005 Elizabeth Royte	e-gad! Americans discard more than 100 million computers, cellphones and other electronic devices each year. As "e-waste" piles up, so does concern about this growing threat to the environment.
Smithsonian August 2005 Laura Helmuth	Phenomena and Curiosities: Baked Alaska A unique study documents the disappearance of Alaska's glaciers, blamed on global warming.
Smithsonian August 2005 Scott Weidensaul	Presence of Mind - Ghost of a Chance How did the ivory-billed woodpecker, which was feared extinct, hang on all these years?
Sports Central July 20, 2005 Eric Poole	Foul Balls: Overbearing Parents in Sports The biggest problem with youth sports often is is often the adults.
ifeminists July 20, 2005 Wendy McElroy	Bad Research Leads to Bad Law I believe the cycle of studies leading to laws leading to studies (such as VAWA) should be broken not because I am against solid research but because I am for it. Bring skepticism and common sense to all data you hear; withhold your tax dollars.
ifeminists July 20, 2005 Carey Roberts	VAWA: Making Divorce Easy, Profitable, and Fun Word is beginning to leak out that VAWA represents a grotesque violation of men's civil rights. Worse, people are hearing that VAWA is based on a bald-faced lie - that in truth, women commit half of all domestic violence.
National Defense August 2005 Joe Pappalardo	Congress Poised to Act on Weak Bio-Preparedness Flaws in the U.S.' current defenses against dangerous diseases are numerous and institutional, according to experts. In response to these shortcomings, key congressional leaders are vowing action to fix the problems.
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