Social Issues

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

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BusinessWeek September 19, 2005 Ante & Barrett	New York Takes Another Hit If there's one thing that all experts agree on, it's that the city should fund a public education campaign, giving residents a crash course in the risks of a dirty bomb attack and what they should do to avoid contamination.
BusinessWeek September 19, 2005	They Don't Teach This In B-School Here are the stories of two men and their colleagues, Gulf Coast residents who, when their world was torn apart by Katrina, deftly managed their way through the storm.
BusinessWeek September 19, 2005 Peter Coy	It's Easier Being Green Energy conservation is making a comeback -- driven by gut as much as by high gas prices. Even though prices are receding and gas lines have disappeared, research by behavioral economists shows that emotionally searing events continue to affect people's behavior long after the facts on the ground change.
BusinessWeek September 19, 2005 Dean Foust	Just Making An Honest Buck? Profiteering charges are flying, but retailers must often pass on high prices. Every time a hurricane or other disaster hits, the debate begins anew: Are rising prices a function of supply and demand or are they the result of price-gouging?
BusinessWeek September 19, 2005 Assif Shameen	Indonesia: Oil Smugglers Buy Low And Sell High Because of Indonesia's heavy subsidies on petroleum products, refined oil products are sold there for about a quarter of international prices. When you have such a huge price gap you leave the door open to arbitrage by oil smugglers.
ifeminists September 7, 2005 Wendy McElroy	Paternity Case Marks Progress for Defrauded Fathers The New Jersey decision is beneficial in granting increased recognition to the plight of paternity fraud. But an obvious problem remains. Two people committed fraud, but only the father bears any liability.
ifeminists September 7, 2005 Carey Roberts	How Will We Cure the Radical Feminist Cancer? Once we challenge the feminist cultural hegemony and remind them how many privileges and advantages the average American woman enjoys, the gender warriors may come to realize that much of their sense of oppression is self-inflicted.
ifeminists September 7, 2005 Loretta Nall	The Great Prison Panty Rebellion of Alabama This Alabama gubernatorial candidate recounts a harrowing experience in attempting to visit her brother in a state correctional facility, but was denied due to her not wearing panties.
BusinessWeek September 12, 2005 John Carey	A Better Way To Ambush AIDS? HIV increasingly outwits today's drugs even as side effects take a toll. But Panacos Pharmaceuticals' experimental drug opens the door to a new line of attack.
HBS Working Knowledge September 6, 2005 Jim Heskett	What are the Lessons of New Orleans? Clearly, there are significant differences between the challenges facing private firms and public agencies at times of disasters. But can lessons learned in the private sector be brought to bear in minimizing the suffering and damage from inevitable future calamities in the U.S.?
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