Social Issues

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

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Smithsonian October 2005 Joshua Hammer	The Dying of the Dead Sea The ancient salt sea is the site of a looming environmental catastrophe.
Smithsonian October 2005 Craig Canine	Building a Better Banana It is the world's No. 1 fruit, with millions of people dependent on it to stay alive. Now diseases threaten many varieties, prompting a search for new hybrids of the smile of nature.
Smithsonian October 2005 Anne Broache	Phenomena and Curiosities: Oh Deer! Contraception shows promise, but other measures may be needed to lessen the toll that the deer boom is having on forests and suburbs.
Science News September 24, 2005 Janet Raloff	Wheat Warning--New Rust Could Spread Like Wildfire Wheat growers face a challenging threat with the emergence of a new and virulent fungal pathogen that has been popping up in fields throughout East Africa. It has reduced grain yields by as much as 71 percent and could bloom into global crop epidemics within the next 15 years.
Reason October 2005 Sallie Baliunas	Full of Hot Air Book review: A climate alarmist takes on "criminals against humanity" in Boiling Point: How Politicians, Big Oil and Coal, Journalists and Activists Are Fueling the Climate Crisis -- And What We Can Do to Avert the Disaster, by Ross Gelbspan.
ifeminists September 21, 2005 Wendy McElroy	Faith Based Initiative Stirs Debate Even semi-private arrangements on family matters threaten the laws and policies through which gender feminists promote their vision of equality and social justice. It is not a vision that welcomes competing systems or the choices of dissenting individuals.
ifeminists September 21, 2005 Carey Roberts	Party-Poopers at the UN Birthday Bash Apart from the decision to establish a new Human Rights Council, UN delegates failed to agree on details for countering terrorism, stopping the spread of AIDS, or reforming the UN Security Council. Even Mr. Annan himself ended up agreeing the final document was "watered down" and "disappointing."
ifeminists September 21, 2005 Jennifer Roback Morse	Is There a Right to Have a Baby? A California case in which a lesbian couple is suing an infertility clinic suggests we may be closer than we think to establishing a right to have a baby. And far from being an advance for women's liberty, this development would be a disaster for everyone's freedom.
Information Today Miguel Ramos	Katrina Relief and Outreach Developments A roundup of links to relief and outreach responses from library groups and information industry organizations.
National Defense October 2005 Joe Pappalardo	As Military Becomes More Reliant On Networks, Vulnerabilities Grow If problems are not addressed, the Pentagon could spend $200 billion during the next 10 years on a network with serious vulnerabilities, according to security experts.
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