Social Issues

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

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IDB America September 2005 Bruce Babbit	Big Dreams, Big Decisions Massive infrastructure projects planned for Latin America demand strong environmental measures.
Food Engineering October 1, 2005	New Global Standard for Safer Food Supply Chains The new food safety management system standard, ISO 22000:2005, harmonizes the requirements for systematically managing safety in global food supply chains and offers a unique solution for best practices on a worldwide basis.
Geotimes October 2005 Naomi Lubick	China's Changing Landscape As China continues its economic metamorphosis into the gorilla in the global sandbox, it has rapidly changed its physical environment. Home to some of the world's largest cities, the country contains several of the most polluted cities in the world, partly because of its reliance on coal for energy.
Geotimes October 2005 Sara Pratt	Revisiting the Satellite Record Global warming skeptics have long pointed to satellite data showing cooling in the tropical atmosphere as evidence that either climate models or measurements of surface warming, or both, are unreliable. New research suggests, however, that it is the analysis of the satellite data that was wrong.
Reason October 2005 Maia Szalavitz	In Defense of Happy Pills While psychotherapy validated by research has its place, there is no convincing reason why it should be considered inherently superior to drugs. Pleasure can be just as important for emotional recovery and growth as pain, if not more so.
Wired October 2005 Joshua Davis	The Decline & Fall of Randolph Hobson Guthrie III Born to wealth and privilege. Busted as the kingpin of an international DVD piracy ring. How a rich geek went from the penthouse to the pen.
ifeminists September 28, 2005 Tony Zizza	Paxil Protest Long Overdue Paxil is an extremely powerful and dangerous antidepressant that has created havoc for millions of people and their families worldwide. The SSRI Citizen-sponsored Paxil Protest in Philadelphia is long overdue.
Fast Company October 2005 Alec Appelbaum	What Does Green Mean? Architect Rafael Pelli's approach to designing healthy buildings defies easy categorization - and that's a good thing.
Reason October 2005	Rethinking the Social Responsibility of Business A debate featuring Milton Friedman, Whole Foods' John Mackey, and Cypress Semiconductor's T.J. Rodgers in which these men lay out their personal vision of the social responsibility of business.
Smithsonian October 2005 Scott Wallace	ANWR: The Great Divide The renewed debate over drilling for oil in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge hits home for the two Native groups nearest the nature preserve.
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