Social Issues

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

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BusinessWeek October 31, 2005 Moon Ihlwan	"Working Late" Won't Work Anymore New services from cellular carriers can track you -- or your loved ones -- by cell phone.
ifeminists October 19, 2005 Carey Roberts	PBS' "Breaking the Silence" Not Ready For Prime Time America's rad-fems want to keep the lid tightly sealed on Parental Alienation Syndrome, since it is one of their most effective ploys for excluding fathers. And gaining child custody is a mother's meal ticket to many years of tax-free child support.
BusinessWeek October 24, 2005 Aaron Bernstein	Freeport's Hard Look At Itself Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold's gutsy human-rights audit may set a standard for multinationals.
BusinessWeek October 24, 2005 Aaron Bernstein	Raising the Bar for Corporate Consciences Increased focus on human-rights issues has more companies turning to social-audit firms, but Freeport-McMoRan has set a new standard.
HBS Working Knowledge October 17, 2005 Garry Emmons	Turning on the Tap: Is Water the Next Oil? Many competing forces lead some experts to believe that water will replace petroleum as the twenty-first century's core commodity, with nations rich in water enjoying enormous social and economic advantages over those that are not.
AFP eWire October 10, 2005	Is Corporate Social Responsibility a Myth? A new article argues that the public is being misled by the corporate social responsibility (CSR) movement.
Pharmaceutical Executive October 1, 2005 Jill Wechsler	Washington Report: Antivirals: Meeting a World of Need The international fight against AIDS requires drugs -- and policy.
Pharmaceutical Executive October 1, 2005 Sarah Houlton	Global Report: Animal Attacks While efforts are being made to reduce animal use, animal testing will remain essential for the foreseeable future, and protests are sure to continue in one form or another. The success of the new legislative regime in the UK now appears to be driving some of the protesters abroad.
ifeminists October 12, 2005 Wendy McElroy	Victims Versus Victimhood Hurricane Katrina demonstrated that American society can still respond with kindness toward innocent victims. The compassion fatigue that seems overwhelming may be more a reaction to victimhood than to victims. If so, as the politics of victimhood fades, perhaps compassion will shine.
ifeminists October 12, 2005 Carey Roberts	The Female Libido Becomes Unleashed There's a perverse side to free love that can be summed up in three words: pornography, rape, and prostitution. Pornography is now being touted as the next rampart to be stormed in the crusade for women's liberation.
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