Social Issues

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

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Reason January 2006 John Berlau	Sarbanes-Oxley vs. the Free Press How the U.S. government used business regulations to strong-arm the media.
Reason January 2006 Stuart Anderson	The Books That Rock the Cradle Stories that encourage young readers to question what they're told, especially if the information is presented as part of a vision that requires individuals to give up their liberties in the name of safety or equality: Lois Lowry's The Giver... Gathering Blue... etc.
Reason January 2006 Jesse Walker	Artifact: Virtual People Power A Force More Powerful, the most recent release from a military video game maker, aims to teach how to organize a nonviolent revolution.
Reason January 2006 Matt Welch	Sorry, Wrong Number Under the PATRIOT Act, the FBI has unprecedented authority to eavesdrop on all phone and Internet communications of individual American citizens, as long as agents obtain approval from a secret court.
Reason January 2006 Jacob Sullum	That Chemo Cachet Medical marijuana and kids: Hard as it is to believe, it appears that promoting marijuana as a medicine for cancer and AIDS patients does not make it seem cooler to American teenagers.
Reason January 2006 Jeff Taylor	Scare Quotes A Jehovah's Witness publisher's lawsuit highlights the surreal spectacle of a religion trying to stymie the free distribution of its own teachings.
CRM January 2006 Marshall Lager	Safe Secrets Easy access to information makes us vulnerable, but restricting the flow of data to protect privacy is a short-term solution that can have disastrous consequences for business. Businesses and governments must establish reasonable guidelines and stick to them.
Geotimes January 2006 Megan Sever	Warming Linked to Disease Outbreaks With the average global temperatures predicted to rise between 1.4 and 5.8 degrees Celsius by 2100, climate scientists, physicians and others are warning of a possible increase in heat-related deaths and disease outbreaks.
Geotimes January 2006 Linda Rowan	The Rise and Fall of FEMA With the threat of terrorism still high, more hurricanes expected in the near future, unpredictable earthquakes, and significant population growth in high-risk regions, federal disaster preparedness and response have never been more important.
Managed Care December 2005 Jack McCain	Flu's Other Cost If the next pandemic is anything like the 1918 outbreak, hospitals could be overburdened, while some small regional health plans might see their membership decimated, or worse.
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