Social Issues

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

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National Defense June 2006 Robert H. Williams	Trash Yields Millions for Defense Department The Pentagon's precious metals recovery program is salvaging significant quantities of gold, silver, platinum and palladium from old computers, sparkplugs, film, batteries and cast off electronics.
Fast Company May 2006 Shore & Easterly	Full Text: Feed the World Feed the world, but not by throwing money at the problem.
Fast Company May 2006 Jennifer Vilaga	Barefoot Is Better Bunker Roy says entrepreneurship, not massive aid programs, will solve mass poverty.
Food Engineering May 1, 2006 Kevin T. Higgins	Engineering R&D: Not your run of the mill rice The most nutritious portion of a kernel of rice is discarded during milling. But the raw bran coming off modern mills could feed a million people a day, says a California processor.
BusinessWeek May 22, 2006 Welch & Aston	Fill 'Er Up -- But With What? An alternative to gasoline is inevitable, but it won't come anytime soon for Americans. Here's why.
BusinessWeek May 22, 2006 James E. Ellis	No Sacrifices, Please When it comes to breaking our habit of consuming more energy than we produce, most Americans want all gain and no pain. America's flirtation with "green" only goes so far, especially when consumers, rather than companies, are asked to shoulder the burden.
ifeminists May 10, 2006 Tony Zizza	Is It Time To Boycott Parade Magazine? Once again Parade magazine is helping pharmaceutical companies sell depression and its drugs. If we are to take AstraZeneca seriously, and bipolar disorder seriously, then we must completely reject the idea of free will, personal responsibility, and good/bad consequences.
The Motley Fool May 4, 2006 Alyce Lomax	Good, Better, Best Corporate Citizens For anyone who has even a passing interest in identifying ethical or socially responsible companies to invest in, a list of such stocks can be interesting reading indeed. Who are the best corporate citizens? Green Mountain Coffee Roasters... Timberland... Dell... etc.
Outside May 2006 Philip D. Armour	Bloody Business Norwegian fishermen call it an honest day's work. Greenpeace calls it a violent crime. The issue is the annual hunt for North Atlantic minke whales.
Outside May 2006 John Galvin	Oil Spiel The author of The Long Emergency, an entertaining and terrifying look into a future without cheap fuel, thinks the world isn't doing nearly enough to get ready for an oil shortage.
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