Social Issues

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IEEE Spectrum July 2006 John Voelcker	Stalked by Satellite Many states have general laws against stalking or harassment, but far fewer specifically address GPS tracking, mobile phones, Internet spyware, and other recent developments in consumer technology.
Chemistry World July 2006	Editorial: Need a Carrier Bag? The world is drowing in a sea of plastic bags. Chemists are helping address the problem with better biodegradable materials, and by highlighting and tracking the environmental impact of plastics and their breakdown products.
ifeminists June 28, 2006 Carey Roberts	Twelve-Step Feminist Cure It's hard to dispute the fact that millions of women have been duped by the chimera of radical feminism. What we need is a massive de-programming effort to help the millions of Gender Studies grads who now endure lives of resentment and barren solitude.
ifeminists June 28, 2006 Leving & Sacks	California Spousal Rape Bill Will Harm Innocent Men False accusations of violence or abuse are endemic in family law cases. The California Senate and the Assembly Committee on Public Safety recently approved a misguided bill which will make the problem worse by easing the way for spurious spousal rape allegations to be used against fathers.
Scientific American July 2006 Jeffrey D. Sachs	Ecology and Political Upheaval Small changes in climate can cause wars, topple governments and crush economies already strained by poverty, corruption and ethnic conflict
InternetNews June 23, 2006 Roy Mark	Cops And Data Robbers Get Mention on Hill Data brokers take the Fifth; Cops cheat subpoenas through Internet; Senator Nelson slow to get the message.
National Defense July 2006 Stew Magnuson	Hunters Unearth Smuggling Tunnels Authorities along the border with Mexico have uncovered the longest underground smuggling passageway discovered by law enforcement so far. Training and technology used to hunt tunnels along the Mexican and Canadian borders has immediate applications in Southwest Asia.
National Defense July 2006 Stew Magnuson	Wars Giving Boost To Cutting Edge Technologies If history is any indication, some of the military funded innovations will not only live, but make a positive impact on society as a whole and drive the U.S. economy throughout the coming decades.
Smithsonian July 2006 Seidensticker & Lumpkin	Building An Arc Despite poachers, insurgents and political upheaval, India and Nepal's bold approach to saving wildlife in the Terai Arc just may succeed.
Chemistry World June 22, 2006	Ethicist Approves Performance Enhancing Drugs A leading ethicist has questioned the value of banning some of the sports drugs listed by the World Anti-Doping Agency. It's a view rejected strenuously by former Olympian Linford Christie, who tested positive for the anabolic steroid nandrolone in 1999.
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