Social Issues

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

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IEEE Spectrum September 2006 Stephen Barlas	Stricter U.S. Gas Standards Stalled In the U.S., bipartisan opposition defeats bipartisan efforts to strengthen Corporate Average Fuel Economy regulations.
IEEE Spectrum September 2006 Billy Brackenridge	Ultrawideband Upset WiMedia, the next generation of wireless connectivity, is raising some interesting questions about privacy. Will ultrashort-range radio have far-reaching legal consequences?
IEEE Spectrum September 2006 Charles Perrow	Shrink The Targets Human nature can better withstand a dozen small disasters than a single great one, even if the casualty total is the same. Protecting America's big targets is next to impossible; we should instead downsize them to make them less consequential and easier to protect.
Chemistry World August 31, 2006 Mark Peplow	Contamination From Food Packaging `Ignored' A leading analytical chemist has claimed that widespread contamination of food by packaging materials is being ignored by government, scientists, and the food industry.
ifeminists August 30, 2006 Carey Roberts	No Need to Keep Duke Rape Accuser's Name Secret The cat is out of the bag. The identity of the Duke rape accuser has been widely disseminated on the radio, via the internet, in public legal documents, and in an encyclopedia.
ifeminists August 30, 2006 McCormick & Sacks	New American Bar Association Article Points to Crisis in False Paternity Judgments Child support debtors receive little public sympathy, at times with reason. Yet the victims of false paternity judgments aren't men trying to evade their legitimate responsibilities. They are victims of one of the most indefensible civil rights violations in America today.
ifeminists August 30, 2006 Tony Zizza	Justice Delayed Is Justice Denied High School students Dailyn Campbell and Jesse Howard should have had the moral fortitude to not play football this year. Out of a sense of sacrifice for the horrible crime they committed. It's pathetic that the judge in this case showed no adherence to the rule of law and common sense.
Fast Company September 2006 Charles Fishman	How Many Lightbulbs Does it Take to Change the World? One. And You're Looking At It. For years, compact fluorescent bulbs have promised dramatic energy savings -- yet they remain a mere curiosity. That's about to change, thanks to a push by Wal-Mart. CFLs are a classic example of creative destruction.
Food Processing August 2006 Ashman & Beckley	Product Spotlight: Coffee with a conscience Starbucks' Rwanda Blue Bourbon provides lessons to all food processors on fair trade and a social mission -- and the marketing opportunities inherent in those causes.
InternetNews August 25, 2006 Ray Everett-Church	The Unwitting Privacy Pioneers AOL's recent stumble publicly debunks any myths about the protective power of anonymizing search data.
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