Social Issues

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

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Reason October 2006 John Stossel	How to Fire an Incompetent Teacher An illustrated guide to New York's public school bureaucracy, a monopoly so heavily regulated that sometimes it's unable to fire even dangerous teachers.
Reason October 2006 David Weigel	It Can't Happen Here The fantasy worlds of War on Terror novels: If these are the first drips in a flood of wartime fantasies, we can count on many more years of paranoia. We should hope instead that these books become something the authors never intended: classic War on Terror kitsch.
Smithsonian October 2006 Joel Garreau	300 Million and Counting The United States reaches a demographic milestone, with an anticipated population of 300 million -- behind only that of China and India -- thanks largely to immigration.
IDB America October 2006 Roger Hamilton	The Mayor with 200,000 Children A local Peruvian government transforms natural gas royalties into hundreds of projects to improve people's lives.
IDB America October 2006 Peter Bate	Fish Magnets On Haiti's southern peninsula, a simple underwater contraption that creates an anchorage for microscopic plants and animals and hiding places for small fish brings a measure of economic prosperity to traditional fishermen.
IDB America October 2006 Alexandra Russell-Bitting	Argentine Laboratory Tracks a Killer A new University of Buenos Aires laboratory is addressing one of the neglected diseases the Pan American Health Organization describes as "stigmatizing diseases of poverty that can only be tackled by leadership and a concerted political and economic effort."
IDB America October 2006 Roger Hamilton	Andean Arboretum In Peru, small farmers plant trees to protect their land and their livelihood.
IEEE Spectrum October 2006 Robert N. Charette	Dying for Data A comprehensive system of electronic medical records promises to save lives and cut health care costs -- but how do you build one? The many technical, social, and political issues are also formidable.
U.S. Banker October 2006 Karen Krebsbach	Building 'Green' Saves Banks Even More Green Banks are at the forefront of the green-building construction craze, which proponents claim can cut building operating costs, increase building values, boost occupancy ratios and improve return on investment.
Chemistry World September 29, 2006 Simon Hadlington	WWF Study Slammed by Scientists As the long-running saga to get a new regulatory framework for the chemical industry onto the European statute book enters another key chapter, a frenzy of lobbying is underway.
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