Social Issues

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

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Fast Company March 1, 2007 Bill Breen	Q&A: Pierre Omidyar - Empower Seller Pierre Omidyar's network funds both nonprofits and for-profits. No matter, as long as they do good.
Chemistry World February 16, 2007 Richard Van Noorden	Against the Grain Scientists warn that corn-based ethanol can't realistically cut carbon emissions or gasoline usage. This hasn't stopped US ethanol producers happily gobbling up corn, galvanized by high oil prices and generous tax credits.
Chemistry World February 15, 2007 Richard Van Noorden	UK Nuclear Policy Setback UK government plans for a new generation of nuclear power stations have suffered a setback after a public consultation on nuclear power was condemned by a High Court judge as 'inadequate' and 'misleading'.
Reason February 2007 Ronald Bailey	Supersized Drivers Does fat cause global warming? Industrial engineer Sheldon Jacobson and his doctoral student Laura McLay report that our cars and trucks are burning more gas per mile to haul our larger carcasses about the planet.
Reason February 2007 Katherine Mangu-Ward	The Kyoto Poll Once again an international poll shows sanitation, communicable diseases, education, and hunger score far higher than global warming in countries' final list of priorities.
Reason February 2007 Kerry Howley	Antisocial Studies In Great Britain, local authorities can slap an Antisocial Behavior Order on anyone over age 10 who has behaved antisocially. ASBOs remain popular with law enforcement, as well as offenders, who see an ASBO as a badge of honor.
Reason February 2007 David Weigel	No Pictures, Please The use of traffic cameras in the UK have touched off a wave of protests that are making politicians and traffic cops nervous.
Reason February 2007 Greg Beato	Rant: Smile, You're on the Telescreen Surveillance cameras certainly lead to more surveillance cameras, but do they lead to less crime? Perhaps it's best to oppose the post-9/11 surveillance boom on grounds of government waste rather than privacy.
Reason February 2007 Greg Beato	Pot Clubs in Peril Are San Francisco zoning boards a bigger threat to medical marijuana than the DEA?
Reason February 2007 Guy Taylor	After the Damascus Spring Syria, an authoritarian state whose government, which has long maintained ownership and control over the media, claims now to be intent on spreading information technology to the masses.
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