Social Issues

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

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Geotimes February 2007 Fred Schwab	Does Geology Kill You? We must become "medicinal geologists." Ignorance of geology, not geology itself, can make you sick. We must learn about the relationship between geology and human health.
HBS Working Knowledge February 21, 2007 Lodge & Wilson	What a U.N. Partnership with Big Business Could Accomplish Countries most successful in reducing poverty have focused on creating profitable businesses. They provide the jobs, income, and motivation for education and individual development that raise standards of living.
ifeminists February 21, 2007 Carey Roberts	The Rehabilitation of Astronaut Lisa Nowak Before long we will all agree that Lisa Marie Nowak's actions were surely more worthy of sympathy than scorn. At that point, what need will there be for a trial?
The Motley Fool February 21, 2007 Tim Beyers	Starbucks Can't Do Enough Critics are putting increasing pressure on the coffee king to be a fair trader when it comes to buying beans, especially when buying from East Africa in general and Ethiopia in particular. Trouble is, there's almost nothing Starbucks can do to help small farmers.
Wall Street & Technology February 12, 2007 Greg MacSweeney	Energy-Efficient Data Centers on the Horizon Just as Wall Street often is the first to use the newest, fastest processors, it also will likely be the first to move toward more energy efficient data centers.
Scientific American March 2007	The Beef with Cloned Meat For Americans, the idea of cloned meat elicits distaste even in many confirmed carnivores. Is that gut reaction justified? From a food-safety standpoint, probably not.
Scientific American March 2007 Jeffrey D. Sachs	Threats of War, Chances for Peace Preventing the spread of war will depend on strategies that recognize the shared interests of adversaries.
Scientific American March 2007 Charles Q. Choi	Pole Positions More than 30 nations are initiating a global campaign to study the Arctic and Antarctic: an International Polar Year.
Fast Company March 1, 2007 Andrew Zolli	Business 3.0 A suite of new global forces is emerging that will remake the operating environment for global capitalism, obliterate the walls -- and the distinctions -- between the Friedmanesque Hatfields and the Naderesque McCoys, and inject a "greed is good" mentality into our approach to grand social problems.
Fast Company March 1, 2007 Bill Breen	Q&A: C.K. Prahalad - Pyramid Schemer Three years ago, C.K. Prahalad unearthed the "fortune at the bottom of the pyramid." Prahalad continues to advance the prospect of an extraordinarily attractive business opportunity that's also an acid test for strategic and technological innovation.
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