Social Issues

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

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The Motley Fool May 18, 2007 Toby Shute	Cambodia's Oil Curse When a poor country strikes oil and gas riches, is it a curse or a blessing?
Reactive Reports May 2007 David Bradley	Windows Cause Pollution According to researchers, the grime that accumulates on windows, buildings, roads, and other urban surfaces could be an important source of nitrogen oxide air pollutants.
The Motley Fool May 17, 2007 Emil Lee	Should Berkshire Divest PetroChina? The PetroChina investment may have hints of crossing the line regarding ties to the Sudanese government, and perhaps to preserve Berkshire's reputation it should be divested.
ifeminists May 16, 2007 Leving & Sacks	Equal Rights Amendment Yes, 'Women's Equality Amendment' No Unfortunately, the bill's sponsors have changed the ERA's name to the Women's Equality Amendment. There's a major problem with that, because when considering injustices based on gender, today men and fathers can lay claim to many of them.
ifeminists May 15, 2007 Amy Alkon	Diddle He Or Didn't He? In response to a reader's question: Women best protect themselves by appraising men as individuals, based on evidence, not by leaping to the assumption that "stepdad" equals sex predator.
Geotimes May 2007 Megan Sever	The Plague: Could It Happen Again? Centuries ago, plague was brought about by the expansion of global travel at the same time climate changed. Given the extent of globalization today, and the fact that the climate is changing, health officials and the public wonder if there is a risk of history repeating itself.
IEEE Spectrum May 2007 Philip E. Ross	A Double Standard for Women Engineers? When male scientists posed half-naked for a calendar in the 1990s they got kudos; now that female engineering students have done the same, they face recriminations.
BusinessWeek May 21, 2007 Grow & Epstein	The Poverty Business Inside U.S. companies' audacious drive to extract more profits from the nation's working poor.
BusinessWeek May 21, 2007	The Economics of the Poverty Business Researchers are digging deeper to learn more about the high cost of being poor, and its impact on the overall economy.
BusinessWeek May 21, 2007 Grow & Epstein	Cutting the Cost of Poverty Scholars are taking a fresh look at the financial problems of the working poor, and have some new suggestions on how to address them.
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