Social Issues

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

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InternetNews May 6, 2009 Alex Goldman	Expert: Green IT Now Part of the Bottom Line Going green isn't all about pain and making do with less - it's also about saving money, adhering to the law, and gaining respect.
Chemistry World May 5, 2009 James Mitchell Crow	Sustainable research creeps closer With the UK government having committed to an 80 per cent reduction in carbon emissions by 2050, a raft of new legislation will soon be driving universities to cut energy use in the lab.
IEEE Spectrum May 2009 Willie D. Jones	New Device Lets Plants Talk Smart sensors let crops text-message growers for more water and one company claims their sensors could significantly lower the world's freshwater usage.
ifeminists May 2, 2009 Carey Roberts	White House Council on Men and Boys: The Right Thing to Do One of the greatest failings of the Great Society programs of the 1960s was the devastating blow they dealt to low-income African-American families.
InternetNews May 1, 2009 Andy Patrizio	Intel Improves Power Management in Datacenters New software gives a more accurate measure of power in use, and shifts it to where it is needed, so long as you buy a Nehalem server.
Military & Aerospace Electronics May 2009 Courtney E. Howard	On-board processing, acoustic modems, advanced batteries highlight SAIC tsunami-warning buoys Science Applications International Corp. is delivering multi-hazard warning and mitigation tsunami-detection buoys to the People's Republic of China. The ocean-based buoys use advanced electronics and sensors to provide quick warning information.
Reason May 2009 Jacob Sullum	Pennsylvania Railroad Juvenile court corruption
Reason May 2009 Radley Balko	Conservation Theater Newly elected Rep. Eric Massa (D-N.Y.) wanted to promote the alternative energy being developed in his district. So Massa drove one fuel cell car to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and had an SUV tow a second fuel cell car behind him.
Reason May 2009 Mike Riggs	Bag Check Flex Your Rights, a nonprofit organization focused on protecting civilian rights during police encounters, delays Washington D.C.'s random metro bag check policy.
Reason May 2009 Jacob Sullum	The Indefinite Future of Indefinite Detention President Obama may close Guantanamo, but the policy it represents will continue.
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