Social Issues

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

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Mother Jones Jul/Aug 2002 Tim Steller	A Thirst for Justice Since the late 1990s, hundreds of border crossers from Mexico have died from hypothermia and dehydration in American deserts. Reverend Robin Hoover of activist group Humane Borders explains how his group has helped prevent more deaths by the strategic placement of water tanks.
Salon.com July 17, 2002 Laura Miller	"My Jihad" American mujahedin Aukai Collins was a passionate convert to Islam. But his new memoir makes it clear that nothing got him more excited than the sound of a rocket-propelled grenade and the look in an enemy's eyes as he slit his throat.
Salon.com July 16, 2002 Greg Harrison	Lawmakers addicted to the quick fix Drug legislation like the proposed RAVE Act does more to promote illicit drug use than discourage it.
Salon.com July 16, 2002 Arianna Huffington	Send the bastards to jail! Unlike the majority of nonviolent drug cases, corporate wrongdoers rarely do any time behind bars.
Knowledge@Wharton	To Combat Terrorism, a Systems Approach is Vital A recent economic conference urged the need for private business and the government to work together to develop a holistic approach to combating terrorism and containing its impact on business and society at large.
Salon.com July 12, 2002 Patrick Smith	Up, locked, and loaded Should guns be allowed in the cockpit? Possibly, says Salon's aviation expert, but not at the expense of other solutions to air terror.
Bio-IT World July 11, 2002 Mark D. Uehling	Flirting with Genomic Disaster A conversation with political scientist Francis Fukuyama about the prospect of ethics regulation in biotechnology.
Salon.com July 10, 2002 Karin Halperin	Black-and-blue in ones and zeros Digital photography is revolutionizing the prosecution of domestic violence cases.
PC World July 9, 2002 Dan Verton	Experts Expect a Major Terrorist Cyberattack Security and intelligence officials say an attack will happen, and warn that we're not ready to respond.
Mother Jones Jul/Aug 2002 Bill McKibben	It's Easy Being Green George W. Bush doesn't get it yet. But renewable energy is no longer the stuff of noble visions and pipe dreams: It's available, inexpensive, and increasingly -- normal.
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