Social Issues

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

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Salon.com September 19, 2002 Neil Steinberg	Anatomy of Bob Greene The Chicago columnist crusaded on behalf of abused kids. Then he got fired for having sex with a teenage subject.
Fast Company October 2002 Chuck Salter	Terrorists Strike Fast... Interpol has to Move Faster... Ron Noble is on the Case A profile of far-reaching change with life-and-death consequences.
ifeminists September 17, 2002 Sacks & Thompson	High-Profile 'Deadbeat Dad' Raids Won't Fix Child Support System Badly in Need of Reform Reforms are needed that will make the system more rational and workable, and which will benefit both the children owed support and the fathers who owe it.
Salon.com September 16, 2002 Arianna Huffington	The latest Bush hypocrisy Gov. Jeb Bush calls for jail time for nonviolent drug offenders as his daughter gets sent to rehab.
Wired October 2002 Todd Woody	The Plot to Kill the Carp Scientists are lab-testing a death fish that will wipe out its own species. Pests across the planet beware.
Wired October 2002 Steve Silberman	Caught in the Kid Porn Crusade He was a stand-up Marine, a beloved cop, and a local hero -- until the government branded him part of the largest kid porn ring in history. Inside Operation Candyman, the FBI's crusade to sweep the Net clean of child abuse.
Salon.com September 12, 2002 Suzy Hansen	Why terrorism works Alan Dershowitz says the world community opened the door to al-Qaida by rewarding Palestinian terrorists -- and makes the case for national I.D. cards and torture.
Salon.com September 12, 2002 Sheerly Avni	Ecstasy begets empathy Psychiatrist and drug researcher Dr. Charles Grob sees value in MDMA -- when it's taken in therapy, not at a rave.
ifeminists September 10, 2002 Wendy McElroy	Making Some Sense of It All It is natural to feel helpless in the face of Sept. 11, but the basics of society have not changed: The basic unit is the single human being who stands up for personal liberty and takes responsibility by realizing that "small" problems in our own backyards are as important as they always were.
Reason October 2002 Nick Gillespie	Freedom for Safety: An old trade -- and a useless one The USA PATRIOT Act is a synecdoche for the freedom-for-safety swap. In making the freedom-for-safety swap, we haven't just dishonored the dead of 9/11. We've helped something else die too.
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