Social Issues

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

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Reason April 2003 Damon W. Root	Hell Hounds How a musical moral panic destroyed three young men: a review of Mara Leveritt's new book about the West Memphis Three, Devil's Knot, a powerful cautionary tale about the awesome and frequently careless power of law enforcement and the damage it can do when informed by ignorant moral panics.
Geotimes April 2003 Lisa M. Pinsker	Mapping secure boundaries for data In deciding what geospatial information could pose harm to the country if made public, government agencies must think like terrorists.
U.S. Banker April 2003 Matthew Miller	Skeletons in the Credit Closet A growing number of cash-strapped parents are stealing their kid's identity. The debt is piling up.
Inc. April 1, 2003 Robert X. Cringely	What's Next: Introducing the CamPuter Imagine 10 million surveillance cameras, digitized and linked.
IDB America March 2003 Christina MacCulloch	Chile's regions lead the way Decentralization and local initiative prove to be decisive factors in reducing poverty.
IDB America March 2003 Christina MacCulloch	The mother of all reforms How Uruguayans undertook the delicate task of overhauling their social security system
IDB America March 2003	Support in a time of crisis A senior IDB manager calls for greater equity in development
IDB America March 2003 Paul Constance	Would you trust this court? Reformers strengthen judicial independence and fight to improve the credibility of judges in Latin America
IDB America March 2003	Accountability first A senior IDB manager argues that strong institutions and greater transparency in the management of public resources are the best means of combating corruption
IDB America March 2003 Daniel Drosdoff	A fresh approach to social assistance Colombia finds cost-effective ways of tackling the symptoms, and not just the causes, of poverty
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