Social Issues

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

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BusinessWeek July 14, 2003 David Fairlamb	The Smog Trade Will pollution "credits" help clean up the world?
ifeminists July 8, 2003 George Rolph	A Sensible Definition of Domestic Abuse Domestic abuse is people hurting people, over time, for the purposes of controlling them. Unlike British Government minister Jack Straw's definition that "Domestic violence is men hitting women," this definition seems a little more thoughtful and intelligent.
Reason July 2003 Jacob Sullum	Jury Ragging: Medical pot in federal courts When Ed Rosenthal was convicted on federal marijuana cultivation charges last winter, his friends and supporters were not the only ones who were upset. So were the people who convicted him.
Reason July 2003 Jacob Sullum	Book Bind: Street vendor regulations New Orleans issues permits to street vendors selling food, flowers, razor blades, and pencils, but not books. And anything that's not explicitly permitted is forbidden, city officials say. Would-be booksellers Josh Wexler and Anne Jordan Blanton are fighting the law to sell their wares.
Reason July 2003 Sara Rimensnyder	Rave On How a bad bill becomes a law: The RAVE Act, now officially known as the Illicit Drug Anti-Proliferation Act, passed both the House and Senate in April without ever having gone through committee and without floor debate.
Reason July 2003 Sara Rimensnyder	Soundbite: Horrors Told The cruel system of Soviet work camps known as the gulag terrorized some 18 million prisoners -- and yet its history has been relatively overlooked in the catalog of 20th-century horrors. So Anne Applebaum devoted the last 6 years to writing the fascinating, horrifying Gulag: A History
Reason July 2003 Iraj Isaac Rahmim	Where the Shah Went Alone Meditations on a life under tyranny
Inc. July 1, 2003 Ellie Winninghoff	The Little Green Schoolhouse A start-up B-school in Seattle mixes business and social responsibility.
CIO July 1, 2003 Paul Roberts	Airport Tests Thermal Imaging The source of two flights involved in the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Boston's Logan Airport has become an early adopter of security technology, installing new baggage-screening systems and testing biometric authentication systems.
Information Today June 30, 2003 Barbara Quint	Public Libraries Face Net Filtering Following Supreme Court Decision The Children's Internet Protection Act, which mandates that libraries accepting federal funding to assist patrons with Internet access must use Net filters to block pornography, has withstood legal challenge. Across the country, public librarians began to struggle with its ramifications.
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