Science for the People has published many articles about IQ documenting the use of intelligence testing, a so-called "objective, scientific tool," to discriminate against various minorities that potentially threaten the established power structure—Eastern Europeans, women, Blacks, the poor. While the cultural bias of...
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In this issue we present an article on automating food production, "No Hands Touch the Land," originally a pamphlet by the California Agrarian Action Project. The article documents how publicly funded research at the University of California is used to further the interests of a handful of large growers at the expense...
In this issue we have two articles and one play deal-ing with occupational and environmental issues and their interconnection.
Even though new data on the formidable hazards and questionable efficiency of nuclear power plants continues to appear, the issue of nuclear power may at this point be more political than technical. Technical problems, such as waste disposal and the security of weapons-grade nuclear materials, may even be shown to be...
Christine Rack has based her article “US Medical Research Abroad: For the Power Not the People” on her own experiences in Colombia and on documents obtained here from governmental agencies despite their resistance. She describes how the design of a public health system has served the United States’ interests in Latin...
Many people interested in strategies for social change have recently become involved in the alternative technology (AT) movement, and there are now extensive AT activities all over the country. This relatively new movement poses important questions for people who have come to realize the political influences behind...
In this issue the Editorial Committee embarks on a new direction. For the first time in our history, guidelines for the magazine have been established. At the Northeast Regional Conference in October (see conference report, page 25), four guidelines were passed
This essay is reproduced here as it appeared in the print edition of the original Science for the People magazine. These web-formatted archives are preserved complete with typographical errors and available for reference and educational and activist use. Scanned PDFs of the back issues can be browsed by headline at...
This issue of Science for the People magazine goes to press as the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) finalizes preparations for its Feburary 1976 meeting in Boston. The AAAS, as the largest and one of the most powerful organizations of scientists in the U.S., reflects the scientific...