Lessons from the Past: Economic and Technological Impacts of U.S. Energy Policy part of Summer 2011 Issue
In this article, data will be presented which show that the United States' dependence on foreign oil has resulted in repeated cycles of economic recession following peaks in crude oil prices.

Laboratories in a Democracy: Science and Hard Public Policy part of Winter 2012 Issue
Attaining the SENCER ideals of teaching basic science through public issues that are "complex, contested, and unresolved" and identifying the limits of science in helping us "decide what to do" ...