Contemporary world issues

Information source and guide to the issue of public education in the U.S. from its origins through the present.

A comprehensive and insightful overview of the role of drugs in our society, including startling facts concerning the amount and intensity of addiction in the United States, and insight into the past, present, and future of drugs.

Discusses the scope of the HIV/AIDS epidemic and its effect on American lives, from unborn children to prisoners.

Provides a perspective of available energy sources and investigates some problems, plus provides laws and regulations, organizational directory, and bibliography.

Describes the evolution of the trade policies of the United States, discussing tariffs, trade barriers, and promotion techniques, and looking at the development of global policy.

Provides readers with answers to some of the most basic questions about the world's disappearing rain forests. Examines the reasons for the forests' destruction, how it affects the indigenous animal and plant life, as well as the entire planet.

Presents a comprehensive reference that discusses the 2001 U.S.A. Patriot Act and discusses the major players including President Bush, Colin Powell, and John Ashcroft, national security measures before and after September 11, 2001, critics of the Patriot Act, and a directory of major organizations involved with it.

Describes and discusses the controversy concerning the handling of the global refugee problem by the United States and international community. Provides statistics and legal documents regarding refugees and the history of the problem.

Presents a broad range of information on the topic of gun control, with an examination of the diverse issues related to gun control, a chronology of the arguments, biographical sketches of individuals involved in the debate, statistics and data, a directory of organizations that have taken a stand on the issue, and a selection of print resources.