Opposing viewpoints series

Discusses how a post-truth climate will affect our elections, journalistic standards, news, and habits.

"From fears of causing cancer to the future of small and family farmers, there are enough questions about pesticides and GMOs to fuel their critics. Yet the list of benefits is hard to ignore. The diverse viewpoints from authoritative voices in the field will provide readers with a . . . picture of this complex topic"--Provided by publisher.

"For every athlete who uses their platform for charitable, political, and social good, there are many whose unethical or even criminal behavior sends the wrong message. What is the responsibility of athletes to their fans, to their teams, and to their leagues? And how much responsibility do we hold for holding them in such high esteem? The viewpoints in this volume explore this complicated issue"--Provided by publisher.

"In 2012, a seventeen-year-old African American boy named Trayvon Martin was murdered in cold blood by a neighborhood vigilante. When the murderer was acquitted, shockwaves ran through African American communities across the United States. The frustration over the perceived lack of value of African Americans in the United States spurred #BlackLivesMatter. The activist group mobilized as a rash of killings of unarmed African Americans by police seemed to plague the country. But many whites didn't understand their cause and responded with All Lives Matter. The viewpoints in this resource ask . . . questions regarding race in the United States"--Amazon.

A collection of essays from different points of view on sanctuary cities.

"Net neutrality advocates are fighting for government regulation and protection of this . . . frontier. They believe that the internet is now a basic human need and argue that defined rules are essential to the protection of customers and to the encouragement of innovation. Detractors worry that too much government oversight discourages innovation and investment. The viewpoints in this . . . [book] are written by experts with a variety of perspectives about a complex topic that encompasses many fields, including technology, business, and the Constitution"--Provided by publisher.

A collection of essays presenting varying perspectives on the state of western democracy.

Contains nineteen essays that present different perspectives on issues related to censorship, including flag burning and Internet filtering.

Presents articles and essays espousing opposing viewpoints on the concept of the wealth gap in the United States and how rich people relate to the poor, with arguments for and against the government taking action to eliminate the wealth gap.

A collection of essays on incarceration in the United States from multiple points of view.