Laufer, Peter

Explores the process by which foods acquire an "organic" label, and discusses unethical food labeling practices.

Describes the importance of the guitar in Mexico, especially in Paracho, a town which is becoming the center of the Mexican guitar industry.

Journalist and researcher Laufer helps to understand the background to the current state of Mexican immigration: the story of how the border has become a fraud, resulting in nothing more than the criminalization of Mexican and other migrants, the bloating of the mismanaged Immigration and Naturalization Service, the deterioration of living standards along the frontier, and the enrichment of American employers. Laufer argues for free movement across the border, ending a deadly charade that taunts and abuses workers the U.S. economy deperately needs, and making it easier for the U.S. to enforce restrictions against those people to whom it wants to deny entry.--From publisher description.

Explores how American soldiers are becoming anti-war activists after serving in the Iraq War and witnessing the violence and devastation of the war and how the American government has failed to control the situation.

An account of American citizens imprisoned in twenty-one countries abroad.

Explores the economic and environmental impact of the exotic animal trade, from poachers and traders to breeders and pet owners.

Describes the importance of the guitar in Mexico, especially in Paracho, a town which is becoming the center of the Mexican guitar industry.

The author examines how animals have been used for entertainment and sport in animal acts, canned hunting, cockfighting, and more, and explores the line between use and abuse.