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Contains articles that provide a variety of perspectives on issues related to foreign aid.

Offers the first inside account of America's continuing legal experiment at Guantanamo Bay--a permanent, offshore justice system designed to assure convictions by denying constitutional rights.

Worldwide, over 1.3 billion people lack access to electricity and another 1 billion have unreliable access, with enormous consequences for their everyday lives. In addition, many countries spend a high share of their GDP on fossil fuel imports, making them dependent on foreign energy supplies and vulnerable to price fluctuations. The burning of fossil fuels pollutes local environments, endangers the health of citizens, and exacerbates global climate change.

The astrophysicist director of the Hayden Planetarium in New York discusses the future of space travel and the importance of its exploration for the United States' economy, security, and morale.

An investigative reporter evaluates the capacity of the international law-enforcement community to combat cybercrime, offering insight into the personalities of online criminals and what motivates their activities.

Authors present differing opinions on whether the United States should have a national language, whether multilingualism is bad for the U.S., and whether students have a right to use their native language.

This book is a collection of articles in which authors debate whether gambling should be restricted, whether sports betting should be legal, whether dog racing should be banned, whether the federal ban on online gambling is warranted, and other controversies on gambling.

Contains twenty essays that debate issues associated AIDS from varying perspectives, discussing the threat of the AIDS epidemic, how the spread of the disease can be controlled, and approaches to the epidemic on a global level.

This book is a collection of articles in which authors debate whether torture is ever justified, whether torture violates American values, whether enhanced interrogation techniques are torture, and whether the United States should apply the Geneva Conventions to terrorists.