Discusses how the United States lost its place as the dominant economic power of the world due to a host of reasons, including the entry into the world's markets of highly competitive foreign products and the poor management of U.S. businesses.
Examines recent developments and trends in space technology and the arms race which may determine whether mankind will preserve space for peaceful uses or turn it into the ultimate battleground.
Explores alternative energy sources that will decrease the world's dependency on oil including natural gas, coal, synthetic fuel, power from the atom, and solar energy. Also discusses the importance of conserving energy sources.
Discusses how the present nuclear arms buildup came about,0compares the military strengths of the United States and the Soviet Union, and examines attempts to control the uses of the destructive weapons.
In examining America's enthrallment with television, such aspects of the "ultimate mass medium" are explored as television and children, television and truth, television as business, and the future of television in the United States.
Discusses the dual problem of too much ozone in the troposphere creating smog and the depletion of the ozone layer in the stratosphere which shields harmful ultraviolet rays.
Examines the problems of illegal adoption and surrogate motherhood and the tragedies which often result from them. Offers solutions to the ethical and legal dilemmas caused by this form of commerce.
Examines the direct and indirect effects of acid rain, how it is formed, how it is being studied, who are the culprits in the creation of this very damaging ecological problem, and what citizens and the government can do to alleviate it.
