Haugen, David M.

Contains eleven essays that offer varying perspectives on issues related to video games, including the positive and negative effects of playing video games, violent video games and antisocial behavior, artistic and emotional satisfaction from video games, and other topics; and provides contact information for organizations and a bibliography.

Examines arguments on both sides of the debate over abortion, with essays discussing the morality of abortion, the restriction of abortion rights, the societal impact of abortion, and the safety of abortions.

Examines the food industry as represented in Eric Schlosser's book "Fast Food Nation.".

Reflects the current scope of the debate on campaign finance for a range of elected positions.

Contains twelve articles about books, discussing digital printing, the printed book market, e-books, and how publishers and libraries can meet the challenges presented by e-books.

Contains a collection of essays that examine the global consequences of continued population growth and considers the various options for dealing with its impact on the environment and natural resources.

A collection of twenty-three essays that discuss many points of view about renewable energy.

Contains ten articles that provide a varying perspectives on issues that relate to cloning; and debates the ethics of cloning, whether to ban human cloning, therapeutic cloning, reproductive cloning, and cloning animals for food.

Discusses the issues surrounding implementation of a smart grid, including security concerns, the impact on energy production and distribution, and the social acceptance of a smart grid.

Provides access to a wide diversity of opinions about, Mexico, also stimulating readers to do further research for group discussion and individual interest. Selections by experts, policy makers, and concerned citizens include complete articles and speeches, long book excerpts, and occasional cartoons and boxed quotations.