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Explores the history of slavery in America, along with modern-day cases of forced labor and mistreatment in the United States and other parts of the world.

Explores the American prison system, a brief history of incarceration, whether or not incarceration works, and alternatives to imprisonment.

Explores the controversy and science behind egg harvesting and in vitro fertilization, the process that donors go through, and the possible health risks and ethical concerns.

Discusses efforts to ensure public security since the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, examining the USA Patriot Act, the creation of the Department of Homeland Security, the establishment of security measure for air and land travel, and controversies over these regulations.

Explores outsourcing of U.S. jobs, discussing reasons to contract out, its effects on global free trade, problems with the practice, resistance to it, and other related topics.

Explores how the automotive industry in the United States has been affected by the economic crisis that began in 2007.

Traces the history of the Taliban in Afghanistan, explaining how the religious group rose to power, controlled the people, government, and economy of the country, aided terrorists, and fought American, British, and Soviet forces at various times and discussing how the Taliban controls what women, children, and men wear, think, and do.

Explains with the infrastructure of America, including its water, public transportation, roads and bridges, schools, hospitals, and waterways, is at a crisis point at the start of the twenty-first century and discusses what would happen if the infrastructure fails and what can be done to stabilize it.

An exploration of piracy that discusses its prevalence, history, and existence in Asia and Africa, and examines military operations against pirates.

Explains corporate bailouts, discussing the factors in business that result in government intervention, and examining bailouts that have occurred during the economic recession of the early twenty-first century, as well as others throughout history.