Provides information about suicide bombers, discussing the history of suicide terrorism, the emergence of suicide bombers in the Middle East, and the recruiting and training of bombers, andconsidering whether suicide bombs are effective.
Provides information about domestic spying and wiretapping, discussing how efforts to protect the nation sometimes conflict with Constitutional rights to privacy and freedom of speech, reviewing the history of intelligence gathering,and considering the impact of domestic spying.
Explores the history and meaning of xenophobia, examining the reasons why some people have a fear of foreigners and those who may worship in a different way.
Examines the techological advances in commercial food production in the last fifty years and the various problems and questions that have accompanied them.
Explores hurricanes, discussing how they form, are tracked and rated, where they hit, and the causes of heightened activity in the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico; and cites a number of specific storms, describing their destruction.
Discusses homelessness in the United States, describing the impact of the early-twenty-first-century's recession on homelessness, as well as strategies and ways to put an end to homelessness in America.
An exploration of same-sex marriage that provides an overview of the history of marriage, discusses types of unions and their benefits, presents arguments on both sides of the debate, and examines related legal issues.
An exploration of illegal immigration and amnesty that provides background information and discusses legislation, principle debates, and possible solutions.
An exploration of the election of President Barack Obama that discusses his life and political career and also addresses the civil rights movement as well as race relations in the United States.
