Contains twenty-three essays offering different perspectives on Iran's green movement, discussing it's true nature, whether or not it's related to uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt, and the future of the movement.
Examines the challenges facing developing nations including hunger, infectious diseases, environmental damage, global recession, democracy, foreign aid, and more.
A collection of personal narratives about the Watergate scandal of the 1970s by those who were closely associated with it including Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Barbara Jordon, Sam Ervin, and Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, who broke the news of the break-in.
Explores suicide bombers, discussing their growing threat, what motivates them, how they are justified, and the costs and prevention of suicide terror.
Provides an overview of the 2003 war of the United States and its allies against Saddam Hussein and Iraq, including historical reasons for the conflict and its political and economic ramifications.
Presents a brief biography of Dolores Huerta, who, together with Cesar Chavez, helped to create the first union for farmworkers; and chronicles her childhood and family, education, and involvement for equal rights for Latinos, women, and the poor.
Introduces all sides of the issue of biodiversity, covering biodiversity loss as a serious problem, which species are threatened with extinction, whether human food production methods are a threat to biodiversity, and more.
Collects twenty-five essays that address issues concerning nuclear armament, discussing national security, the U.S. response to nuclear weapons and terrorism, and more.