social policy

Presents the beliefs and reflections of President Clinton concerning the country's future goals and direction by focusing on three main themes-opportunity, responsibility, and community.

Examines President Lyndon B. Johnson's proposal for social advances and domestic improvement known as the Great Society, focusing on efforts to fight poverty through a program of community activism, worker training, education, health and legal services, and civil rights, and discussing how the financial drain of the Vietnam War affected the poverty initiatives.

Journalist John Stossel shares his opinions on the United States government, addressing the role the government plays in solving our problems and rethinking our lives as independent individuals, and discussing big business, tax breaks, jobs, free trade, gun control, and more.

Examines some of America's biggest domestic problems and suggests solutions that the author considers to be affordable, practical, and within reach of both liberals and conservatives.

Senator John Kerry reveals his vision for America, bridging partisan and ideological divides to identify the common ground of American ideals, values, and experiences.

Relates Speaker of the House of Representatives Newt Gingrich's vision for America's future and his solutions to political, social, economic, and moral issues that currently face the U.S.

Examines the underlying ideas and principal objectives of the original Great Society legislation proposed by President Lyndon Johnson in the 1960s, and discusses why the reforms Johnson sought in the areas of civil rights, health care, poverty, education, urban life, and consumerism ultimately failed to achieve their purpose.

Successful entrepreneur Steve Poizner shares the story of his experiences after taking a break from the world of business to teach twelfth grade at Mount Pleasant High School, a troubled public school in San Jose, California.

A collection of essays that offer opposing viewpoints on issues related to the family, discussing such topics as adoption, divorce laws, day care, and welfare reform.