The essays in this anthology provide contrasting views on the definition, use, and efficacy of torture. By evaluating and understanding divergent opinions, students will attain a broad base of knowledge…

Several articles explore the multiple issues surrounding oil, its environmental impact, societial costs, and its future.

Medicare: This series covers today’s most current national and international issues and the most important opinions of the past and present. The purpose of the series is to introduce readers…

Current Controversies: Pesticides … explores a variety of issues related to pesticides, including whether they are negatively affecting human health, how they are interacting with the environment, whether they are…

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security was created in response to the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Editor Debra A. Miller has collected a…

The modern concept of fair trade started in the United states, when associations such as SERRV International began to trade with poor communities in the South in the late 1940s…

Each anthology is composed of a wide spectrum of primary sources written by many of the foremost authorities in their respective fields. This unique approach provides students with a concise…

National Geographic reports that global warming is speeding up at an alarming rate. Average temperatures have climbed 1.4 degrees Fahrenheit since 1880, and arctic ice is melting due to an…