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Equal rights for Americans with disabilities

1992
Describes the rights of people with disabilities in the areas of education, employment, housing, and transportation and the efforts being made to secure these rights.

The plight of the whales

1989
Discusses how whales have become endangered and the activities of conservation groups.

The foreign policy debate

human rights and American foreign policy
1984
Examines the abuse of human rights in today's world and discusses the controversial role of American foreign policy in relation to this issue.

Pesticides

1991
Discusses the uses of pesticides, the dangers they may pose to our food supply, and governmental restrictions imposed on those considered harmful.

How safe is our food supply?

1990
Outlines the various procedures by which foods are preserved, grown, and stored, demonstrating how some of these methods may be detrimental to human health.

Reshaping the Supreme Court

new justices, new directions
1988
Discusses the evolution of the Supreme Court's role and its impact in politics and society, examines important decisions of the Burger and Warren courts, and looks at new justices and issues facing the present court.

Medical ethics

1987
Discusses the ethical and moral issues surrounding euthanasia, genetic engineering, genetic counseling, organ transplants, and other medical technologies.

The national debt

1987
Discusses the current federal budget deficit, defines national debt, money supply, and other economic terms, chronicles the history of federal spending, and proposes solutions to the problem.

NATO, an entangled alliance

1984
Explores such critical issues as the changing economic status of the United States and Western Europe, the global role of NATO, the different views of detente and the Soviet threat held by Americans and Europeans, and the possible future of the NATO alliance.

Biofeedback, fact or fad?

1984
Explores the science of "biofeedback" and describes the use of biofeedback techniques to help humans solve medical and psychological problems. Also discusses the future implications of biofeedback training.

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