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Presimetrics Presimetrics Michael Philip Kimel The authors, Mike Kimel and Michael E. Kanell have gathered and analyzed data on more than a dozen critical national issues including GDP, personal income, health care, jobs, national security, educa… OL15909372W
Re-made in the USA Re-made in the USA Todd Lipscomb "A business-based rallying cry to reclaim the US economy. There is a nagging feeling that the U.S. is slipping as a nation and our people are powerless to do anything to fix it. Issues such as jobs, … OL15988618W
Government entitlement Government entitlement Jeff Burlingame "Allows readers to use critical thinking to create informed opinions on where they stand on the issue of government entitlement"--Provided by publisher. OL16484460W
Investing in children Investing in children Ron Haskins,Ariel Kalil,Jenny Chesters "Presents new research by leading scholars in Australia and the United States on economic factors that influence children's development and the respective social policies the two nations have designe… OL16547812W
Crime Policy In America Laws Institutions And Programs Crime Policy In America Laws Institutions And Programs Shahid Shahidullah "This book is a systematic examination of the nature of America's crime and criminal justice system as defined by its policy-makers at different times and in disparate contexts of social and politica… OL17456823W
Upheaval Upheaval Lou Dobbs "Bestselling author and host of Lou Dobbs Tonight offers his illuminating views on some of our nation's most intractable problems. In 2012, Lou Dobbs Tonight celebrated its one-year anniversary and a… OL17879723W
America America Bob Ehrlich Former politician and author Bob Ehrlich "explores the cause and remedies to the seven most difficult issues confronting (and confounding) our culture and country ... [presenting] an urgent call to a… OL18150638W
Gay and lesbian rights in the United States Gay and lesbian rights in the United States Walter L. Williams The movement for gay and lesbian rights in America is a response to long-held beliefs that have, at times throughout the history of the United States, made homosexuality legally, politically, and soc… OL18377259W
Creating an opportunity society Creating an opportunity society Ron Haskins "Presents facts and factors that contribute to economic opportunity, looking at how poor, middle class, and rich have fared in recent decades. Proposes a cost-effective agenda for increasing opportun… OL18640182W
To renew America To renew America Newt Gingrich Many people in government and the media tried to stop the publication of this book so that you could not read it. But now you can. On November 9, 1994, for the first time in forty years, the Republic… OL1868235W
Indian work Indian work Daniel H. Usner 202 pages : 25 cm OL1888712W
Return to sender Return to sender Ralph Nader "In letters addressed to Presidents George Bush and Barack Obama, Ralph Nader provides incisive critiques of more than a decade of American policy decision and indecision. Each letter offers frank ad… OL19998880W
Today's economic issues Today's economic issues Nancy S. Lind "Both the Democratic and Republican parties proclaim that they have the best interests of the nation and its people at heart. Both are also adamant that they have the best proposals and positions on … OL20054832W
Democracy by disclosure Democracy by disclosure Mary Graham Annotation Annotation OL20545356W
Please Stop Helping Us Please Stop Helping Us Jason Riley The author believes that "many efforts by liberals to help the black underclass not only fail but often harm the intended beneficiaries. The intentions behind welfare programs may be noble, but in pr… OL21570564W
Taking sides Taking sides Kurt Finsterbusch,George McKenna This volume presents current controversial issues surrounding current controversial issues in the field of sociology in a debate-style format designed to stimulate student interest and develop critic… OL23030783W
Welfare as we knew it Welfare as we knew it Noble, Charles Compared to other rich Western democracies, the U.S. does less to help its citizens adapt to the uncertainties of life in a market economy. In Welfare As We Knew It, Charles Noble offers a groundbrea… OL2685103W
Beyond red and blue Beyond red and blue Peter S. Wenz "Wenz maps out twelve political philosophies - ranging from theocracy and free-market conservatism to feminism and cosmopolitanism - on which Americans draw when taking political positions. He then t… OL2977491W
American apartheid American apartheid Douglas S. Massey Traces the development and consequences of white society's attempts to segregate and isolate blacks as they migrated from the South to other parts of America during the 20th century. OL4286645W
One Nation, One Standard One Nation, One Standard Herman Badillo Why aren't Hispanics succeeding like Asians, Jews, and other immigrant groups in America? Herman Badillo's answer is as politically incorrect as the question: Hispanics simply don't put the same emph… OL6147355W
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