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What are human rights? Human rights must be universal / Fiona Boylan, Integrated Regional Information Networks ; Human rights must be culturally relative / Jieh-Yung Lo ; We should eliminate the debate about universality and cultural relativism / El Obaid Ahmed El Obaid ; Non-Western societies have influenced human rights / Faisal Kutty -- What is the state of human rights? Globalization threatens human rights / Asian Pacific Research Network ; Globalization promotes human rights / Daniel T. Griswold ; Islamic law threatens human rights / Azam Kamguian ; Islamic law promotes human rights / Louay M. Safi ; China is abusing human rights / U.S. State Department ; The United States is abusing human rights / Information Office of the State Council of the People's Republic of China -- What should be done to stop human rights abuses? The United Nations is necessary to stop human rights abuses / Silvano M. Tomasi ; The United Nations is ineffective and corrupt and does not stop human rights abuses / Joseph Loconte ; International human rights treaties are necessary to help prevent human rights abuses / Anne Bayefsky ; International human rights laws and treaties have little impact on ending human rights abuses / Jack L. Goldsmith and Eric Posner -- What human rights policies should the U.S. government follow? The United States should be a part of the International Criminal Court / Briony MacPhee ; The United States should not be a part of the International Criminal Court / Brett D. Schaefer ; The United States should intervene in Darfur / The New Republic ; The United States should not intervene in Darfur / Justin Raimondo ; The United States should not practice torture even to win the war on terrorism / Jimmy Carter ; The United States should practice torture under some circumstances / Charles Krauthammer ; The United States should ratify the treaty to protect women's rights / Working Group on Ratification of the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women ; The United States should not ratify the treaty to protect women's human rights / Janice Shaw Crouse

Is there a drug abuse crisis? -- Teen drug abuse is a national crisis / Meredith Maran -- A teen drug abuse crisis does not exist / Drug Reform Coordination Network -- Methamphetamine abuse is a crisis in the United States / National Association of Counties -- Methamphetamine abuse is not a crisis in the United States / Steve Chapman -- Prescription drug abuse is reaching crisis proportions / Joseph Califano -- How can drug abuse be reduced? -- The war on drugs reduces drug abuse / Jonathan V. Last -- The war on drugs does not reduce drug abuse / Jack Cole -- Legalizing drugs would increase drug abuse / U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency -- Legalizing drugs would reduce drug abuse / Norm Stamper -- Student drug testing reduces drug abuse / Calvina L. Fay -- Student drug testing does not reduce drug abuse / Nikos A. Leverenz -- What role does marijuana play in drug abuse? -- Marijuana is harmful / U.S. Office of Drug Control Policy -- Marijuana is not harmful / Paul Armentano -- Marijuana use leads to abuse of other drugs / National Center on Substance Abuse and Addiction at Columbia University -- Marijuana use does not lead to abuse of other drugs / Common Sense for Drug Policy -- Facts about drug abuse -- Organizations to contact

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Foreword -- Chapter 1: Population and the Human Imprint on Earth: An Introduction -- The Earth's Ecosystem and Human Evolution -- Sidebar: Was the Mayan Population "Collapse" Caused by Climate? -- The Shift to Agriculture Intensifies Human Impact -- The Twentieth Century -- Graph: Global Population Growth Throughout History -- Notes -- Chapter 2: The Link Between Population Dynamics and Resources -- Theories About the Connection Between Population and Resources -- Population Changes: Birth and Death Rates -- Graph: The Demographic Transition Model -- Resource Consumption and Environmental Impact -- Carrying Capacity -- Sidebar: The Case for a New Human-Induced Epoch -- Notes -- Chapter 3: Population's Impact on Climate Change -- Population Growth -- Consumerism and Consumption -- Graph: Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Fossil Fuel Consumption, 2006 -- Urbanization -- Sidebar: The Impact of US Households on Climate Change -- Poverty and Land Use -- Talking About Population and Climate Change -- Notes -- Chapter 4: Climate Change Impacts on Population and Resources -- Water-Related Impacts -- Map: Areas Vulnerable to Climate-Related Water Challenges -- The Significant Impact of Drought -- Floods: Swift and Deadly -- Storms and Sea-Level Rise -- Food Sources in a Warming Climate -- Sidebar: The "Sting" of Climate Change -- Climate-Induced Migration -- The Vulnerability Gulf -- Notes -- Chapter 5: Vulnerable Populations -- Defining Climate Change Vulnerability -- Sidebar: Climate Change Threatens to Leave Many People "Stateless" -- Marginalized Groups Are Especially Vulnerable -- Poverty and Inequality Contribute to the Vulnerability of Women -- Hot Spots -- Map: Hot Spots for Floods, Cyclones, and Droughts -- Notes -- Chapter 6: Climate Change and Conflicts -- Fighting over Water