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Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. Somali Pirates Cost Global Economy "18 Billion a Year" -- 2. Piracy Takes a Heavy Human Toll -- 3. Piracy is Linked with Terrorism in Somalia -- 4. Pirates should be Treated as Terrorists -- 5. Pirates are not Terrorists -- 6. The International Multilateral Effort to Combat Piracy Has Succeeded -- 7. Somali Pirates Now Protecting Illegal Fishing Ships -- 8. The Global Piracy Problem is Merely Contained -- 9. The World is No Closer to Solving the Piracy Problem -- 10. The International Community Must Maintain Its Efforts to Combat Piracy -- 11. The Next Step should be Prosecuting Major Pirate Kingpins -- 12. Investments in Technology Could Help Solve the Piracy Problem -- 13. Ending Somali Piracy: Go After the System, not Just the Pirates -- 14. Somalia is Already Implementing Onshore Tactics to End Piracy Problems -- Organizations to Contact -- Bibliography -- Index -- Back Cover

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: is Immigration a Serious Problem in the United States? -- Chapter Preface -- Illegal Immigration Creates Large Fiscal Costs for US Taxpayers -- Criminal Illegal Immigrants are a Growing Problem -- US Legal Immigration Policies are a Problem Too -- Illegal Immigration Benefits America -- There is No Immigration Crisis -- Illegal Immigrants are Really Guest Workers. We Just Pretend Otherwise -- Chapter 2: Does the US Government Adequately Enforce Immigration Laws? -- Chapter Preface -- Immigration Laws are Enforced Now More than Ever -- President Barack Obama has Merely Shifted Priorities in Immigration Enforcement -- President Barack Obama has Dismantled US Immigration Enforcement Laws -- President Barack Obama's Deferred Action Program has Weakened Immigration Enforcement -- The Obama Administration has Weakened Interior Enforcement of Immigration Laws -- Chapter 3: Should Illegal Immigrants Be Granted a Path to Citizenship? -- Chapter Preface -- Granting Illegal Immigrants a Path to Citizenship would Boost US and State Economies -- There are Many Reasons to Grant Amnesty to Illegal Immigrants -- Most Americans Support Allowing Illegal Immigrants to Stay in the United States -- A Path to Citizenship for Illegal Immigrants would Cost US Taxpayers Trillions -- The DREAM Act would Cost Taxpayers Billions of Dollars -- Chapter 4: will Proposed Immigration Reform Improve the US Immigration System? -- Chapter Overview -- The Facts Support Immigration Reform with a Path to Citizenship -- The Senate's Proposed Immigration Reform will Shrink the Deficit and Grow the US Economy -- Proposed Immigration Reforms will Bring More Highly Skilled Workers into the US Economy -- Just and Humane Immigration Reform will Bring Immigrants Out of the Shadows

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Do Pesticides Negatively Affect Human Health? -- Chapter Preface -- Pesticides have Been Associated with Many Different Health Dangers -- Even Low Levels of Pesticides can have Serious Health Effects on Children -- A Stanford University Study Underestimates the Health Risks of Pesticides in Conventionally Grown Foods -- Organic Food Conclusions Don't Tell the Whole Story -- Scared Fat: are Consumers Being Scared Away from Healthy Foods? -- A Stanford Study Found Pesticide Levels in Organic and Conventional Foods within Safety Limits -- Are Lower Pesticides a Good Reason to Buy Organic? Probably not -- Chapter 2: How are Pesticides Affecting the Environment? -- Chapter Preface -- Environmental Impacts -- Water Pollution from Farming is Worsening, Costing Billions -- Pesticides have been Linked to Honeybee Decline -- Pesticide Drift is Damaging Organic Crops and Harming People -- Pesticides May not Be Effective at Eliminating West Nile Virus -- DDT is Still Needed to Fight Malaria -- Greener Methods are More Successful Against Malaria than DDT -- Chapter 3: Are Pesticides Needed in Agriculture for World Food Production? -- Chapter Preface -- Pesticides Crucial to Food Production Future -- Science Reporting on Organic Food is out to Lunch -- Myths About Pesticides -- French Scientists: 30 Per Cent Pesticide Reduction Possible without Affecting Yields -- Organic Agriculture is the Only Way to Feed the World Sustainably -- Chapter 4: What is the Future for Pesticides? -- Chapter Preface -- The Government Must Protect Endangered Species from Pesticide Poisoning -- Pesticide Industry Would Benefit from Farm Bill Provisions -- Pesticide Use is Increasing in Organic Farming -- GMO Crops are Resulting in Heavier Pesticide Use in Conventional Farming

Explores a variety of issues related to social security including whether social security is going bankrupt, the success of social security as a government program, how private retirement accounts might impact retirees economic security, and how to address Social Security's fiscal issues

Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction: The Uninsured in America -- Chapter 1: America's Health Care System -- Chapter 2: The Debate About Health Care Reform -- Chapter 3: Health Care Systems in Other Countries -- Chapter 4: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act -- Chapter 5: The Future of U.S. Health Care -- Notes -- Discussion Questions -- Organizations to Contact -- For More Information -- Index -- Picture Credits -- About the Author -- Back Cover