A compilation of sixteen recent articles from the CQ Researcher organized in seven subject areas. Explains complex issues; summarizes current debates; provides background information, including legislative and judicial; suggests possible future actions.

Issues covered: School Vouchers Showdown; Testing in Schools; Mental Health Insurance; Rating Doctors; Affordable Housing; Welfare Reform; Affirmative Action; Nuclear Waste; Energy Security; Civil Liberties in Wartime; Cyber-Crime; Reparations Movement; Future Job Market; Regulating the New Economy; War on Terrorism; Globalization Backlash.