Issues for Debate in American Public Policy

Selections from CQ Researcher

The CQ Researcher

• Publisher: CQ Press
• Year: 2021
• Print ISBN:
  9781071835234
• Edition: 23
• eBook ISBN:
  9781071835258
• Topic: Politics & International Relations
• Subtopic: American Government
• Index: Politics & International Relations

Written by award-winning CQ Researcher journalists, this annual collection of nonpartisan and thoroughly researched reports focuses on 16 hot-button policy issues. The Twenty-Third Edition of Issues for Debate in American Public Policy promotes in-depth discussion, facilitates further research, and helps readers formulate their own positions on crucial policy issues. And because it is CQ Researcher, the policy reports are expertly researched and written, showing readers all sides of an issue.    

Because this annual volume comes together just months before publication, all selections are brand new and explore some of today's most significant American public policy issues, including:

• Infrastructure and Biden;
• The Future of Unions;
• Corporate D&I Initiatives;
• Health and Society;
• Domestic Terrorism; and
• Much More!

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Publisher Note
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Annotated Contents
• Preface
• Contributors
• 1 Preventing Wildfires: Can better forest management solve the problem?
• 2 Corporate D&I: Are businesses becoming more diverse and inclusive?
• 3 Hollywood and COVID-19: Will the pandemic permanently reshape the entertainment industry?
• 4 State Finances: Will essential services need to be cut?
• 5 Reining in Big Tech: Should the four giants be dismantled?
• 6 The Future of Unions: Will they revive under the Biden presidency?
• 7 Expertise Under Assault: Is skepticism toward scientists and other experts growing?
• 8 Evictions and COVID-19: Will government intervention prevent a housing crisis?
• 9 Voting Rights: Is faith in U.S. democracy being eroded?
• 10 The Biden Presidency: Will his Agenda Survive Washington’s Partisan Crossfire?
• 11 Rebuilding America’s Infrastructure: Can Biden and Republicans Agree on how to Fund it?
• 12 The GOP’s Future: Will it Continue to be Trump’s Party?
• 13 Special Education: Can it be reshaped to fulfill its original promise?
• 14 Women in the Workplace: Can new policies to support families increase participation?
• 15 Health and Society: Would better social conditions improve medical outcomes?
• 16 Domestic Terrorism: Does hate-filled political rhetoric fuel extremism?