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Labor Unions

The Arctic

Health Conspiracies

Immigration

Space Exploration

Speeches in 2025

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Health Conspiracies

Are there microchips in vaccines? Do cellphones cause cancer? This issue looks at the origin and impact of healthcare conspiracies in America.

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Labor Unions

Labor unions created and fueled the workers’ rights movement. This issue takes a look at labor unions and their evolving role in American politics and the economy.

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National Debate Topic, 2025/2026: Exploration & Development of the Arctic

This year’s debate topic focuses on the exploration and development of the Arctic. This issue looks at important realities involving climate change, equity towards Indigenous populations, petroleum exploration and harvesting, and much more.

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Immigration & Border Control in the 21st Century

Immigration's many causes have driven millions from their homes seeking to cross the border into the United States.This issue looks at the debate over policing the nation’s borders and weighs efforts to address migration as a problem against the exploitation of border fears as a political tactic.

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Space Exploration

Space may offer hope for the future of humanity in the form of unexplored resources and scientific secrets.This issue looks at the state of space exploration in the 21st century and considers a variety of views about how space science and exploration could and should evolve in the future.  

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Representative American Speeches, 2024-2025

This annual issue covers some of the best, most impactful, and most uplifting speeches from 2024-2025. These speeches provide a glimpse of America’s thoughts and attitudes on the year’s most important stories.  

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More About The Reference Shelf

Each 200-page issue provides comprehensive, balanced coverage on a topic of importance in modern society. Each issue contains 35-45 notable documents and articles (complete or abstracted) from highly respected periodicals and media outlets.


In addition, the Preface introduces the reader to the topic and 5-6 chapters within the text provide readers with thoughtful guidance on how to approach a particular aspect of the topic.


Each chapter’s introductory material provides guidance and guarantees success in using these carefully-selected materials. A bibliography, index and important websites enhance further research.


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