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-Second 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. 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-Second 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. Annotated Contents Preface Contributors ENVIRONMENT 1. Renewable Energy Debate BUSINESS AND ECONOMY 2. The Retirement Crunch 3. Domestic Poverty 4. Universal Basic Income 5. Inequality in America RIGHTS AND LIBERTIES 6. The 2020 Census 7. Political Polls 8. Presidential Primaries SOCIAL POLICY 9. Title IX and Campus Sexual Assault 10. The Equal Rights Amendment