Includes bibliographical references and index.

Why consider Opposing Viewpoints? -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Should America Do More To Reduce Economic Inequality? -- Chapter preface -- 1: Workers must fight to close the income gap / Oriando Ibarra -- 2: Income gap is exaggerated / Brad Schiller -- 3: America needs the fair tax system / Chuck Norris -- 4: Fair tax system is unfair / Steve Crawley -- 5: Raising the minimum wage will help the poor / Holly Sklar -- 6: Raising the minimum wage will not help the poor / James Sherk -- Periodical bibliography -- Chapter 2: What Policies Would Promote Social Justice For Minorities? -- Chapter preface -- 1: Affirmative action programs promote equal opportunity / Ari Melber -- 2: Affirmative action programs do not promote equal opportunity / Gary Becker -- 3: Gay marriage promotes equality / Chris Dodd -- 4: Gay marriage harms society / David Blankenhorn -- 5: Slavery reparations would promote social justice for African Americans / Clarence Lang -- 6: Restitution and reparations would promote social justice for Native Americans / Joe Schriner -- 7: African Americans and Native Americans do not deserve reparations / Michael Reagan -- Periodical bibliography -- Chapter 3: What Policies Would Promote Social Justice For Women? -- Chapter preface -- 1: Gender wage gap needs to be remedied / Ashley English and Ariane Hegewisch -- 2: Gender wage gap is a myth / Stephen Jarosek -- 3: Glass ceiling in politics needs to be shattered / Marie Cocco -- 4: Glass ceiling in politics has been shattered / Michelle D Bernard -- Periodical bibliography -- Chapter 4: What Global Policies Promote Social Justice? -- Chapter preface -- 1: Globalization is increasing social justice / Alexander Downer -- 2: Globalization is not increasing social justice / Binoy Barman -- 3: Foreign aid benefits developing nations / Part 1: Jeffrey Sachs, Part 2: Raymond C Offenheiser and Rodney Bent -- 4: Foreign aid harms developing nations / Dambisa Moyo -- 5: Genetically modified crops can help ease world hunger / Gustav Nossal -- 6: Genetically modified food will not ease world hunger / Andrew Simms -- Periodical bibliography -- For further discussion -- Organizations to contact -- Bibliography of books -- Index.

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