This title includes essays on important events such as the rise of the smartphone, increased polarization and politicization, conspiracy theories, and bold, new activist movements focused on race in America.
Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Publisher’s Note.
Introduction.
List of Contributors.
Complete Table of Contents.
1: Jill Abramson.
2: Academy Awards.
3: Adele.
4: Ai Weiwei.
5: Alberta Wildfire of 2016.
6: All the Light We Cannot See.
7: All-Woman Spacewalk.
8: American Pharoah.
9: American Intervention in Iraq.
10: American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012.
11: Americanah.
12: Animal Rights and Circuses.
13: Anonymous.
14: Artificial Intelligence (AI).
15: The Artist.
16: Asian Americans.
17: Athleisure.
18: Autonomous Cars.
19: Christian Bale.
20: Steve Bannon.
21: William Pelham Barr.
22: Be Best Campaign.
23: Bowe Bergdahl.
24: Simone Biles.
25: Black Beauty Pageant Winners.
26: Black Lives Matter (BLM).
27: Black Panther.
28: Sandra Bland.
29: Body Positivity.
30: Bojack Horseman.
31: Boston Marathon Bombing.
32: Anthony Bourdain.
33: Boyhood.
34: BP/Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill.
35: Breaking Bad.
36: Brexit.
37: Bundy Family Standoffs.
38: Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc..
39: Business and Economy in Canada.
40: Business and Economy in the United States.
41: Pete Buttigieg.
42: Call Me by Your Name.
43: Cambridge Analytica Facebook Data Scandal.
44: Canada and Climate Change.
45: Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act.
46: Cardi B.
47: Center for Medical Progress v. Planned Parenthood.
48: Chance the Rapper.
49: Charlottesville, Virginia, Protests.
50: Citizens United v. FEC.
51: Emilia Clarke.
52: TaNehisi Coates.
53: Michael Cohen.
54: College Admissions Scandal.
55: Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 (CARA).
