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Controversial Issues
Library Databases -- 39 databases of reliable, in-depth, and current information, including Opposing Viewpoints, SIRS Knowledge Source , ABC-CLIO Issues, CQ Researcher, and more. Always the best place to start for quality resources. You will need to log in with your regular user name and password. Add " @qsbyin " to your user name.
Government Sites and Information |
| GPO Access -- "Free electronic access to a wealth of important information products produced by the Federal Government." |
GovernmentDocs.org -- "Unprecedented level of access to government documents by allowing users to browse, search, and review hundreds of thousands of pages acquired through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and other public disclosure, or “sunshine,” laws." |
GovernmentAttic.org -- Making "available materials unavailable elsewhere." |
| Congress.org |
Office of the Clerk: U.S. House of Representatives --"House documents, including public disclosure forms,... historical information about the House of Representatives and information about its Members and Committees." Includes official vote counts for federal elections since 1920. |
Census Bureau Home Page |
| State Government Information -- From the Library of Congress. |
National Conference of State Legislatures |
State and Local Government on the Net |
| United Nations Web Site |
THOMAS -- Current and historical documentation of the U.S. Congress at work. From the Library of Congress. |
Statistical Abstract of the United States |
| American Time Use Survey (ATUS) -- "Measures the amount of time people spend doing various activities, such as paid work, childcare, volunteering, and socializing." |
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General Sites and Directories Devoted to Issues |
| Social Issues -- A directory of web sites dealing with different social issues from the Multnomah County Library. |
FactCheck.org -- Annenberg Political Fact Check. Find out how much of the truth the politicians are telling you. |
ThisNation -- A "guide to American government and politics on the net." Includes an online textbook, primary documents, a glossary, news and issues, and images. |
| NYPIRG -- New York Public Interest Research Group. |
Daryl Cagle's Professional Cartoonists Index -- Scores of political cartoons on scores of sujects. |
Youthink! -- Learn about global issues from the World Bank. |
| Big Think -- "Hundreds of hours of direct, unfiltered interviews with today's leading thinkers, movers and shakers ... search them by question or by topic, and ... respond in kind." |
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Sites Devoted to Specific Issues
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| Tolerance.org -- From the Southern Poverty Law Center. |
Bitterlemons -- "Presents Israeli and Palestinian viewpoints on prominent issues of concern." |
MEMRI: Middle East Media Research Institute |
| Program on International Policy Attitudes -- "Research on public opinion on foreign policy and international issues by conducting nationwide polls, focus groups and comprehensive reviews of polling conducted by other organizations." |
Genderstats -- A database of gender statistics from the World Bank. |
Madre -- An International Women's Human Rights Organization. |
| Yale Global Online -- "A publication of the Yale Center for the Study of Globalization" |
Death Penalty Information Web Site -- From Michigan State University. |
National Coalition for the Homeless |
Teen Matters -- Suicide, Stress, Depression, Body Image Relationship Violence, Drugs and Alcohol
Counseling and Treatment, Bullying. From the South Carolina Department of Mental Health. |
American Journal of Bioethics -- Learn about the ethical issues involved in cloning, genetics, stem-cell resarch, and more |
Americans to Ban Cloning -- "A group of concerned Americans and U.S. based organizations that promote a global, comprehensive ban on human cloning." |
| World in the Balance -- From NOVA. |
Privacy International -- "A human rights group formed in 1990 as a watchdog on surveillance and privacy invasions by governments and corporations." |
Belief.net -- Information on religion of all sorts. |
| Religion and Ethics -- From the BBC. |
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Social Studies Resources
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