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A variety of reference materials, commentaries and viewpoints, periodical and news articles, primary sources, statistics and multimedia on thousands of critical issues. Ask Ms. D for the password!

ProCon.org - Pros and Cons of Controversial Issues
http://www.procon.org/
Presents controverial issues in a "straightforward, nonpartisan, primarily pro-con format."

BalancedPolitics.org
http://balancedpolitics.org/
"Dedicated to balanced, non-partisan discussion of important societal issues."

Debate Resources and Topics (including Debatabase)
http://www.idebate.org/index.php
From IDEA, the International Debate Education Association. The searchable Debatabase has pro/con arguments and relevant links for a large number of debate topics (see halfway down index page). Other tools require registration (free) and log-in.

Multnomah County Homework Center : Social Issues
http://www.multcolib.org/homework/sochc.html
Get both sides of the story on a large number of social issues.

O'Keefe Library-Best Information on the Net- Hot Paper Topics http://library.sau.edu/bestinfo/Hot/hotindex.htm
Links to resources on popular topics for papers on social issues. From St. Ambrose University in Iowa.

PollingReport.com Issues
http://www.pollingreport.com/issues.htm
What do Americans think about issues facing our nation? Here are data from surveys on a large number of important issues, including crime, immigration, education, politics, energy, the environment, and government.

Issues in Depth New York Times Learning Network
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/specials/index.html
A look at some of the "hstorical and current issues that have changed our world". Includes archived articles from the New York Times.

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