Digital Library

Current Events

• Current Events

• Opposing Viewpoints 
  Online resource covering both sides of many social issues. Excellent for student research and debate.
• Internet Public Library: Social Issues and Social Welfare
  This collection covers political and social topics.
• Internet Public Library: News & Current Events
• American Civil Liberties Union
  Links by topic on a variety of social issues (including immigrant rights, death penalty, privacy, and workplace rights). Each topic has extensive links to articles, briefing papers, news releases, and related sites. Also includes information on ACLU membership and current court challenges.
• Civilrights.org
  Information on federal & state policies and legislation, current events, and a civil rights library featuring articles on affirmative action, Census 2000, hate crime prevention, and more. Sponsored by the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights and the Leadership Conference Education Fund.
• Multnomah County Library Homework Center Social Issues Links
  Links geared towards middle school & high school students needing multiple perspectives on legislative & social issues. Topics include creation science vs. evolution, organ donation, nuclear proliferation, school prayer, global warming, government vs. religion, gun control, homelessness, animal rights and capital punishment.  Where applicable, links from specific topics to related amendments to the United States Constitution are included.
• Policy News and Information Center
  This site features an issue of the week and an issues library that includes topics such as civil rights, crime, welfare and housing, and immigration.
• Public Agenda
  A not-for-profit, non-partisan public opinion research & citizen education organization, Public Agenda offers information on abortion, crime, the environment, immigration, race, euthanasia, and welfare on their site.  Colorful graphs & varying perspectives on the issues make this offering unique.
• Search for Common Ground
  An international organization that seeks cooperative solutions to world conflict. Projects from Angola to Ukraine are highlighted. The focus is on getting liberal and conservative organizations to work together on "common ground."

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