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CURRENT EVENTS AND ISSUES RESOURCES

Here are websites about current events, news, and social issues, (especially on death penalty, tobacco use, and drug abuse).  They have been collected from book review journals, print resources, librarian/teacher recommendations, and other resources.

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• Current Events and News
• Social Issues

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CURRENT EVENTS AND NEWS

Print & Broadcast Media

• Associated Press

• BBC News  From the United Kingdom, here you can get international news.

• Chicago Sun-Times

• Chicago Tribune

• Cable News Network (CNN)

• Daily Herald

• Internet Public Library Reading Room:  Newspapers  You can take a look at the top news stories in newspapers from around the world here.

• MSNBC

• NewsLink  Links to newspapers all over the world can be found here.

• USA Today

• World Newspapers  World newspapers online and news sites in English by region.

Current Events

• Afghanistan and the U.S.: Selected Internet Resources   From the University of California, Berkeley Library, this site is a listing of websites about the relations between Afghanistan and the United States in the War on Terrorism.

• America Responds: Afghanistan   Provides links about Afghanistan, humanitarian relief, its women, and news.

• The Holy Land in Crisis   Scholastic provides some useful resources to explain the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

• INCORE:  Conflict Data Service   This site features areas of the world where tensions are high or war has begun.

• National Geographic Hot Spot: Iraq   National Geographic presents a wealth of information about Iraq, Islam, and more.

• 2008 Presidential Election

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SOCIAL ISSUES

General

• Almanac of Policy Issues   Provides a listing of background information on current issues such as abortion, clean air, death penalty, etc.

• Facts for Families  Developed by the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, here are over 80 fact sheets on issues affecting children and adolescents.

• Gallup Organization   Here you can get poll information on a variety of social and political topics.  NOTE:  You will have to set up a free account to access some materials.

• Multonmah County Library Homework Center:  Social Issues  Here you'll find links to websites on a variety of social issues; both sides of an issue are covered.

• PollingReport.com  According to the main page of the site, it is "An independent, nonpartisan resource on trends in American public opinion."

• Public Agenda  "Public Agenda has been providing unbiased and unparalleled research that bridges the gap between American leaders and what the public really thinks about issues ranging from education to foreign policy to immigration to religion and civility in American life." --from the website

Addiction (Drugs, Alcohol, Tobacco)

• Association Against Steroid Abuse   Contains information about steriods, its dangers, how they work, news, getting help, and more.

• Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids  This lobbying group's website provides information about the smoking industry, smoking regulations, and more.

• CDC's Tobacco Information and Prevention Source (TIPS) The CDC provides a lot of information on the dangers of smoking.

• Hazelden Portal for Addiction Information  Provides thousands of pages of searchable information about addiction.

• National Institute on Drug Abuse  Get the facts about drugs and their effects on the body.

• NIDA for Teens: The Science behind Drug Abuse   From the National Institute on Drug Abuse, get the facts on how drugs affect the body, read real life stories, and quiz yourself about what you already know about drugs and drug abuse.

• Partnership to a Drugfree America  There are some great resources for parents & teachers. Students can learn about the impact of abuse on others, how to get help, and more.

Censorship

• Banned Books Online  This site explores how some of the world's greatest works of literature were threatened with censorship in and outside of the United States.

• National Coalition Against Censorship  Founded in 1974, this organization is "united by a conviction that freedom of thought, inquiry, and expression must be defended..." (from the website)

• Office for Intellectual Freedom  From the American Library Association, this office is dedicated to assist libraries with challenges to their collections.  Contains valuable information about book censorship.

Crime & Punishment

• Bureau of Justice Statistics   This is a great resource on crime statistics from the U.S. Department of Justice.

• Death Penalty Information Center   This non-profit organization provides analysis and information regarding the death penalty

• Punishment and the Death Penalty From the University of San Diego, this site is a selected list of Internet, video, audio, and print resources related to punishment in general and capital punishment in particular.

• Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics   The Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics brings together data from more than 100 sources about all aspects of criminal justice in the United States, which are presented in over 600 tables.

• Trial and Error: Capital Punishment in U.S. History   This article written by William S. McFeely explores the history of the death penalty in the United States.

• USCCB - The Catholic Campaign to End the Use of the Death Penalty   From the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, contains the Catholic Church's position on the use of the death penalty.

Eating Disorders

• http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org   Provides a variety of information about eating disorders, their symptoms, treatments, and their effects.

Immigration

• FAIR: Federation for American Immigration Reform   This website is for a nonprofit interest group that believes in improving border security, end illegal immigration, and limit immigration to about 300,000 per year.

• ProCon.org: Illegal Immigration  Examines the arguments of both sides of issues relating to immigration.

Race Relations

• Racism and Psychology   Dr. Mark Feinberg wrote this document about why people "dislike, stereotype, and hate other groups" and gives ten ways to fight it.

• Tolerance.Org: For Teens: Mix It Up   Tolerance.org is an online project of the Southern Poverty Law Center to combat bigotry and promote diversity.  It also sponsors the Mix It Up at Lunch Day.

• Understanding Prejudice   Provides over 200 links to resources relating to prejudice, stereotyping, and discrimination.

Terrorism

• Council on Foreign Relations  Presents articles about terrorism including counterterrorism measures, terrorist organizations, state sponsors of terrorism, terrorist leaders, terrorist attacks, and more.

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