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An Appeal: Inspired by Frederick Douglass

Frederick Douglass cares about abolition. Ralph Waldo Emerson cares about reforming education and the church. Lizzo cares about body positivity. Greta Thunberg cares about solving the climate crisis. Lacey Baker cares about inclusivity in skateboarding. Venus Williams cares about educating the public regarding Sjogren’s Syndrome. Elon Musk cares about SpaceTravel. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez cares about grassroots organizing. Stephen Hawking cares about AI. Marie Curie cared about the scientific understanding of matter. Jimmy Carter cares about providing housing for underprivileged people.

What American issue do you care about? What American ideas, institutions, practices, or habits need reform?

Pro Con Databases

Opposing Viewpoints in Context (Gale) This link opens in a new window
Pro and con arguments with contextual information and opinions on hundreds of today's hottest social issues drawn from news articles, journals, primary source documents, statistics, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites.
contains pro/con viewpoints, reference articles, interactive maps, infographics, and more on current issues with a focus on issues in U.S.

Finding Articles - Select Articles Tab

Search for print books, e-books, scholarly journals, and magazines in one single search, using Discovery OneSearch! See Password List for off campus login credentials

Newspapers not covered in OneSearch

New York Times, Current daily edition (ON CAMPUS access ONLY) This link opens in a new window
The daily digital edition of The New York Times. Access available from ON CAMPUS only.
Wall Street Journal This link opens in a new window
The online daily edition of The Wall Street Journal. Access from home available during remote learning, contact the library for login information. Default is the English edition, but you can select the Chinese or Japanese editions on the homepage, from a drop-down menu underneath the "The Wall Street Journal" banner.

Fact Check

Fact Check
FactCheck.org is a project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania. It is a a nonpartisan, nonprofit “consumer advocate” for voters that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics.

Statistics

Pew Research
Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping the world. We conduct public opinion polling, demographic research, content analysis and other data-driven social science research. We do not take policy positions.
Public Policy Institute of California
The Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank dedicated to informing and improving public policy in California through independent, objective, nonpartisan research.

Images, Videos and sound that meet Digital Citizenship Guidelines

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CC Search
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Photos For Class
Jamendo Music
Freesound
Wikimedia Commons
MusOpen
ccMixter
The Noun Project
Sacred Heart Video on Digital Citizenship
Need a reminder of what constitutes good digital citizenship? This video explains copyright, Creative Commons, public domain, fair use and more.