Current Events & Social Issues

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CQ Researcher
Reports address the most current and controversial issues of the day with detailed discussions of the various sides of the issues, summaries, bibliographies, and links to related stories. Pro/Con section presents opposing sides of an issue. Content goes back to 1991. more info.

Opposing Viewpoints in Context
Social issues covered by pro/con viewpoint essays, topic overviews, primary source documents, biographies, court-case overviews, periodical articles, statistical tables, charts and graphs, images, and podcasts. more info.

Points of View Reference Center
Essays on controversial topics that present multiple sides of a current issue. Offers questions and materials for further thought. more info.

 

Websites

Pew Research Center 
Trends, statistics and polls on topics such as Internet and technology, immigration, news media, politics and elect...more
http://pewresearch.org/

ProCon.org 
Presents pro and con information about timely controversial issues in a balanced, comprehensive, straightforward format....more
http://www.procon.org/

Teen Kids News 
The latest news as it concerns you. Presented as a weekly 30-minute show, Teen Kids News has all young reporters bringin...more
http://www.teenkidsnews.com/

Search the Opinions of the U.S. Supreme Court 
Supreme Court decisions since 1991, plus landmark cases in history. Information is from the Legal Information Institute ...more
http://supct.law.cornell.edu/supct/
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World Food Programme 
Get involved feeding the hungry and learning what other teens are doing to fight this problem.
http://www.wfp.org/students-and-tea
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Last updated: Apr. 4, 2012
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