A companion publication, CQ Weekly , covers U.S. legislative news and analysis from Capitol Hill. If the trial subscription access is still available, Facts On File's Issues and Controversies is a wonderful resource, with sections on statistics, source documents, charts and graphs, and editorials, as well as extensive coverage of the issues. Opinion-Pages accesses current editorial, opinion and comment pages from online English newspapers around the world, indexed twice daily. Searchable and browsable. The searchable Public Agenda Online website offers analysis, statistics and polling results on topics such as crime, education, the environment, health care, race, welfare, etc.
Online newspapers are all over the net.
One good starting point is the News and Media section on our Quick Reference page. And, of course, once you have chosen your topic, you will want to check WebPALS for any books the libraries have on it. You might find it helpful to have your internet browser open in three windows. Use one to find citations , one to find out if we have them , and one to submit Interlibrary Loan requests for those we don't. Your next stop should be our Subject Listing of Indexes .