Subject Guides
Hot Research Topics & Controversial Issues
Research issues in the news, policy topics, and debate style topics.
Research Help
BACKGROUND & REFERENCE
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Encyclopedia of BioethicsProvides ethical arguments on a variety of current topics, ranging from abortion to euthanasia.
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NewsBank Hot TopicsA list of the current newsworthy topics and tips on how to search for related articles.
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United Nations - Global IssuesOffers overviews and insights into the most pressing issues on the UNs' agenda.
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CQ Magazine
Offers full coverage of the U.S. Congress: status of bills, votes and amendments, floor and committee activity, and backroom maneuvering. Coverage: 1983-2026.
RESEARCHING PROS & CONS
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Opposing Viewpoints
Includes viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to websites, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles.
LOCATING EDITORIALS & COMMENTARY
Many article databases will allow you to just search just the editorial/commentary sections. For example:
- In Academic Search Complete use the "Document Type" field to limit to Editorials.
- In the Proquest Newsstand databases, use the "Document Type" field to search for Commentary.
Check database Help screens for more information.
Also see Political Perspectives in Periodicals to help determine what stance (liberal, conservative, etc.) many popular periodicals often take.
