Newspapers
Current news stories are a great place to get information on what solutions different individuals and groups are offering. Consider searching your issue and adding the term: propos*. That tells the database to bring back any version of that word from that point on (e.g., propose, proposed, proposal, etc).
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Access World News This link opens in a new window
Access World News is a comprehensive resource that includes news publications from around the world. These sources include major national and international newspapers, as well as local and regional titles. Access World News is updated daily to keep students informed of current issues and events, and it includes deep archives that provide background information on important topics, enabling students to trace an issue or event over a period of time.
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Newspaper Source This link opens in a new window
Search the full-text for regional U.S. newspapers and national and international newspapers, newswires, and TV and radio news transcripts. Several national and many regional news sources are included full-text. Abstracts of articles from The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal - Eastern Edition are also available.
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Factiva This link opens in a new window
Contains full-text business information including trade publications and newswires (Dow Jones, Reuters, AP), company reports, and market data. Includes the full-text of the Wall Street Journal.
You also might want to search the policy statements of issue groups that are organized around your topic, or of political parties.
Point/Counterpoint sources
These resources provide overview to current topics of social and political interest. Pay careful attention to whether the information you're using is part of factual overview or the persuasive argument.
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Points of View Reference Source This link opens in a new window
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Political ScienceThis Political Science Subject Guide provides more extensive links to useful information sources, including subject-specific article databases.
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