Controversies & Current Events: Research Guide

Pros and cons essays presenting current and/or controversial issues. Also magazine and newspaper articles, primary sources, and more related to those issues.

In-depth, non-biased coverage of the most important and controversial issues of the day, with regular reports on topics in health, international affairs, education, the environment, technology, and the U.S. economy.

Find topic overviews on all subjects including history, popular culture, food, sports, science and news events. Includes peer-reviewed articles, eBooks, reference materials and some videos.

Newspaper Source provides cover-to-cover full text for hundreds of national (U.S.), international and regional newspapers. In addition, it offers television and radio news transcripts from major networks. 

Content and archives (1980s-) from national and regional news sources including the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe, Newsday, Chicago Tribune, and Minneapolis Star Tribune.