Calarco Library: English 11 Cultural Critique Essay: Recommended Resources

Issues & Controversies, Current
Objective analysis, key facts, arguments, history, and context of current issues in politics, government, business, society, education, and popular culture. Gift of the Edward Petraiuolo III Memorial Fund
ProQuest Major American Newspapers
1980 to present. Includes Chicago Tribune, LA Times, NY Times, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post.

Gallup News and Research
Polling data of Americans' opinions on current political, economic and social issues.
Just Facts
Straight forward, rigorously documented facts about public policy issues.
National Sexual Violence Resource Center
NationMaster
Statistically compare countries in a variety of categories
Pew Research Center
Nonpartisan public opinion polling, demographic research, media content analysis and other social science research.
ProCon.org
Controversial issues presented in a non-partisan, pro-con format.
USA.gov
US population, demographic, and economic data.

The 50 Most Influential Think Tanks
Ranked according to popularity, number of media references, revenue, and perceptions of journalists, and policymakers.
SourceWatch: Conservative News Outlets
Published by the Center for Media and Democracy, SourceWatch is a collaborative, specialized encyclopedia of the people, organizations, and issues shaping the public agenda.
SourceWatch: Liberal News Outlets
Published by the Center for Media and Democracy, SourceWatch is a collaborative, specialized encyclopedia of the people, organizations, and issues shaping the public agenda.
START
Links and brief descriptions of approximately 500 leading organizations in the United States working for progressive change on a national level,
Top 10 Conservative Education and Advocacy Websites
Top 10 Conservative News and Opinion Websites

Fact Check
Monitors the factual accuracy of what is said by U.S. politicians in TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews and news releases.
Hoax Slayer
A service that debunks or validates internet rumors and hoaxes.
PolitiFact
Seeks to present the true facts, unaffected by agenda or biases.
SciCheck
Focuses on false and misleading scientific claims made by partisans to influence public policy.
Snopes
Definitive Internet reference source for urban legends, folklore, myths, rumors, and misinformation.

Fake News Codex
Identifies “news” sites that are fake, extremely misleading, or satirical.
Media Bias Check
Check the bias of more than 2,500 news sources.

English 11 Cultural Critique Essay