Hot Topics: Current News

The Advocate is America's leading gay news and entertainment magazine. It reports on the people, events, and experiences that impact the lives of gay men and lesbians across the country. Website for the magazine.

Cable News Network. Breaking U.S. and International news.

News and events. Website has links to audio clips and full shows.

National news and commentary. Website include news and opinion columns not in print. Website for the magazine.

Current news and opinion. Online videos and photo galleries of cureent events. Website for the magazine.

Current news and information. Annual college and university rankings. Website for the magazine.

Digest of alternative publications. Website for the magazine.

Site maintained by Stella Herzig, O'Keefe Library and includes links to sites for 23 controversial issues as well as links to other hot topic sites.

Web-based legal news and real-time legal research service,which utilizes “part-time law student reporters, editors and Web developers led by law professor Bernard Hibbits at the University of Pittsburg School of Law. This this free resource is a great way to keep track of controversial issues with legal implications, both nationally and internationally.

Provides access to U.S. Government documents.

Official site for the Department of Homeland Security.

The official web portal for all local, state and federal goverment information and statistics.

"The Almanac of Policy Issues is an independent public service not affiliated with any particular issue or cause;" it attempts "... to present all sides of each issue and to do so in an unbiased, journalistic format." Includes links to over 70 topics.

"The Alternative Press Center (APC) is a non-profit collective dedicated to providing access to and increasing public awareness of the alternative press." Includes links to over 425 publications.

Nonpartisan and nonprofit site providing unbiased research that bridges the gap between American leaders and what the public really thinks about issues ranging from education to foreign policy to immigration to religion and civility in American life.

Links to over 40 social issue/social welfare websites, most of which are associations for specific causes/issues. Also links to IPL sub-pages for animal rights, crime, disabilities, housing/poverty, human rights, hunger, literacy, philanthropy/social service, public safety, and social work.

Non-partisan site that presents both sides of major national issues.

A collection of websites on social issues compiled by Multnomah County Library.

Directory of links on current and controversial issues.

Source for pro and con debates on controversial issues.