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News

  • CNN – is among the world’s leaders in online news and information delivery. This site provides worldwide news that is updated continuously throughout the day.
  • NewsBank (inside the library | home access)
    Access full-text articles published in The State (from 1987 to present) and 187 other newspapers from around the country. Also provides obituaries and death notices, and some news magazine coverage. NOTE: A recent court case has modified the inclusion policy regarding articles in Newsbank. In addition, obituaries, births and marriage data may not be available for all years so please ask at the Periodicals Desk for further assistance. SC Newspapers: Columbia & Greenville and The State are part of DISCUS See a Ten Minute Tutorial for this database (* tutorial requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
  • NewsHour Extra: News for Students - provides students and teachers with quality educational resources based on current issues and events.
  • Newslink – NewsLink provides links to worldwide newspaper and magazine web sites, U.S. radio and television web sites and a jobs database.
  • The New York Times Learning Network – Students can read the day’s top stories, take a news quiz about today’s world, and play special crossword puzzles.
  • The State Newspaper – Columbia, South Carolina’s primary newspaper.
  • Teen Consumer Scrapbook – This website’s main focus is to educate teens about the marketplace and other consumer issues.

Politics

  • Justice Learning – An innovative issue-based approach for engaging high school students in informed political discourse.
  • Political Dictionary – This website’s purpose is to acquaint the reader with terms used by policymakers, journalists, commentators, and analysts in discussing national and international politics.
  • Politics 1 – provides a comprehensive guide to U.S. politics.
  • Rock the Vote – This website is dedicated to protecting freedom of expression and helping young people realize and utilize their power to create in the civic and political lives of their communities.
  • Project Vote Smart - American Government, Elections, Candidates and Voting
  • Young Democrats of America - The official website of the Young Democrats of America (YDA), the “official youth arm of the Democratic Party.”
  • Young Republican National Federation - The official website of the Young Republican National Federation, Inc., “the governing body that oversees the State organizations across the country and facilitates opportunities for Young Republicans to have an active role in politics today”.

Activism

  • Amnesty International - is a worldwide movement of people who campaign for internationally recognized human rights.
  • GreenPeace – GreenPeace focuses on the most crucial worldwide threats to our planet’s biodiversity and environment.
  • Student Rights Page on the ACLU Freedom Network - Students and young people have constitutional rights, and the ACLU is dedicated to protecting them. If you are a young person concerned that your rights have been violated, a student writing a research paper or an activist working for change, the resources on this page.
  • World Wildlife Fund - a leader in its efforts to protect endangered species and their habitats.

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