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Welcome to the Library Resource Page for AT US Government
Welcome to the Library Resource Page for AT US Government
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What’s Your Source?
What’s Your Source?
Lawyer Vanessa Otero started a fake news flame war by posting this info-graphic about news sources on Facebook. More information about this chart can be found here.
Who’s Your Author?
Who’s Your Author?
As you are gathering and reading sources for AT Government assignments, you should be actively and consistently investigating the backgrounds, biases, and qualifications of the authors of these sources. In one or two sentences, you should be able to explain who an author is and his or her political position. You should also be able to explain what the author’s specific intension is in writing the source. Is she countering opinions expressed by her opponents? Is he analyzing a recent event or purposing a solution to political problem? The more you understand a source’s purpose and author, the better you will be able to use it in your writing.
Graphing Your Sources
Graphing Your Sources
Use this graphic organizer to think about the bias AND complexity of your sources.
Video Support for Using Resources on This Page
Video Support for Using Resources on This Page
ProQuest U.S, Newsstream and International Newsstream
News & Opinion
News & Opinion
Check the chart to see where your sources land in terms of bias and reliability
Packer Databases
Packer Databases
Today's NYTimes, WJS, WaPost (from ProQuest)
U. S. Newsstream (from ProQuest)
International Newsstream (from ProQuest)
Opposing Viewpoints in Context (Gale)
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Websites
Websites
Online editions of print magazines
American Conservative Conservative
The American Spectator – Conservative
The Atlantic – Moderately Liberal
Democracy Now - Liberal
Human Events – Conservative
Mother Jones – Progressive,Liberal
The Nation* – Liberal
The National Review* – Conservative
The New Republic – Liberal with occasional centrist leanings
The Progressive – Progressive, Social Justice
Weekly Standard – Conservative
*The big Kahunas of partisan political magazines
Online editions of TV news
CNN - Home of Wolf Blizter and Anderson Cooper
Fox News - Home of Tucker Carlson and Sean Hannity
MSNBC - home of Rachael Maddow and Chris Hayes
International Perspectives
Think Tanks and Advocacy Groups
Think Tanks and Advocacy Groups
Advocacy Groups
This organizations work to counter discrimination and support the rights of immigrants, people of color, and women.Advocacy Groups
American Civil Liberties Union
Association for Women's Rights in Development
Center for Reproductive Rights
National Immigration Law Center
National Organization for Women
Think Tanks
Please read the information on Center for Media and Democracy page!Think Tanks
Center for Media and Democracy’s definition and list of think tanks
Links to prominent think tanks
American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research - Conservative
Aspen Institute - Leans liberal
Baker Institute for Public Policy - Conservative
Brennan Center for Justice - Liberal
The Brookings Institute - Liberal
Cato Institute - Conservative
Center for American Progress - Liberal
Center on Budget and Public Priorities - Leans liberal
Center for Constitutional Rights - Liberal
Concerned Women for America - Conservative
Economic Policy Institute - Liberal
Heritage Foundation - Conservative
Federalist Society - Conservative
Kaiser Family Foundation (focus on healthcare) - Liberal
National Constitution Center (technically not a think tank, but full of useful information)
Pew Research Center (technically not a think tank, but full of useful information)
RAND Corporation - Leans liberal
Third Way - Leans liberal
Urban Institute - Liberal
Worldwatch Institute - Liberal
In-Depth Resources
In-Depth Resources
JSTOR - Journal articles and eBooks
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