Current Issues & Newspapers

Provides clear reviews of commonly purchased products. Consumer Reports uses careful research, consumer insights, journalism, and policy expertise to help you inform purchase decisions. Also works to improve the products and services that businesses deliver, and drive regulatory and fair competitive practices.

PERIODICAL TITLES INDEXED: 230+

Provides different views about issues that help students develop critical thinking skills. This resource brings balance and perspective to contemporary issues using arguments from experts.

National Geographic Magazine Archive, 1888-2020: Full text coverage of the world from journalism’s most trusted name in exploration and discovery.

TOTAL TITLES INDEXED: 1,300+FULL TEXT TITLES: 1,300+

Includes millions of articles from newspapers, newswires, and news magazines. Offers television and radio transcripts and ongoing daily updates from popular news sources. 

Presents multiple sides of over 400 issues. Helps students assess and develop persuasive arguments and essays, better understand controversial issues, and develop analytical thinking skills.

TOTAL TITLES INDEXED: 125FULL TEXT TITLES: 120+

Regional business publications for the United States and Canadian provinces from 1990. Includes newspapers, radio and television news transcripts, trade publications, magazines, and newswires.

Available on our school network (no login required), the Atlantic is a prominent American magazine and multi-platform publisher founded in 1857 in Boston, now based in Washington, D.C. It provides in-depth reporting, commentary, and analysis on politics, foreign affairs, business, culture, technology, and science, aiming to provide a venue for thoughtful, non-partisan discourse. 

Available by logging in with a school email address, the Financial Times (FT) is a leading London-based international daily newspaper, renowned for its authoritative coverage of business, finance, and economic news. Founded in 1888, it is instantly recognized by its distinct salmon-pink paper, with over 1.3 million paying subscribers (mostly digital). Owned by Nikkei Inc., it provides in-depth global market analysis.  

Available by logging in with a school email address, The New York Times is a leading American daily newspaper and global news organization founded in 1851, renowned for its independent journalism, in-depth investigations, and widespread influence. Often regarded as a U.S. "newspaper of record," it covers breaking news, politics, and culture, and has won over 120 Pulitzer Prizes. 

Free and web based, All Sides is a media outlet and technology platform that provides balanced news, media bias ratings, and diverse perspectives to help users identify and avoid misinformation. It displays headlines from Left, Center, and Right-leaning sources side-by-side, allowing for easy comparison to reduce the impact of partisan media bias. 

Available on our school network (no login required), Newspapers.com Library Edition is a massive digital archive of over 4,000 historical newspapers, spanning from the 1700s to the 2000s, designed for schools, libraries, and universities. It provides students, researchers, and educators with full-page, searchable images for researching historical events, social trends, and genealogy.

Available on our school network (no login required), NewsBank is a subscription service that provides access to a vast collection of current and archived news content, including newspapers, newswires, blogs, and broadcast transcripts. Access USA Today, the Detroit News, Detroit Free Press, Oakland Press, and the Macomb Daily and many others.

Available on our school network (no login required), PressReader is a digital library service that provides libraries with access to a vast collection of newspapers and magazines from around the world. Access The Economist, Foregin Affairs, Rolling Stone, Good Housekeeping and many others.