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Webmaster -- Carol Bach                                                        Last updated on Sept. 29, 2009
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SOCIAL ISSUES
Categories include: abortion, animal welfare, apathy, business, children, youth, & family,
Christianity, church-state relations, conspiracy crime & justice, disabilities, economic,
education, end-of-life, environment, family planning, fraud, gambling, gay, lesbian, & bisexual,
government operations, gun control, health, housing, human rights & liberties, immigration,
intellectual property labor, language, micro-nations, older citizens, peace, pornography, poverty,
property rights, race-ethnic-religious relations, science & technology, sexual politics,
survivalism, territorial disputes, terrorism, transportation, violence & abuse, warfare & conflict

Hot Topics Supersites
Links to sites which have resources on many controversial topics of current interest. If you have
been assigned a paper or presentation on a current topic which you must select, one or more of
these sites might give you ideas for choosing a topic. Sites include: ACLU Freedom Network,
Argus Clearinghouse: Social Sciences & Social Issues, Electronic Policy Network, Envirolink
Network, Ethics Updates, Feminist Activist Resources on the Net, HandsNet, Online NewsHour,
Project Vote Smart, WebActive & Wild Ideas.

Social Issues
Links to multiple perspectives on current social issues from the Multnomah County Library

Controversial Issues
From Santa Ana College --Covers 60 "hot" issues -- Offers pro, con & neutral information links

Guide To Social Issues
A comprehensive guide to balanced viewpoints on social issues that divide us

Issues & Causes @ Yahoo
Links to dozens of "hot" issues

Hot Topics @ MagBot
Browse articles on 75 "hot" issues

Controversial Issue Starter Links
Categories include: legal & political issues, media issues, animal issues, science & health
issues & educational issues

Hot Paper Topics
Links to "hot" topics information

Global Issues
Social, political, economic, & environmental issues that affect us all

Politics 1: Online Guide to Hot Issues & Debates
Contains links to a balanced mix of leading groups on all sides of the hot issues facing our
nation today. Visit groups on all sides of the issues, be skeptical, & form your own educated
opinions.

ACLU Issues
From the American Civil Liberties Union -- topics include: criminal justice, death penalty,
disability rights, drug policy, free speech, HIV/AIDS, human rights, immigrants' rights, lesbian &
gay rights, national security, police practices, prisoners' rights, privacy & technology, racial
justice, religion & belief, reproductive freedom, rights of the poor, safe & free, StandUp/Youth,
voting rights, women's rights

ProCon.org
Pros & cons of controversial issues -- facts, news, & thousands of diverse opinions

InfoDome
A subject guide for "hot" topics supersites -- from San Diego State University

Issues -- US Dept. of State
Links to important topics by subject, press releases, audio & video, photo gallery

SpeakOut.com
Controversial issues are organized into topics & sub-topics including: budget & taxes, business
& regulations, crime, justice & law, defense & international affairs, education, energy,
environment, food & farming, government & politics, health & medicine, jobs & economy, poverty
& welfare, science & technology, society, culture & values, transportation