Contemporary issues
CQ Researcher (remote access help) (this database can be accessed off-campus only by COCC students and faculty) - A great source for in-depth, objective analysis of contemporary, controversial issues. Topics range from social and teen issues to environment, health, education and science and technology. To perform a search on a subject, click on the "Search" link to the left.
Human Rights Watch - This is a searchable web site of the Human Rights Watch, an independent, nongovernmental organization dedicated to protecting the human rights of people around the world.
Opposing Viewpoints (this database can be accessed off-campus only by COCC students and faculty) -Another wonderful database to use for controversial social issues! Offers viewpoint articles, topic overviews, full-text magazine, academic journal, and newspaper articles, primary source documents, statistics, images and podcasts, and links to ebsites.
Public Agenda Online - Short, fact-based reports on public opinion and public policy issues. Compiled by Public Agenda, a non-profit research organization.
Stateline.org - An online news source that reports each weekday on state government, tracking and analyzing policy trends in the 50 states. In addition to offering free access to staff-generated news stories, Stateline.org links to hundreds of daily newspaper articles and provides statistical data for state-by-state comparisons.