Propublica is a free, not for profit investigative newsroom that specializes in reporting about abuses of power in government and business.
Ted-Ed is a YouTube channel of Ted Talks and more just for students and young people.
Crash Course is a series of educational videos on a wide variety of topics--a good place to explore issues!
Site | Notes |
Statista | A large collection of international data and reports--start here for statistical research! |
Pew Research Center | Reliable statistics on a variety of topics, very strong on issues related to public opinions, trends and attitudes. |
Data.gov |
Datasets provided by the government on a wide variety of topics. |
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National Archives | A collection of government documents that covers the entire history of the United States. |
National Archives Veterans and Military Records | Covers a variety of wars and conflicts, lots of primary sources |
Smithsonian Institute Collection | Collection of primary source documents and images spanning the fields of art, history, technology, and more. |
Library of Congress Collection | A vast amount of digital resources, available to the public for free. Lots of primary sources. |
National Security Archives at George Washington University | Contains declassified government documents that have been digitized by the GW librarians. |
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