Best Information on the Net--from St. Ambrose University, this site contains links to credible Internet materials for research organized as "Hot Paper Topics," "Resources by Major," and other useful categories.

Ethics Updates--links to sites that examine controversial issues from an ethical perspective

Human Rights in the US and the International Community--from the University of Nebraska Lincoln, covers international human rights controversies, background on the issues, weblinks, lesson plans.

Multnomah County Library--links for students researching current social issues from multiple perspectives, topic ideas here

National Debate Tournament--lists National Debate Tournament topics from 1946-2002

openDemocracy--features debates on current topics. Choose from the "Themes" menu on the left side of the screen for pro con debates on a variety of issues. Here is how the developers of the site describe their purpose: "We cover the key questions of our time with contributions from renowned authors and marginalised voices. We publish clarifying debates which help people make up their own minds. We use the web to build and map intelligent discussions, which we accumulate and expand daily."

Public Agenda--"For over a quarter of a century, Public Agenda has been providing unbiased and unparalleled research into what the public really thinks about issues ranging from education to foreign policy to immigration to religion and civility in American life. Nonpartisan and nonprofit, Public Agenda was founded by social scientist and author Daniel Yankelovich and former Secretary of State Cyrus Vance in 1975. Public Agenda's two-fold mission is to help American leaders better understand the public's point of view and to ensure that citizens know more about critical policy issues so they can make thoughtful, informed decisions."

Social Issues from the Argus Clearinghouse--Annotated listings of Internet resources on bioethics issues, immigration, ethnic groups, the environment, human rights, women's and gays' issues, hate groups, and more.

Using Taking Sides--"methods, systems, and techniques" for examining controversial issues (see "Student Handouts" ).