Issues & Controversies—Students’ and Researchers’ First Step toward Understanding Today’s Most Important & Controversial Issues

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EXTENSIVE, OBJECTIVE, AND COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE Issues & Controversies features timely, in-depth articles covering complex, hot-button issues in politics, government, business, society, education, and popular culture. Designed to inspire thought-provoking debates, each article presents both sides of an issue clearly and without bias.

ORIGINAL VIDEOS AND EDUCATOR SUPPORT MATERIALS Selected hot-button issues in Issues & Controversies feature overview videos to introduce the topic and exclusive Educator Resources to extend the lesson beyond the articles. Educator Resources include overviews, learning objectives, printable handouts (such as self-assessments with answer keys), discussion questions, and much more.

COMPELLING, AUTHORITATIVE, OXFORD-STYLE DEBATE VIDEOS Issues & Controversies includes compelling, thought-provoking, Oxford-style debate videos from the renowned Intelligence Squared U.S. Debate Series, featuring some of the most prominent political figures, journalists, academics, and experts in the United States and throughout the world on a wide range of crucial topics.

THOUSANDS OF EDITORIALS For a broader perspective on contemporary events and conflicts, Issues & Controversies features thousands of editorials and opinions via NewsEdge from prominent newspapers and magazines worldwide and across the political spectrum—including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Miami Herald, Houston Chronicle, Toronto Star, Jerusalem Post, China Daily, Guardian, Atlantic, Nation, and Weekly Standard.

NPR AUDIO CONTENT Issues & Controversies features editorially curated and selected National Public Radio (NPR) audio recordings and podcasts—including episodes of NPR’s Fresh Air and On Point—linked directly to specific articles to enhance context, understanding, and research. Along with the original recordings, many feature transcripts of the entire broadcast or selected highlights.

RICH RELATED RESOURCES Issues & Controversies contains a topic-based Reuters® newsfeed, editorial cartoons, timelines, primary sources, speeches, congressional testimony, newspaper editorials, and discussion questions and activities that prompt researchers to do their own critical thinking and analysis.

PERFECT FOR DOCUMENT-BASED LEARNING AND OTHER LEARNING STYLES Issues & Controversies includes original documents with introductory paragraphs that provide context and background to the sources—perfect for document-based learning and strengthening critical-thinking skills.

FULL COVERAGE OF EACH NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL DEBATE TOPIC The National High School Debate Topics section of Issues & Controversies includes comprehensive articles on every annual debate topic since 1997, covering such critical issues as alternative energy, domestic surveillance, and national infrastructure.

BILL OF RIGHTS IN DEBATE Many of the issues covered by Issues & Controversies deal with constitutional questions; however, the various sides in a debate often interpret what the Constitution says differently. The “Bill of Rights in Debate” section deepens understanding of the U.S. Constitution in contemporary life by linkingIssues & Controversiesarticles directly to constitutional rights.

ADDITIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: • Correlated to all major educational standards • Searchable Reuters® newsfeed, updated hourly • “In the News” section for each issue • “By the Numbers” statistical material • “Presidency and Presidential Races” section • Google Translate • Read Aloud tool • Dynamic citations with EasyBib export functionality • Searchable Support Center • Robust administrative section with enhanced reporting

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