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General Information/Reference

Lake Sai Survey

The citizenship test: American enough?

The Muzzle Awards: Free Speech Constrained in the U.S.

Anything You'd Like to Know About the US

BestinHistory Web Links Page

Changing Money: Compare prices over time

The Political Philosophy Short Quiz

The Idealog Political Ideology Long Quiz

The Political Science Reference Desk

U.S History.com: Helpful reference site

Encyclopedia Britannica On-Line

EBSCO Host

The Bill of Rights

The U.S. Constitution

Lower East Side Tenement Museum

CBS News "Democrats Decide" CBS/NYT Debate: John Edwards on Being Rich

Media Literacy Resources

Freedom of Expression Debate Resources

MS Library Curricular Links

The American Civil Liberties Union Freedom of Speech Information Site

The New York Time Supreme Court Information Site

The Cornell University Archive of Supreme Court Decisions

Freedom of speech cases:

Hate Speech Resources

Hate Speech and Racism

Libel Informative Site

Freedom Forum Website
 

Capital Punishment Debate Resources

I. Library Links Death Penalty        Library Links to Cruel/Unusual Punishment

II. Portal for great links to Death penalty

III. List of Death Penalty Supreme Court Cases

IV. List of Death Penalty Supreme Court Cases with Links to descriptions of these cases

V. Overview of the Death Penalty Issue: A Comprehensive Site for Anti-Death Penalty Advocates

This report explores the issue of cultural assimilation of new immigrants in America

http://www.npr.org/rundowns/segment.php?wfId=1752894

Border Shooting Death Raises U.S.- Mexico Tensions

The U.S. - Mexico border has been catalogued by many people on either side as a "war zone" for many years.  This NPR article deals with some of the more resent events to come out of this very controversial piece of land that we call the border between the U.S. and Mexico.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5168712

Supremacists and Immigration

Report of the increasing connections between the immigration debate and supremacist groups.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=7725295

Irish Illegal Immigrants point to other issues on the immigration

Report on the illegal Irish immigration situation and some ideas that might be interesting for your understanding of the topic

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=7761621

Immigrant groups research sites for the Immigration Project

Library of Congress

Immigration unit case study

The Arab American Story

The Bracero Program - Mexican American Group

Fast Food Nation

Biographies of Fast Food Founding Fathers and Supportive Friends

Understanding the Origins of Merchandising and Advertising

Merchants of Cool

Studying "Fast Food Nation"

Capitalist Ideology: Social Darwinism Explained

Technology at Home: A Science Odyssey

The Story of Stuff

The History of the Flint strike in 1937 to create the UAW

What is Globalization?  Web resources:

The IMF Report               Globalization: A definition

Articles about Globalization        A list of advantages and disadvantages

Genetically Modified Foods:  The US Government's stand   A Pro Stand   An Anti Stand

The National Geographic's articles on Technology and how it may be affecting the Environment and People:

Climate Connections             Bio Fuels            Toxic People         Water Pollution Example

High Tech Trash                Nuclear Power           Future Power        Global Warming

Frontline episodes on Technology and its effects on the people and the world:

Growing up Online: How the internet and other technology is changing America's youth

Spying on the Homefront: Is the War on Terror undermining our civil liberties?

Hot Politics: The political battles behind the issue of Global Warming.

Living Old: Technology is keeping people alive longer, what could this mean for society?

Is Wal-Mart Good for America?: Effects of globalization and the "big giants."

Tax me if you Can: Are corporations getting too many tax breaks that cost the tax payer?

A Dangerous Business: A critical look at a major corporate factory and its' working conditions

Urban Proposals Useful Links

Proposal #1

YES:     The needs of businesses

            Tyson Foods is good for you

            Wayne Farms: A real example

NO:      Criticism of the chicken industry

            Bad air at Tyson

Proposal #2

YES:     The needs of businesses

           McDonald's on McDonald's

           McDonald's loving McDonald's

NO:     McDonald's is the target

           Facts for consumers of fast food

           Fast Food nutrition?

Proposal #3

YES:    Fun at McDonald's

           Web source links

NO:     Critique of the effects of consumerism on kids

           Facts for consumers of fast food

           Web source links

           Rethink schools

Proposal #4

YES:    Simplot Foods on the potato

           Simplot Plant: A real example

           Visit the International Potato Processing Convention

NO:     Critique of the french fry industry

Proposal #5

YES:    The IBP (IBP is now a subsidiary of Tyson Foods) Fresh Meats Customer Newsletter

NO:     The IBP (IBP is now a subsidiary of Tyson Foods) Fresh Meats Customer Newsletter

          Bad labor at Tyson Beef

          Bad air at the local beef plant

Unions

The AFL-CIO

AFL-CIO issues
CEO PAY 
UNION QUIZ   

Political Speech

Political information research general: Political links

Political Parties :  Democrats     Republicans    List of Presidential Candidates

2008 Election: PBS.org Election website  CNN Political Issues Page  On The Issues Website

                        Washington Post Website NPR: Political Elections Map Interactive

Immigration sites:
The Village News, LatinoVote.com, top immigration links

Energy- fossil fuel issues:
Top energy association sites, anti-subsidies view, oil subsidies chat, example debate,
Leading Environmental weblinks, Alaska Wildlife Refuge site

Freedom of expression on the internet issues:
Freedom of expression top links, internet crime, protecting kids 1, protecting kids 2

Lobbyists and policy making:
Lobbyists, Top spenders, lobbying article, lobbying articles on Washington Post,
top Democratic contributors, top Republican contributors

Affirmative Action issues:
AAAA, AAD PRoject, in defense of AA, Pro/Con of AA, in opposition to AA

Advertising and children issues:
Is it ethical?, TV and Health, Kids and tobacco, Leading youth marketer

Nuclear energy and countries' rights/responsibilities:
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, Iran's right, the IAEA, defending the "right",

Outsourcing issues:
Various issues link, pro-anti info, outsourcing of IT jobs, Top 10 outsourcing firms, Against outsourcing article, suburbs and outsourcing

Guantanamo Bay issues:
Amnesty International, HRW, NPR report, GlobalSecurity.org, Rumsfeld's statements, Court case

Minimum wage issues:
pro-article1, FairPAy, against-case1, pro/con links, against article 2,

Public School Funding:
Per-pupilfunding, NEA, EquityinEducationalFunding

Walmart Issues:
walmartunionstance,  walmartandworkers, walmartandunions, walmartlinks

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This page was created and is maintained by the middle school social studies department at the American School in Japan. Send any comments or resource ideas to: sbaquero@asij.ac.jp.  Last updated on Friday, 02 October 2009