Economics Resources
Opinions & Viewpoints Databases
- CQ Researcher This link opens in a new windowCougarNet Login Required
Provides in-depth reports on current events and topics of current interest. Each report provides historical background on the topic, outside commentary, pro/con arguments, chronological information, and a substantial bibliography.
Use the following resources to develop the foundation of your argumentative essay or paper.
- CQ Research Archive has reports with Pro/Con statements.
- Opinion Archive & Opposing Viewpoints both have articles which cover an enormous range of issues.
- Roper Center Public Opinion Archives has polling data and statistics.
- Policy File has reports from a wide array of research institutes and think tanks.
- Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints This link opens in a new windowCougarNet Login Required
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center is a full-text resource covering significant social issues. This database provides pro and con viewpoint articles, academic journals and newspapers, primary source documents, government and organizational statistics, and more. - Roper Center for Public Opinion Research Archive This link opens in a new windowCougarNet Login Required
Users can search the iPOLL Databank which is organized at the question level, providing the tools to sift through nearly a half million questions asked on national public opinion surveys, 1935 to present. - Policy File Index This link opens in a new windowCougarNet Login Required
PolicyFile is a collection of U.S. foreign and domestic policy papers and gray literature, including reports, papers, and documents from think tanks, research institutes, and government agencies.
