Research Guides: POLS 356: Scholarly Debates in American Politics (BMC): News, Opinion & Analysis

News Sources

Washington Post
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This is the most widely circulated newspaper published in the capital city of the United States with particular emphasis on national politics.
New York Times
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Full-text access to news articles, blog posts, videos, images, and multimedia features. Coverage from 1851-present.
Congressional Quarterly (CQ) Magazine
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Formerly known as "CQ Weekly" this magazine provides full-text news and analysis on all U.S. federal legislative activity and related political issues. Includes floor votes, bill status, analysis, and more. Covers 1983-present.

Newsweek
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Newsweek is a news magazine that provides in-depth analysis, news and opinion about international issues, technology, business, culture and politics.

Time Magazine
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Time Magazine is the first weekly news magazine in the United States. Coverage - 1923 to the present.
Nexis Uni
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Formerly LexisNexis, find newspaper and magazine articles, news transcripts, reference works, and legal materials, including Supreme Court cases. Includes the New York Times from 1980-present.

The Atlantic
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Monthly magazine of political and cultural commentary. Covers 1983-present.
The Nation
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Weekly magazine of progressive political opinion. Archive covers 1865 - present (except most recent month).
National Review
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Monthly magazine of conservative political opinion; archive covers 1955-present
New Republic
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Magazine of progressive political opinion. Archive covers 1914-present

OpinionArchives
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OpinionArchives provides electronic archives for journals of opinion, including The Nation, Commentary, The New Republic, Commonweal, Dissent, NACLA, American spectator, National review, Harper's magazine, New York review, and the New Yorker. The OpinionArchives metasearch tool provides cross-journal searching for all titles in the archive.