Fact-checking sites
- PolitiFactRating politicians' statements on the Truth-O-Meter (e.g. "pants on fire")
- FactCheck.orgA project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania
- OpenSecrets.orgTracking money in U.S. politics and its effect on elections and public policy
- Just the FactsNumerous resources to fact check social media, media outlets, and listings of public policy and think tanks.
Statistical resources
- Statistical abstract of the United States (1878- : Proquest) This link opens in a new windowA comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States.
- Social explorer This link opens in a new windowProvides easy access to current and historical census data and demographic information.
- Roper iPoll This link opens in a new windowProvides access to over 500,000 public opinion questions from 1930 onward.
Think Tanks and Evaluating Sources
- Pew Research CenterFind statistics and texts of public opinion polls related to culture, the press, and politics.
Policy organizations, or "think tanks:"
These organizations conduct research and can advocate in a wide-range of policy areas. While many of these organizations are politically neutral, some have strong ideological positions that influence the research.
Economy
- The Debt to the Penny and Who Holds ItUS Treasury's national debt calculator.
- Policy File Index This link opens in a new windowProvides online access to abstracts and if available, links to full-text articles on public policy research.
- EconLit This link opens in a new windowComprehensive, indexed bibliography with over 120 years of the world's economic literature.
Education
Government Resources
- House Education and the Workforce Committee
- Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
Track bills and resolutions related to education as they move through the Senate. - U.S. Department of Education
Includes research and data as well as information about federal laws and regulation. - National Assessment of Educational Progress
Second Amendment Rights / Gun Violence Prevention
Health Care / Affordable Care Act (Obamacare)
- CDC Data and StatisticsData and statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Gale Health and Wellness This link opens in a new windowCitations, abstracts, and full-text material on health and medicine, medications, and wellness.
- Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2015Most recent statistics on health insurance coverage from the US Census Bureau
- Kaiser Family FoundationNon-profit, non-partisan organization focusing on national health issues, as well as the U.S. role in global health policy
- National Institutes of HealthThe nation’s medical research agency, the NIH is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
National Security and Defense
- Digital National Security ArchiveProvide full text to declassified documents around various national security themes.
Environment
- Web of science This link opens in a new windowIndexes and abstracts citations in research journals across the disciplinary spectrum.
Government Resources
- Intergovernmental Panel of Climate ChangeLeading resources from world experts on climate change. The information is global and regional in scope.
- National Climate AssessmentSummarizes the current and future impacts of climate change on the United States.