LibGuides: Writing: WRT 110/105 Introduction to College Writing (Russell): Start Here/Choose a Topic

Picking a Topic IS Research (North Carolina State University)

Issues and controversies This link opens in a new window
To help students, researchers, and readers understand the critical issues we face today, Issues & Controversies explores and analyzes hundreds of hot topics in politics, business, government, crime, law, energy, education, health, family, science, foreign policy, race, rights, society, and culture. Updated weekly, with a wire-service newsfeed providing the latest headline stories, Issues & Controversies offers in-depth articles designed to inspire thought-provoking debates and research papers.
Newspaper Source Plus This link opens in a new window
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Newspaper Source Plus includes more than 860 full-text newspapers, providing more than 35 million full-text articles. In addition, the database features more than 857,000 television and radio news transcripts.
Credo Reference This link opens in a new window
Searching 3,475,985 full text articles in 923 reference books from 111 publishers on every topic.

Allsides
Shows news articles from the left, right, and center.
Congressional Research Service Reports
Provides credible background information, legislative and policy overviews, and more on current topics of interest.
New York Times 401 Prompts for Argumentative Writing
ProCon Website

Ask-A-Librarian and FAQ
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