Spark 1 (Mireles)

Coverage of top news stories from multiple viewpoints, intended to provide readers with content on issues from all sides. Includes media bias ratings.

NewsBank's Special focus on topics of current interest. They include content from sources throughout the world to provide a global perspective, current and background information, statistics, maps, images, websites, and suggested search terms.

Covers contemporary social issues and provides articles, primary source documents, court-case overviews, statistical data, images, and podcasts that help students explore issues from multiple perspectives.

Provides access to popular magazines available through the UC Merced Library. Accessible via web browser or the Flipster app which allows you to save issues and download magazines to read offline. For details on accessing & using Flipster, visit the Flipster Library Guide.

The Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan research organization which conducts social science research on issues, attitudes, and trends shaping the world. Areas of research interest include U.S. politics, media & news, social trends, religion, internet & tech, science, Hispanics, and global topics.

ProCon.org provides statements for and against 50+ controversial issues. Issues can be browsed by category or searched. The intent of ProCon.org is to present controversial issues in a nonpartisan way. Donors to ProCon.org are made public.

Provides access to a collection of reference books including encyclopedias, dictionaries, measurement conversions and more.