LION: POL 440 -- Power & Seminal Readings in the American Polity: Relevant Websites

General Websites for Political Science

Miller Center
Variety of resources including essays, transcripts, videos from the Miller Center, a nonpartisan affiliate of the University of Virginia specializing in presidential scholarship, public policy, and political history

Pew Research Center
A nonpartisan 'fact tank' researching issues, attitudes, and trends that affect America and the world. Easily navigable site providing access to reports and data. Their reports are good examples of writing without taking a side.

Political Information
A search engine for politics, policy, and political news

Statistics

American FactFinder
Find popular facts (population, income, etc.) and frequently requested data about your community.
Green Book
"The House Ways and Means Committee Green Book provides program descriptions and historical data on a wide variety of social and economic topics, including Social Security, employment, earnings, welfare, child support, health insurance, the elderly, families with children, poverty and taxation.""
(NCES) National Center for Education Statistcs
National Center for Health Statistics
"The mission of the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) is to provide statistical information that will guide actions and policies to improve the health of the American people. As the Nation’s principal health statistics agency, NCHS leads the way with accurate, relevant, and timely data."

Public Policy

Annenberg Public Policy Center
"The Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania has been the premier communication policy center in the country since its founding in 1993. APPC’s work has informed the policy debates around campaign finance, children’s television, Internet privacy, tobacco advertising and the tone of discourse in Washington."
Bipartisan Policy Center
Promotes "civil discussion' on U.S. policy issues in the areas of economic policy, energy and infrastructure, governance and national security.
Cato Institute
A public policy research organization conducting independent, nonpartisan research on a wide range of policy issues
Congressional Research Services
Institute for Policy Research
"The Institute for Policy Research (IPR) is an interdisciplinary public policy research institute founded in 1968 at Northwestern University. Our mission is to stimulate and support excellent social science research on significant public policy issues and to disseminate the findings widely—to students, scholars, policymakers, and the public."
National Bureau of Economic Research
"The NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, and business professionals."
Policy Archive
"Policy Archive makes use of Internet technology to collect and disseminate summaries and full texts, videos, reports, briefs, and multimedia material of think tank, university, government, and foundation-funded policy research."
Rand Corporation
"The RAND Corporation is a nonprofit institution that helps improve policy and decision making through research and analysis."