LibGuides: News and Current Issues On the Web & in GBS Databases: Reliable Sources

Top US News Sources

New York Times
Arguably the most influential paper in the US.

The editorial page leans slightly to the left but they have regular columnists on staff whose worldviews come from a broad cross section of the mainstream left & right.
Student sign up directions for NYT

Wall Street Journal
The gold standard for business and finance journalism.

The editorial page has the motto "free markets, free people" so their commentators generally reflect this worldview. Several key mainstream republican thinkers are among the regular contributors.

**Requires password for access. Click on the Key icon for details**

Axios
"Axios gets you smarter, faster with news & information that matters."
Washington Post
The best news resource for Washington, DC politics. This is the paper that broke the Watergate scandal.
The editorial page leans center left.
Washington Post via ProQuest
use your GBS username (for students, ID number only) and password to access from home.

**Requires password for access. Click on the Key icon for details**

Includes TIME , The Atlantic, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC, National Review and New Yorker

Requires GBS username (for students, ID number only) and password from home.

Scientific American
**Will prompt for GBS ID number (number only) and password for home access.**

aeon
"We ask the big questions and find the freshest, most original answers, provided by leading thinkers on science, philosophy, society and the arts."
The Conversation
"The Conversation is an independent, nonprofit publisher of commentary and analysis, authored by academics and edited by journalists for the general public."

Longform articles are non-fiction pieces that are generally longer than 10,000 words and go into depth about a particular topic.

The New Yorker
Weekly magazine known for its in-depth exploration of cultural, economic, and political issues. Many articles are the product of months of research. It also features essays by notable authors as well as fiction, poetry & those legendary cartoons.
The Atlantic
Excellent resource for in-depth coverage and analysis of social and political issues. The site includes links to articles from the monthly magazine as well as web-only content.
Longreads
Longreads features the best storytelling on the web from hundreds of publishers. Includes fiction & nonfiction.

Chicago Tribune News in Education (last 30 Days)
The best resource for Chicago area news. The editorial page leans slightly to the right. Several of the regular columnists lean to the right but there are also more centrist and liberal columnists on staff.
This link provides access to the last 30 days of the print version (with graphics). See the GBS Library Passwords sheet for login information for the current Chicago Tribune.

See link below for access to earlier dates (text only).

Chicago Tribune via ProQuest (from 1985)
use your GBS username (for students, ID number only) and password to access from home.

The Hill
"Nonpartisan reporting on the inner workings of Congress and the nexus of politics and business"
National Review
Leading source for Conservative commentary and analysis of news, politics, culture and the arts.
The Nation
"The Nation is the oldest continuously published weekly magazine in the United States, covering progressive political and cultural news, opinion, and analysis."
POLITICO
"Covers politics and policy in the United States and internationally."

Cartoon Carousel (Politico)
"Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies and other head-slapping events in the world of politics." Archived to 2013.
Cartoons from the Week
Editorial cartoons curated by the Week magazine editors. New cartoons weekly. Older cartoons are not archived.
The Association of American Editorial Cartoonists (AAEC)
Official website of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists. See daily cartoons or search the database for topics and/or cartoonists.