Service Learning Research: Websites

• Black Agenda Report
• CounterPunch

  CounterPunch is a muckraking news source focused on politics.

• Democracy Now!

  Democracy Now! is a national, independent, hour-long weekday news program providing access to people and perspectives rarely heard in the U.S.corporate-sponsored media, including independent and international journalists, ordinary people from around the world who are directly affected by U.S. foreign policy, grassroots leaders and peace activists, artists, academics and independent analysts.

• FAIR / Extra!

  Fairness and Accuracy In Reporting (FAIR) is a media watchdog organization that aims to invigorate the First Amendment by advocating for greater diversity in the press and by scrutinizing media practices that marginalize public interest, minority and dissenting viewpoints.

• In These Times

  In These Times is an independent, nonprofit monthly magazine dedicated to advancing democracy and economic justice, informing movements for a more humane world, and providing an accessible forum for debate about the policies that shape our future.

• Mother Jones

  Mother Jones is a reader-supported nonprofit news organization focusing on independent and investigative reporting on everything from politics and climate change to education and food.

• The Nation

  The Nation is a critical, independent voice in American journalism and a platform for investigative reporting and spirited debate on issues of import to the progressive community.

• The Progressive

  The Progressive presents voices of dissent and voices that are under-represented in the mainstream with a goal of championing grassroots progressive politics.

• Tom Dispatch
• Utne Reader

  Created in 1984, Utne is a digest of new ideas and fresh perspectives percolating in arts, culture, politics, and spirituality through a combination of original writing and reprints gleaned from books, journals, and the independent media at large, Utne is published quarterly in print and through monthly digital issues.

• Z Magazine

  Z is an independent monthly magazine dedicated to resisting injustice, defending against repression, and creating liberty.

Google government search

• Use the search tools at the top of your search results:

Search the city of San Francisco

• ERIC
  • ​for education research
• Rand California (you'll need a SFPL library card and pin, ask Sarah or Jo for assistance)
  • Offers statistics and data relating to many social issues in the state of California