HOT TOPICS

HOT TOPICS
An Internet Hotlist on HOT TOPICS

created by Marilyn Abramowitz
Mineola High School Library

Introduction
After first consulting the library's print resources and online databases, check these sites for additional information.

The Internet Resources

Children, Teen & Women's Issues

BAD SEED Topics - hotlist of links on Adoption, Suicide, Juvenile Crime & Justice, School Violence, Nature/Nurture Debate, Freud's theories
By the Sweat and Toil of Children - The United States Department of Labor’s Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) has been reporting on international child labor issues since 1993. This is the sixth report in the series.
CHILD DEVELOPMENT ISSUES - links to info on divorce, advertising, media violence, children & computers, physical punishment, nature-nurture debate and the impact of these conditions on children's development
CHILDREN & YOUTH - services, rights, advocacy, adoption & foster care, abuse (sexual, physical, verbal, neglect), cults, parental dysfunction & problems, juvenile crime & justice, and many topics related to children & adolescents
CRIME, CRIMINALS, JUSTICE - includes many links on juvenile crime & justice
Child Labor: Children in the Fields - from the Association of Farmworker Opportunity Programs, this website provides facts about children in the fields and information about eliminating child labor
Child Welfare League of America -
Children Now - working to translate the nation's commitment to children and families into action
Children's Defense Fund - The organization exists to 'provide a strong and effective voice for all the children of America, who cannot vote, lobby, or speak for themselves. We pay particular attention to the needs of poor and minority children and those with disabilities.'
HUMAN RIGHTS - includes links on rights of children, teens & women
LEGACY OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT - includes links on the Women's Movement (2nd wave)
National Center for Children in Poverty - Mission: 'Identify and promote strategies that reduce the incidence of young child poverty in the United States and that improve the life chances of the millions of children under age six who are growing up poor.'
TEEN ISSUES - Part 1 - topics include gangs & youth crime; risky behavior (incl. self-mutilation)& self-image; stress, abusive relationships, cliques & alienation; steroid use, sleep deprivation; and other teen issues
TEEN ISSUES - Part 2 - topics include eating disorders, depression, suicide; personality & behavior disorders; bullying; cults; substance abuse + more
The Child Labor Coalition - an international organization committed to strengthening child labor protections both in the United States and abroad
The Future of Children - this online publication is meant to 'disseminate timely information on major issues related to children's well-being'
WOMEN'S ISSUES - includes gender issues such as reproductive rights, sports equity, sexual harassment, equality in the workplace, domestic violence, date rape + more
Youth & Labor - from the U.S. Department of Labor

Abortion; Assisted Suicide; Animal Rights

Abortion Access: All Sides of the Issue -
Americans for Medical Progress - explains how medical testing on animals has benefitted humans and animals and addresses ethical issues
Animal Research -
Animals in Research -
Doctor-Assisted Suicide: A Guide to Web Sites and the Literature -
Euthanasia & Physician Assisted Suicide - presents ethical questions, public opinion polls, church statements and the current legal status regarding assisted suicide
Euthanasia FAQs -
Guttmacher Institute: Abortion - provides abortion and reproduction statistics
Humanae Vitae (On The Regulation of Birth) - Encyclical Letter of His Holiness Pope Paul VI
International Society For Animal Rights -
International Task Force on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide -
Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals -
NARAL Pro-Choice America - The National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League website presents information about and advocacy for reproductive rights
NOW and Abortion Rights/Reproductive Issues - the National Organization for Women's stand on and history supporting abortion rights
National Campaign to End Partial-Birth Abortions - hear testimony and discussions against partial-birth abortions
National Right to Life -
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) -
Planned Parenthood ; Abortion -
Pro-Choice Fact Sheets -
RDS: Understanding Aminal Research in Medicine - this organization helps people understand the medical importance for the use of animals in research
ROE v. WADE, 410 U.S. 113 (1973) - U.S. Supreme Court case and decision
Rats, Rights and Research: A Debate on Animal Rights -
The Animal Concerns Community -
The Kevorkian Verdict: The Life and Legacy of the Suicide Doctor - Frontline program reviews Kevorkian's life, the law, the opinions surrounding euthanasia, and more
The Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice -
The World's Abortion Laws -
US Supreme Court Rules on Physician Assisted Suicide Cases -
Who Decides? Decides? A State-by-State Review of Abortion & Reproductive Rights - it documents the hostile climate women face when seeking to exercise their constitutional right to choose

Health Care; Welfare Reform

America's Health Insurance Plans -
American Public Human Services Association -
Bureau of Primary Health Care -
Center for Law and Social Policy - a national nonprofit that works to improve the lives of low-income people
Institute for Health Freedom - maintain your health privacy
National Center for Law and Economic Justice - advances the cause of economic justice for low-income families, individuals and communities across the country
National Council of Senior Citizens -
Physicians for a National Health Program -
Welfare Information Network -

Environmental Issues

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES - hotlist includes info on Pollution, Waste Management & Disposal, Recycling, Endangered Species, Energy concerns, Global Warming et al

Capital Punishment (Death Penalty); Affirmative Action

A History of Affirmative Action in the U.S. -
Against Affirmative Action -
Angel on Death Row - From PBS and Frontline, this website presents pro and con views about the death penalty, interviews with death row inmates, a chronology of capital punishment from the 17th century to the present
Capital Punishment Statistics -
Capital Punishment/The Death Penalty: FAQs -
Capital Punishment:: All Viewpoints on the Death Penalty -
Death Penalty - from the Division on Critical Criminology - American Society of Criminology
Death Penalty Information Center -
Death Penalty Organizations & Sites, Pro & Con -
Death Penalty: an Overview - from Cornell Univ Law School
Equal Employment Opportunities & Affirmative Action -
History of the Death Penalty - and Recent Developments
Prohibition Against Discrimination or Preferential Treatment by State and Other Public Entities. Initiative Constitutional Amendment -
Punishment and the Death Penalty -
Ten Myths About Affirmative Action -
The Affirmative Action and Diversity Project -
The Case Against the Death Penalty - from the ACLU

Censorship; Religious Tolerance

Anti-Censorship Center - from the National Council of Teachers of English
BANNED BOOKS - hotlist of links for research
Electronic Frontier Foundation - organization promoting freedom in the electronic frontier
Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) - the latest free speech challenges, censorship legislation and more
Family Friendly Libraries - grassroots network of concerned citizens, librarians and library trustees that believe in policies to protect children from exposure to age-inappropriate materials without parental consent
Free Speech & the Internet - from the ACLU
Freedom From Religion Foundation - Deals with 'separation of church & state' issues
Index on Censorship - current news of free speech violations and incidents of censorship around the world
War on Words: Censorship in Times of Crisis - from the ACLU

Content by Marilyn Abramowitz, mabramowitz@mineola.k12.ny.us
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Last revised Fri Nov 20 10:17:52 US/Pacific 2009