General
Census statistics, story ideas
Military City Online Web Outpost -- Latest military news, searchable military personnel database for subscribers
Vital Records -- find birth and death certificates from every state
Public notice advertisements
Legacy.com — obituaries, death notices
Social Security Death Index -- Geneology company that keeps publicly accessible information on people who have died while collecting Social Security
Center for an Accessible Society
National Center on Disability and Journalism
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
CQ Researcher
Knowledge Link
Marxists Internet Archive
Top 100 American Speeches
U.S. Department of Education
American Council on Education
AskEric - U.S. government resources on education
ChildStats - Federal and state stats and reports on children and families
Chronicle of Higher Education - weekly issues in Higher Education
Digest of Education Statistics - annual compilation serving as snapshot on U.S. education
Federal Resources for Education Excellence - information on education excellence from U.S. governmental agencies
Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System - Higher Education enrollment data by race, ethnicity, sex, salaries, tuition, revenue, expenditures, etc.
School District Data Book - each U.S. school district by enrollment, graduation rates, etc.
Arkansas Freedom of Information Act
Arkansas Freedom of Information Resources
American Civil Liberties Union
American Library Association's Office of Intellectual Freedom - Implements policies on intellectual freedom as embodied in the Library Bill of Rights
American Society of Access Professionals
Annotated bibliography of Freedom of Expression by Dorothy Bowles, Ph.D.
Center for Democracy and Technology
Center for Responsive Politics — Guide to the money in U.S. elections
Chilling Effects — offers background material and explanations of the law for people whose websites deal with topics such as Fan Fiction, Copyright, Domain Names and Trademarks, Anonymous Speech, and Defamation.
Committee to Protect Journalists — independent, nonprofit organization dedicated to defending press freedom worldwide
Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility: FOIA Archives
Electronic Frontier Foundation: FOIA Archives
The First Amendment Center — comprehensive research coverage of key First Amendment issues and topics, daily First Amendment news, a unique First Amendment Library
First Amendment Project - Nonprofit public interest law firm active in two main areas of First Amendment law: open government and anti-SLAPP.
Freedom Forum - Nonpartisan foundation that strives to work toward all aspects of a free press and free speech -- and all of the First Amendment freedoms
Freedom of Information Center
International Trademark Association — not-for-profit membership association dedicated to the support and advancement of trademarks and related intellectual property
National Coalition Against Censorship — a coalition of 50 non-profit organizations united by a conviction that freedom of thought, inquiry, and expression must be defended
National Freedom of Information Coalition — works to protect the public's right to oversee its government
OpenTheGovernment.org - Coalition including librarians, journalists, good government and environmental groups, and labor
People for the American Way — advocates values and institutions to sustain a diverse democratic society
Privacy
International — a human rights group formed in 1990 as a watchdog on surveillance and privacy invasions by governments and corporations
Project Censored - Explores and publicizes the extent of censorship in society by locating stories about significant issues that didn't make the news
Public Citizen - National nonprofit public interest organization
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
First Amendment Handbook - Provides information on obtaining public records from the federal government
Open Government Guide - A guide to open records and meetings in all 50 states and the District of Columbia
The Student Press Law Center — an advocate for student free-press rights
U.S. Constitution
U.S. Copyright Office
Business Reporting - International Women's Media Foundation
Arkansas Chamber of Commerce
American Farm Bureau
American Institute of Philanthropy
Better Business Bureau
BBB Wise Giving Alliance - reports on charities and other solicitous organizations
Common Wealth - The American Prospect's articles on nonprofits
Consumer Price Index Calculator - Calculates rate of inflation
CorpWatch — holding Corporations accountable
Council on Foundations - professional organization of more than 2,000 foundations
The Development Information Network of Arkansas — supports statewide economic development activities through research, information, service, training, and education
D&B Credit Reports - Credit ratings for businesses for a fee
Edgar Database — registration statements, periodic reports, and other forms from foreign and domestic companies
FirstGov Information for Nonprofits
The Foundation Center - for and about foundations
The Foundation Directory - subscriber's access from The Foundation Center
GAO report on tax-exempt organizations (pdf)
GuideStar - national nonprofit organizations database
Hoover's Master List Plus Database — company information including business reports and profiles
Institute for Economic Advancement — IEA offers training, planning, and development services to economic developers and economic development organizations
IRS FAQ about charities and nonprofits
Labor unions — find a union, labor directory
National Center for Charitable Statistics - the Urban Institute's data on the nonprofit sector
Nonprofits from Guidestar -- basic information from nonprofits' reports in a searchable database
Non Profits Org - check on nonprofit status of a company
Securities Clearinghouse -- full text examples of securities class action lawsuits compiled by Stanford University's Law School
Southern Growth Policies Board — public-private partnership devoted to strengthening the South's economy and creating the highest possible quality of life
Help for Arkansas Entrepreneurs — a list of resources for entrepreneurs in Arkansas
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office database
IBM's Patent Server alternative patent database with more history
ZDNet - Tech news, blogs and white papers for IT professionals
American Trucking Association
Association of American Railroads
Fatality Analysis Reporting System - Data on auto accidents
Landings - Searchable database on aviation and aircraft
National Transportation Safety Board
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)
Rails to Trails Conservancy
SAFER - Information about carriers
The Trucker
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Citizen Joe — nonprofit that aims to engage all Americans in open, fact-based dialogue on national policy debates
OpenCongress - tracks bills, votes, senators and representatives in Congress
CongressPedia - a wikipedia for Congress
Center for American Progress - nonpartisan research and educational institute
Sunlinght Foundation -- nonpartisan group making Internet information on Congress more meaningfully accessible to citizens
Drinking Liberally — promoting democracy one drink at a time
Laughing Liberally — saving democracy one laugh at a time
The Right Side of the Web Ring - Conservative links
Turn Left - Home of liberalism on the Web (irregular updates)
Christian Coalition
Feminist Majority
John Birch Society
Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
National Organization of Women
League of Women Voters - Coordinates Citizens Right to Know project
Public Interest Research Groups — takes on powerful interests on behalf of the American public, working to win concrete results for our health and our well-being
Federal Voting Assistance Program - information on where, when and how to vote
BallotWatch -- Provides information on every statewide referendum in the nation
BallotPedia -- citizen-powered encyclopedia to direct democracy
The National Election Studies - Access to tables and graphs displaying the ebb and flow of public opinion and electoral behavior and choice in American politics since 1952, with data displayed by topic and an available keyword search
NOW/PAC The National Organization for Women Political Action Committee's online feminist voters' guide providing NOW/PAC endorsements
PoliticsUSA - from American Political Network and National Journal
Project Vote Smart - Guide to candidates, issues and races
Policy.com - policy statements and research paers compiled for Microsoft Network and Intellectual Capitol
All Politics from Time and CNN
Rock the Vote -Engages younger people in the political process
Frameshop - Jeffrey Feldman explains how groups frame the campaign and debate
Green Energy Voter Guide -- from the Environmental Defense Fund
PoliticsNow - Political updates from NationalJournal.com
Poynter's Election Coverage - Criticism of journalists' coverage of elections and links to election coverage resources
Center for Responsive Politics - Campaign finance data, links to campaign finance sites
The Skeleton Closet - Bipartisan listing of character allegations against the candidates
Washington & Lee's mock convention - Historically accurate predictions of the presidential nominee of the political party currently out the of the White House
Third Parties '96 — Collaborative effort of alternative parties
Campaign Financing
Federal Elections Commission - Data on campaign contributions and guides for citizens and organizations
The Campaign Finance Information Center — helping journalists follow the campaign money trail on the national, state and local levels
MAPLight - public database illuminating the connection between donations and legislative votes
National Insitute on Money in State Politics -- tracks data on state legislative candidates
Open Secrets - the Center for Responsive Politics' nonpartisan guide to monetary influence on elections and public policy.
Political Money Line - The non-partisan Federal candidate campaign money page
Fund Race 2004 — search by name or location to find out who your friends and neighbors are supporting
National Homeland Security Knowledgebase — comprehensive collection of links on Homeland Security as well as links and info relating to global security issues
Digital National Security Archive — the documents that made U.S. policy
Ransom Clark's "The Literature of Intelligence" — Compiled by a retired member of the Central Intelligence Agency's Senior Executive Service
The National Security Archive — collects and publishes declassified documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act
The Heritage Foundation:NationalSecurity.org — views from conservative think-tank
ACLU:National Security — protecting civil liberties post-9/11
Center for National Security Studies — a non-governmental advocacy and research organization founded in 1974 to work for control of the FBI and CIA and to prevent violations of civil liberties in the United States
Center for International Policy:National Security — investigates and exposes failures and political manipulation of the U.S. intelligence and national defense apparatus
National Security Institute — provides a variety of professional information and security awareness services to defense contractor, government and industrial security executives throughout the United States
National Security Whistleblowers Coalition — independent and nonpartisan alliance that informs authorities of security vulnerabilities in our intelligence agencies, at nuclear power plants and weapon facilities, in airports, and at our nation?s borders and ports
Business Executives for National Security — nationwide, non-partisan organization of senior business executives
National Security Education Program — awards scholarships to U.S. undergraduate students to study abroad in areas critical to U.S. national security
STRATFOR — provides situational awareness, focused insight and actionable intelligence in the areas of geopolitics, security and public policy
Jane's Information Group — global intelligence and advertising solutions
World Security Institute — independent research and journalism on global affairs
RAND — conducts a broad array of national security research for the U.S. Department of Defense, the intelligence community, and key allied governments and ministries of defense
Los Alamos National Laboratory — this lab's mission IS national security
Oak Ridge National Laboratory — provides federal, state and local government agencies and departments with technology and expertise to support national and homeland security needs
Idaho National Laboratory — performs essential research, delivers critical technology solutions, and provides indispensable prototyping and testing services to identify and defeat threats to the security of the nation
Gun Control Act of 1968
Campus crime data
Security on Campus - Nonprofit organization for safer campuses
Poynter Institute's Fighting Wildfire resources page
Arkansas Crime Information Center
Covering Criminal Justice Vol. II (A resource guide for journalists)
Bureau of Justice Statistics
CopNet
Coplink
Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma
Department of Justice
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Firehouse.com -- a firefighting, rescue and EMS community
Firehouse Fashions - Firefighter history, lore
Fugitive Watch Web Site
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
International Association of Fire Fighters, AFL-CIO
Justice Department Information Center
Justice Research and Statistics Association
The Police Officer's Internet Directory
Law Enforcement Agencies in Arkansas
Law Enforcement Sites on the Web
National Archive of Criminal Justice Data
National Criminal Justice Reference Service
National Interagency Fire Center - wildland fires
NOAA's Fire Weather Information Center
Office for Victims of Crime
Office of Justice Programs
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Organized Crime -- crime statistics
Project Greenfed - Arkansas Dept. of Environmental Quality and UNICOR Federal Prisons Industries Inc.
Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics
USDA Forest Service, Fire and Aviation Management
U.S. Fire Commission - part of the Department of Homeland Security, Hotel and Motel Safety
Victims and the Media Program - Michigan State University
White House Briefing Room for Social Statistics: Crime
Wildfire News
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Are You Energy Efficient?
Audubon Magazine
Council of Environmental Deans & Directors
E: The Environmental Magazine
Earth 911
EnviroLink Network
Environmental Defense Fund - nonprofit charged with protecting environmental rights
Environment & Energy Publishing
Environment Web Directory
Environmental News Network
EPA Web
FACS - Numerous reporting tools on science, technology, the environment, biotechnology and risk
Global Warming FAQ - from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Greenpeace USA
GreenTreks Network, Inc.
Greenwire
HazDat Database - information on hazardous substances and U.S. Superfund sites from the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Information Center for the Environment - Provides an access point for information useful for environmental protection
Mark Miller's Risk Comm Links
National Audubon Society
National Council for Science and the Environment
National Earthquake Information Center - the U.S. Geological Survey's Bigquake service will send out a message whenever a large earthquake occurs
National Library for the Environment
National Resources Defense Council -- an environmental action organization
One Sweet Whirled
Outside magazine
Pesticide database - information from the Pesticide Action Network of North America
Pew Center on Global Climate Change
PopPlanet
Right to Know Network -- service from OMB Watch with searchable databases, documents and conferences on the environment, sustainable development, and the Toxic Release Inventory
Sierra Club - the country's oldest grassroots environmental organization
Southern Appalachian Man and Biosphere Program
Texas Environmental Center
TOXNET
U.S. Global Change Research Program
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - environmental info from the U.S. government
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Info on Conservation Programs and Efforts, Endangered Species and Environmental Contaminants
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission - the government agency that oversees nuclear power
Worldwatch Institute
World Wildlife Fund
Health & Science
Poynter guide - covering the health beat
Toolkit for new medical writers from American Medical Writers Association's Delaware Valley Chapter
U.S. Center for Disease Control
American Cancer Society
American Council on Science and Health
American Medical Association - comprehensive links to research, current issues, etc.
American Astronomical Society
Ask Dr. Science
BioMedNet - portal to life sciences information
CancerWeb Online Medical Dictionary - from the University of Newcastle, UK
Chemical Health & Safety Data - information on more than 2,000 chemicals from the National Toxicology Program
The Astronomical Society of the Pacific
UA Astronomy Program
Hubble Space Telescope Releases
Sky and Telescope
Dr. Sky
Mount Wilson Observatory
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
NASA Kennedy Space Center
Solar System Simulator
Environmental Health Perspectives - site of a peer-reviewed journal dedicated to the discussion of the environment's affect on human health
EurekAlert! - from the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Free Medical Journals - promotes free access to medical journals
Galaxy - directory of sites on health topics
Gannett's list of health care resources
Healthfinder - info from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Healthweb - Health issues Web site
Junk Science
Medicare Cumulative Sanction Reports
MedBioWorld - 25,000 links to journals, associations and databases
MEDLINEplus - a service of NIH and the National Library of Medicine
National Commission for Science on Sustainable Forestry
National Institutes of Health
National Library of Medicine -- dirline
National Library of Medicine Online Databases -- databases and online information
National Science Foundation - an independent U.S. governmental agency established by the 1950 National Science Foundation Act
New England Journal of Medicine - perhaps the most respected medical journal in the world
Online Medical Dictionary - FREE online medical dictionary search engine
Scripps Research Institute - biomedical research
Welch Medical Library - at John Hopkins University
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution - nonprofit research facility dedicated to the study of marine science
Yale Medical Library
Alcohol Research Group
Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America
Drug Policy Education Group
Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention
Hempseed - The definitive hemp resource
Medsite
National Library of Medicine -- resource to medical journals
U.S. Pharmacopeia - Searchable medicine database
The Emperor Wears No Clothes: Hemp and the Marijuana Conspiracy
Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention
Internet Law Library - Includes U.S. Code and Code of Federal Regulations, plus links to state, federal and international laws, treaties, regulations, etc.
Student Press Law Center
Legal research - outline for legal research paper, sample case brief
American Civil Liberties Union
State Court Locator
Thomas - laws, bills passed by Congress
U.S. Courts - Federal judiciary and bankruptcy court
Capital Punishment Statistics--(U.S. Bureau of Justice)
List of U.S. States With/Without Death Penalty
Death Penalty Information Center
Courts Net - unusual court sites, focusing on trial-level courts
Federal Judicial Center - historical info and federal judges' biographies
Findlaw - U.S. codes and statutes, federal court decisions
Legal Information Institute -- newsworthy court decisions, basic legal info
National Center for State Courts
PACER Service Center of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts
WWW Virtual Library: Criminal Law and Evidence
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