New York Times: National Politics: Social Security

This versatile resource from The New York Times website provides a short opinion piece on smart phones and the amount of time we spend playing games on them as well as several possible writing prompts pupils could consider in response to...

[Free Registration/Login Required] This New York Times section is devoted to the coverage of American politics. Topics include current election coverage.

Should Social Security be privatized, or is the government program fine just the way it is? Scholars read pro and con arguments and watch videos to learn more about the debate topic. Pupils also have an opportunity to interact with other...

The video explains the mass migration of many from Puerto Rico to New York due to the Great Depression. Scholars also learn how many people from Puerto Rico had to assimilate into mainstream American society and forms of racism they...

The 1971 leaking of the Pentagon Papers to the New York Times led to a Supreme Court case in which the government took the newspaper to court over publishing classified information about Vietnam War policy.

Are the anti-smoking ads put out by the federal government effective? This question is posed to your critical thinkers. They'll read excerpts from a New York Times article and then compose thoughtful blog responses to four related...

The New York Times maintains this archive of articles relating to space and space exploration.

This New York Times site contains biographies of every US Supreme Court Chief Justice including early life, famous decisions, and opinions.

Excerpts from New York Times coverage of the Court arguments in the Dickerson case which revisited the rights established by the Miranda case in 1966.

The New York Times website provides extensive coverage of the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. Here you can read an archive of news articles related to the disaster, and check out photo galleries and interactive features.