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| U.S. Census Bureau, Voting and Registration Data | ||
| This page contains information and statistics on everything you would ever want to know about voting in the United States. Check out the historical time series tables for voting trends from the 1960s to the present. ( http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/voting.html ) | ||
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| Representative Democracy in America | ||
| This site provides perspectives on the health of representative democracy in the United States, as well as information on reinvigorating civic participation. ( http://www.representativedemocracy.org/ ) | ||
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| Yahoo Directory of Political Party Sites | ||
| This site offers over 50 links to political parties, including the Democratic, Republican, Labor, Workers', Communist, Green, and Libertarian parties. ( http://dir.yahoo.com/government/u_s__government/politics/parties/ ) | ||
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| United States Federal Government Information Online | ||
| This website connects visitors to a wide range of federal offices and services, including the CIA World Fact Book, the Consumer Information Center, the Internal Revenue Service, and the Department of Education. ( http://www.firstgov.gov/ ) | ||
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| Federal Election Commission | ||
| This is the site of the organization that governs elections and voting in the United States. Check out the reports on campaign financing for information on who is contributing how much to whom. ( http://www.fec.gov/ ) | ||
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| OpenSecrets.org | ||
| If you are interested in who contributed to your senator's political campaign, visit the OpenSecrets.org Web site. The site is divided into "who's giving," "who's getting," "news and issues," and "get local." Visitors can track campaign contributions by industry, by candidate, or by area of the country. ( http://www.opensecrets.org/ ) | ||
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| Excerpts from The Power Elite | ||
| This site contains links to C. Wright Mills's book, The Power Elite, which is the foundation of power elite theory. See especially the chapter entitled "The Higher Circles," which states the thesis of the book in summary form. ( http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Book_Excerpts/PowerElite.html ) | ||
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| Political Philosophy and Political Theory | ||
| This site contains links to resources on theories of state, democracy, and many other topics relevant to political economy. See especially the links to works on various strands of pluralist thought. ( http://www.library.ubc.ca/poli/theory.html ) | ||
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| U.S. Office of Government Ethics | ||
| According to its mission statement, the U.S. Office of Government Ethics is charged with preventing and/or resolving conflicts of interest on the part of government employees in the Executive Branch. ( http://www.usoge.gov/home.html ) | ||
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| The White House | ||
| This website is a forum for the President of the United States to share information with citizens. Although the content of this site changes with each administration, the site offers pages for the President, the First Lady, the Vice President, history and tours, and news and policies. ( http://www.whitehouse.gov ) | ||
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| Direct Democracy Meeting Place | ||
| This site provides links to forums and resources on the movement for direct democracy, sorted by country. ( http://democracy.mkolar.org/ ) | ||
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| U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics | ||
| The official website of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics provides access to the most recent data concerning employment, inflation, consumer spending, wages, and productivity. ( http://stats.bls.gov/ ) | ||
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| The Monthly Labor Review | ||
| The official publication of the U.S. Department of Labor, the Monthly Labor Review contains articles and research on the U.S. labor market. This website provides free access to the most recent issues, as well as an archive of articles dating back to 1988. ( http://stats.bls.gov/opub/mlr/mlrhome.htm ) | ||
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| American Sociological Association, Section on Economic Sociology | ||
| Many economic sociologists study social networks and social capital. Check out the links to the editorials and recent books by economic sociologists for more reading on the topic. ( http://www.asanet.org/sectionecon/ ) | ||
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| National Bureau of Economic Research | ||
| According to the website, the National Bureau of Economic Research is a private, nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization dedicated to promoting a greater understanding of how the economy works. Founded in 1920, it is committed to undertaking and disseminating unbiased economic research among public policymakers, business professionals, and the academic community. ( http://www.nber.org ) | ||
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| Social Capital - The World Bank Group | ||
| On this website, The World Bank Group defines social capital and discusses several different ways in which the term is used by social scientists. It also includes a discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of social capital in social networks. ( http://www.worldbank.org/poverty/scapital/whatsc.htm ) | ||
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| Social Security Online | ||
| Designed primarily to serve as a consumer resource, this website contains information about Social Security benefits, instructions for applying for benefits, and assistance for employers. You will need to scroll down the page, however, to find links to reports, policy research, and statistics. ( http://www.ssa.gov ) | ||
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| U.S. Chamber of Commerce | ||
| The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is a nonprofit organization representing businesses and business interests through lobbying, advocacy, and policy analysis. ( http://www.uschamber.com/default ) | ||
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| Common Cause | ||
| Common Cause promotes open, accountable government through education, lobbying, and grassroots citizen organization. ( http://www.commoncause.org/ ) | ||
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| Corporate Watch | ||
| Track the questionable business practices of global corporations at this website. The issues library presented on this website provides information on the oil, gas, and coal industry, the tobacco industry, and the World Bank and IMF. ( http://www.corpwatch.org/ ) | ||
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| U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission | ||
| Find out more about equal opportunities laws at this website, including information on different types of discrimination (e.g., based on race, sex, disability, age, and pregnancy). ( http://www.eeoc.gov/ ) | ||
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| WAGES: Women's Action to Gain Economic Security | ||
| WAGES is a private, non-profit organization whose mission is to "promote the economic and social well-being of low-income women and to raise their awareness and participation in the struggle for self-determination and a just and democratic community." One of its projects helps Latina women establish environmentally sound housecleaning cooperatives in the greater San Francisco Bay Area. ( http://www.wagescooperatives.org/index.html ) | ||
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| Center for Work and Family | ||
| Based at Boston College, the Center for Work and Family seeks to encourage cooperation between companies and communities to ensure mutual prosperity and the well-being of employees and their families. Their website offers information about the Center's research and publications, the work and family roundtable, and the work/life certificate program. ( http://www.bc.edu/centers/cwf/ ) | ||
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| The Federal Reserve | ||
| Founded in 1913 to provide a more stable monetary and financial system, the Federal Reserve conducts America's monetary policy, maintains stability of the financial system, and supervises and regulates the banking industry. ( http://www.federalreserve.gov ) | ||
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| U.S. Office of Management and Budget | ||
| Perhaps the highest profile responsibility of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is to compile, review, and track the federal budget. This site contains information about the budget, as well as other projects and responsibilities of the office. ( http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/ ) | ||
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| U.S. Treasury | ||
| The Department of the Treasury has a four-part mission: to promote prosperous and stable American and world economies; to manage the government's finances; to safeguard our financial systems, protect our nation's leaders, and secure a safe and drug-free America; and to continue to build a strong institution. ( http://www.ustreas.gov ) | ||
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| WebEc | ||
| This free compilation of economic resources includes papers, information, and international links to a wide range of economic subspecialties. ( http://www.helsinki.fi/WebEc/ ) | ||
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| The Urban Institute | ||
| The Urban Institute is a non-profit organization that focuses on researching matters of significance to social and economic policymakers. This site contains a vast array of research on issues such as welfare reform, poverty, and labor markets. ( http://www.urban.org/ ) | ||
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| The International Monetary Fund | ||
| The IMF's website provides the mission and goals of the IMF and information on current development and lending projects. Here you can find up-to-date information on projects in individual countries. ( http://www.imf.org ) | ||
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| International Labour Organization | ||
| According to its website, The International Labour Organization is the UN agency that promotes social justice and internationally recognized human and labor rights. The ILO focuses on issues that include setting minimum standards of basic labor rights, including the freedom of association, the right to organize, collective bargaining, abolition of forced labor, equality of opportunity and treatment, and other standards regulating conditions across the entire spectrum of work-related issues. ( http://www.ilo.org/ ) | ||
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| AFL-CIO / American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations | ||
| Discover more about the most powerful labor union in the U.S. at this official website of the AFL-CIO. Links include the history of the AFL, its merger with the CIO in the mid-1950s, and its current work to unionize workers on a global scale. ( http://www.aflcio.org/ ) | ||
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