Public Policy & Public Administration

A comprehensive database providing legislative and regulatory insights, data tools and resources for policy research. On-demand, graphic visualization library translates complex policy issues and data sets into infographics. The Document Drawer repository offers primary source documentation.

Collection of resources on U.S. politics and policy. Includes the National Journal Magazine, the Almanac of American Politics; and Hotline. Individual subscriptions, including alerts, are available by contacting an HKS Librarian.

Weekly reports written by experienced journalists on current social issues published by CQ (Congressional Quarterly).

A free resource produced by the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy that examines news topics through a research lens.

Independent, nonprofit news organization that conducts investigative journalism on "abuses of power and betrayals of public trust." It also collects data on a variety of policy topics, especially concerning issues of social justice.

Nonprofit news organizations that seeks to investigate "how policies and laws emanating from the nation’s capital affect people across the country and how issues at a state and local level affect national decision making."

Database of business and news publications, including the Boston Globe.*
To browse recent issues of a specific publication, select "News Pages" at the top of the screen, "Factiva Pages," and then browse titles by date and section.

Provides access to thousands of newspapers from around the world.

Database that includes coverage of news outlets from around the world including Latin American and regional U.S. newspapers, as well as primarily English-language newspapers in other parts of the world. To limit to limit to news sources only, go to the Advanced Search and select newspapers (and/or additional types of news outlets) under "Source type."

Full access to current and past issues of The Economist. Disregard prompts to register or subscribe (doing so may limit your access). If you experience any difficulty with access you can also get articles in ABI/Inform or by using the unproxied Economist website while on the Harvard VPN.

Billed as "the world's opinion page," publishes commentary and op-eds from major international scholars and intellectuals on a vast array of topics in international politics, economics, etc.

Features long-form journalism, much of it relevant to public policy issues. Note: Contains PDFs of the print version only. Some online-only content can be found in Nexis Uni (Harvard Login) or Factiva (Harvard Login).