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Different Ways of Looking at Data
Story Map (an app) has created interesting interactive interpretations of census data. This one is Comparing Metro and Micro Area Population Change between 2002-2003 and 2012-2013
The library subscribes to a variety of polling data, including Gallup Brain. But on Gallup's own site, the Presidential Job Approval Center, where users can track the President's approval rating on a daily basis, as well as comparing approval ratings of different presidents.
Taxes!
TaxVox is the Tax Policy Center blog. The Tax Policy Center is jointly published by Urban Institute and Brookings Institution.
Research Opportunities in Political Science
Interested in online political communication? Scholars Anders Olof Larsson and Jakob Svensson summarize some of the current scholarship in order to identify opportunities for new scholarship in Politicians online – Identifying current research opportunities. First Monday, Apr. 2014.
Justice and the Jails
- Locked Up in America (PBS Frontline)Two Frontline documentaries, Solitary Nation and Prison State aired on PBS in April 2014. Both films are available, in their entirety, at this link, along with a variety of supplemental materials.
- Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency PreventionFrom the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs, this site focuses on juvenile issues. Click on Topics (left-hand navigation) for programs, publications and more on a variety of topics related to juveniles. The Statistics link is also helpful.