CNN
Cnn Money: Social Security
CNN special report that provides an abundance of material on social security issues. Topics include social security reform, retirement planning, a retirement calculator tool, President Bush's economic agenda, and more. Very informative...
Social Security Administration
The Social Security Admin.: Social Security Publications
This site from the Social Security Administration provides numerous publications on the subject and debate of social security and retirement benefits.
Social Security Administration
Social Security Online: History: Social Insurance for u.s.
The text of a radio speech given by Secretary of Labor Francis Perkins in 1935 in which he explained the Administration's proposals contained in the Economic Security Bill. This bill formed the basis for what later became the Social...
Social Security Administration
Social Security Online: 1935 Congressional Debates on Social Security
Full text of the debates in the House and the Senate over the Social Security Act of 1935, proposed by President Roosevelt for economic relief and recovery as part of his New Deal. Each of the debates can be downloaded in PDF form.
Social Security Administration
Social Security Online: 1935 Administration Economic Security Bill
A description of the Economic Security Act proposed to Congress by Roosevelt in 1935, with a link for downloading a PDF version of the final bill.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Economics Usa: Control the u.s. Debt!
Learn about the different types of expenses that the U.S. budget must pay for and try your hand at balancing the federal budget.
BBC
Bbc: Bill Clinton's Economic Legacy
This vast BBC article covers almost everything about Clinton's economic legacy including the economic boom, budget surplus, and international trade deals.
Government of Canada
Employment and Social Development Canada
A department of the Canadian federal government, this website is home to many government programs aimed at increasing Canadian economic productivity, including skills, training and employment insurance programs. There are two federal...
Wisconsin Historical Society
Wisconsin Historical Society: Edwin Witte, 1887 1960
Edwin Witte was known as the founder of Social Security, having created the plan for it when he worked on the Committee on Economic Security under President Franklin Roosevelt. This is a biography of his life.
Other
Amos Web: A Pedestrian's Guide to the Economy
Exploring the economy can be a fun adventure with the Pedestrian's Guide to the Economy. Use this site to find your answers to economic topics in a user-friendly format with comic strip guides.
University of Oklahoma
Congressional Archives: Archives of the Great Depression
This site covers many aspects of the Great Depression and the New Deal programs meant to address the terrible economic issues.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Contesting Futures: America in 1960s: Lyndon Johnson and Great Society
Read about the reforms and legislation undertaken through Lyndon B. Johnson's concept of the Great Society. These included economic and educational reforms, consumer protection, changes to immigration laws, and the Voting Rights Act of...
C3 Teachers
C3 Teachers: Inquiries: New Deal
A comprehensive learning module on Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal that includes three supporting questions accompanied by formative tasks and source materials, followed by a summative performance task. Topics covered include economic...
Other
National Association of Manufacturers: Home Page
This site is the home page of the National Association of Manufacturers and is a great starting point to learn more about modern manufacturing.
Other
Committee on Ways and Means Us House of Representatives
This is the offiical website of the U.S. Congress's Ways and Means Committee, which oversees the funding of the U.S. government.
Library of Congress
Loc: Country Study: Spain
This website contains the on-line versions of books previously published in hard copy by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress under the Country Studies/Area Handbook Program sponsored by the U.S. Department of Army....
San Diego State University
World History for Us All: World Politics and Global Economy After Ww Ii [Pdf]
It is imperative that learners understand what happened in Europe after WWII, so they may gain a deep knowledge of our contemporary world, including its key economic, social, and political developments. This in-depth unit covers topics...
Other
Esri: Ready or Not, Let the Games Begin
Excellent coverage of the preparation for the 2016 Olympics in Brazil, the venues, and the very real economic, social, political, and public health problems it faced leading up to the Games.
The White House
The White House: Issues
Official page from the White House provides information on the Presidential agenda regarding major topics such as Immigration, Civil Rights, Defense, Economy, Education, Health Care, Taxes, and more.
Harry S. Truman Library and Museum
Truman Library: Oral History Interview With Leon H. Keyserling
A fascinating interview with Leon Keyserling, a member of the Roosevelt Administration who played a large part in the implementation of the New Deal, recorded for the Truman Library in 1971.
Other
The Center for the Study of Technology and Society
This online magazine offers the latest news and information concerning the relationship between society and available technologies.
The College Board
College Board: Ap u.s History Ubranization [Pdf]
By 1900, America had become an urban nation in its dominant tone, in its economy and work, and in its culture and aspiration as well as its demography. Gradually-and then seemingly suddenly-cities emerged as the focal points of the...
Country Studies US
Country Studies: Honduras
A study of Honduras, describing and analyzing its political, economic, social, and national security systems and institutions, and examining the interrelationships of those systems and the ways they are shaped by cultural factors....
Library of Congress
Loc: Country Study: Ecuador
A report on Ecuador from the Library of Congress "describing and analyzing its political, economic, social, and national security systems and institutions, and examining the interrelationships of those systems and the ways they are...