Websites List
The Democratization of Information: Power, Peril, and Promise
The following websites contain information that you may find useful as you study the democratization of information and develop Honors in Action projects. These sites may be applicable to more than one of the issues explored in the Honors Program Guide. Many of these sites also contain links to other useful sites.
www.peterrussell.dreamhosters.com/Odds/WorldClock.php
The World Clock offers information about global birth and death rates and allows you to calculate your life expectancy.
www.technologyreview.com/
The Technology Review is published by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and reports on innovations in technology.
www.cfa.gov/
The Commission on Fine Arts gives advice to the President, Congress, and other American leaders about matters of design and aesthetics.
www.nea.gov/
The National Endowment for the Arts offers funding opportunities for artists and provides links to its national initiatives such as The Big Read, Poetry Out Loud, and Great American Voices.
www.huffingtonpost.com/
The Huffington Post offers work from a variety of bloggers on issues of the day.
townhall.com/
Townhall.com offers work from a variety of bloggers on issues of the day.
www.who.int
The World Health Organization is a source of information for global statistics on diseases of affluence, poverty, and environmental health.
www.cancer.org
The American Cancer Society provides extensive information about cancer, its causes, prevention, and treatments.
www.cdc.gov
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is a source of information for United States health statistics, healthy living, environmental health, chronic diseases, and morbidity and mortality associated with notifiable diseases.
www.bls.gov/
The United States Department of Labor (BLS) site offers up-to-date information about the state of the American workforce.
www.worldpress.org/
Worldpress.org offers a selection of articles from the world press on a variety of issues.
www.econlib.org/index.html
The Library of Economics and Liberty hosts this site that contains articles and blogs about global economic issues.
www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=ab25
HistoryWorld.net provides information about global civilizations and the ingredients that characterize civilizations.
politics1.com/parties.htm
This site offers a directory of political parties in the United States, their platforms, and information about their leaders.
www.cato.org
The CATO Institute is a non-profit public policy research organization committed to the principles of limited government, free-market, and individual liberties.
library.thinkquest.org/05aug/00282/edu_poverty.htm
The Dollar A Day Education Solutions site focuses on providing funds for education.
www.conbio.org
The Society for Conservation Biology is an international organization of professionals committed to the conservation of biological diversity.
www.who.int/globalchange/en/
The World Health Organization Global Environmental Change provides information on impact of global climate change on human health, biodiversity, food production, and environmental sustainability.
www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2103.html
The CIA World Factbook defines literacy rate among nations as well as male and female residents
www.libertytreefdr.org/democratizingEducation.php
The Liberty Tree Foundation for the Democratic Revolution studies democracy and education.
www.newsoffuture.com/about_the_future.html
News of the future examines how the world may look in 2060.
www.forbes.com/2007/10/13/future-prediction-history-tech-future07-cx_de_mn_1015land.html
Forbes.com offers a series of articles on the power, peril, and promise of the future.
