Policy Analysis Resources
This page contains summaries and links to other sites that provide useful tools and perspectives for your own analysis of public policy issues.
U. S. Government |
Money and Power |
| Congresspedia.org is a wiki of citizen-edited reference of information about congress.
Legistorm provides a database of legislative salaries, gifts, travel expenses, and more. The National Priorities Project “analyzes and clarifies federal data so that people can determine how their money is spent. ” Also has an interesting calculator to determine opportunity cost — for example, how many schools could have been bought with the money spent on the Iraq War? |
opensecrets.orgThe Campaign Finance Institute
National Institute on Money in State Politics Sunlight Foundation delves into the role of money in politics MapLight.org seeks to highlight the role of money in politics |
Economy |
Military Strength |
FRB: Economic Reseach & DataCensus Bureau Home Page |
GlobalSecurity.org - Reliable Security InformationWorld Military Strength Ranking
Armed Forces of the World Database |
Social Action |
Policy Analysis |
| Yellow Ribbon Fund, which helps injured servicemen
Adopt A Platoon, which provides assistance to deployed troops Any Solider. which channels support to soldiers in harm’s way FreeRice, which is a kind of vocabulary flash card game where 20 grains of rice is donated for each correct definition. |
Worldwatch InstituteThe Pew Research Center for the People & the Press |
Other Data Sources |
Voting Support |
| GeoHive: Global StatisticsCommunity Data - Swivel
iCasualties gives casualty figures about the Iraq War. Muckety is an interesting site that shows diagrams of how people are related to each other and other organizations. Good for seeing hidden connections. |
Vote Smart California Independent Voter Project |
