• Full-text articles from key publications on social, scientific, health, political, and global issues, picked by Wilson editors for balanced information and insights.
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• Colorful, graphical interface engages the interest of users.

• Topics are selected to suit the needs of students and educators.

• Links to biographical profiles from the acclaimed reference Current Biography present background information on key players.

• Links to primary sources and helpful Web sites enhance topic coverage, e.g., the text of the Kyoto Accord in the coverage of global climate change.

• PDF page images deliver all the illustrations, charts, graphs, and other graphical content essential to research.

• Links to automated WilsonWeb searches expand on and update each topic.

New Enhancements

• New Topic Finder box allows you to "free search" the entire database for any subject of interest. Find information on a myriad of people and subjects related to the main topics covered by the database.

• New Previous/Next buttons on search screens allow easy movement between pages of topics.

• New plain-text topics list on the right of the Advanced Search screen invites easy scanning for topics of interest.

• Easier navigation between topics and subtopics, with new "+" prompts for opening individual subtopics, and Open All Subtopics and Return to Main Topic Page links.

• More articles with full text, More article citations, and Search the Web links now appear with each subtopic's main article list. Click to explore coverage of the subtopic from any of more than 3,600 magazines and journals.

• Print, email, or save multiple articles at a click. Use checkboxes to select groups of articles to handle on the Print Email Save page.

Organized for Easy Access to Information

Articles are categorized by helpful subtopics to assist researchers in focusing on the information they need. The subtopics are thorough yet focused, allowing users access to a carefully selected group of articles that, taken together, provide an authoritative overview.

Wide Range of Topics Covered            See: Complete list of Topics/Subtopics

Afghanistan ▪ The African Union ▪ The American Family ▪ The Arctic ▪ Arts in Education ▪ Blogging ▪ Car and Its Future ▪ Child Welfare ▪ China ▪ Civil Liberties ▪ Consumerism ▪ Digital Filmmaking ▪ Drugs in America ▪ Doping in Sports ▪ Environment ▪ Evolution ▪ Ethics in Business ▪ The European Union ▪ First Nations in Canada ▪ Fishing & Depletion of the Oceans ▪ Gambling ▪ Gender Politics ▪ Genocide ▪ Global Climate Change ▪ Globalization ▪ Graphic Novels ▪ Greece & Turkey ▪ Health Care ▪ HIV/AIDS ▪ Homeland Security ▪ Immigration & Emigration ▪ India & Pakistan ▪ International Disaster Relief ▪ International Drug Trade ▪ International Law Enforcement ▪ Internet ▪ Iraq ▪ The Jewish World ▪ Labor Movement ▪ Literacy ▪ Muslim World ▪ Mental Health ▪ National Service & the Draft ▪ NATO ▪ New Media ▪ Nuclear Policy ▪ The Paranormal ▪ Philanthropists ▪ Physical Fitness ▪ Plagiarism ▪ Poverty ▪ Public Support for  Television & Radio ▪ Public Welfare ▪ Quebec Separatist Movement ▪ Refugees ▪ Roman Catholicism Since Vatican II ▪ Space Exploration ▪ Sports in America ▪ Torture ▪ U.S. & the Middle East ▪ Veterans ▪ War on Terrorism ▪ Warfare in the 21st Century ▪ Wildlife Conservation ▪ World Music ▪ World Trade Organization