STATISTICAL RESOURCES

U.S. Census U.S. Bureau of Census provides data on many aspects of American government and life.  

United States Statistical Abstract Great source for U.S. statistics, compiled by the Census Bureau, going back to 1878.

FedStats The Federal Interagency Council on Statistical Policy. Look up any topic and then be linked to the relevant government agencies.

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

FirstGov Serves as a single point of entry to every service and department of the federal government. FirstGov is maintained by the U.S. General Services Administration. 

The White House

U.S. House of Representatives

U.S. Senate

U.S. Supreme Court

MASSACHUSETTS GOVERNANCE

Massachusetts Primary Law (Constitution, Executive Orders, Code of Mass. Regulations, Commission Reports). Not complete, as not all Massachusetts agencies have online information.

Massachusetts City and Town Bylaws and Ordinances (unofficial)

LEGAL RESOURCES

FindLaw

U.S. Code

Code of Federal Regulations

Cornell University Legal Information Institute

Massachusetts Trial Court Libraries

STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

State Laws: Cases, Codes, Statutes and Regulations (from Findlaw)

Stateline A publication of the Pew Center on the States with information on policy and politics.

Statescape For up-to-date analysis on state policies, pending legislation, and regulations.

State and Local Government on the Net Provides a directory of state, county, and city government web sites. 

National Governors Association Website of the NGA, focusing on the national agenda of the organization.

Council of State Governments Features a wide range of policy analyses on state government.

National League of Cities Organization advocating on behalf of the needs of American cities.

National Assocation of Counties Publishes information of interest to county government officials and researchers.

NEWS AND POLITICAL COMMENTARY

American Prospect

The Economist

Mother Jones

Nation

National Review

The New Republic

Newsweek

Time Magazine

Weekly Standard

U.S. News and World Report

MEDIA COMMENTARY

Columbia Journalism Review

Buzzmachine (Jeff Jarvis)

FOREIGN AFFAIRS

World Security Institute

Council on Foreign Relations

Foreign Affairs

NATIONAL SECURITY AND COUNTERTERRORISM

Foreign Military Studies Office

Combatting Terrorism Center (West Point) Includes Project Harmony, with reports on worldwide terrorism and primary sources uncovered from Al-Qaeda and other Salafists groups.

Counterterrorism Blog

Potomac Institute's International Center for Terrorism Studies

Jebsen Center for Counter-terrorism Studies at the Fletcher School (Tufts University)

ONLINE MUSEUMS

Tax History Museum

North Carolina Civil War Image Portfolio

HISTORY RESOURCES

History News Network

H-NET

LIBRARIES--AMERICAN HISTORY

Library of Congress