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Magazines: Opinion and Culture Magazines

Introduction

Opinion magazines include news, editorial, and feature articles with a definite political slant.  They can be useful when researching issues and preparing for pro-con debates, but their presentation of facts will likely be biased.  You should also check more non-partisan news sources (whether in magazines or on the Web) in order to get a more balanced picture.

Culture magazines primarily consist of feature articles on social and cultural issues of the time.  They also offer commentary articles on people and events in the news, often from a left-of-center perspective.

Liberal Magazines

Mother Jones cover

Mother Jones

In EBSCO: 1990 - present

The Nation cover

The Nation

EBSCO: 1900 - present

New Republic cover

New Republic

In EBSCO: 1914 - present

 

Conservative Magazines

American Conservative cover

American Conservative

In ProQuest: 2006 - present

National Review cover

National Review

In EBSCO: 1975 - present

Reason cover

Reason

In EBSCO: 1994 - present

 

Opinion Magazine Database

Culture Magazines

The Atlantic cover

The Atlantic

In EBSCO: 1993 - present

Harper's cover

Harper's

In ProQuest: 1988 - present

New Yorker cover

New Yorker

In EBSCO: 2004 - present

 

Cover of Vanity Fair magazine featuring the Queen of England

Vanity Fair

In ProQuest: 2003 - present