Political Science

A good starting place for articles on almost any topic - both scholarly journals and magazines are included. Preview the new Academic Search Premier interface.

Scholarly articles in many disciplines. It is an archival source, meaning the full text goes back to the first issue (sometimes 100 years ago!) but it does not include the most recent 3-5 years of articles.

Peer-reviewed journal articles in the humanities and social sciences, including literature and criticism, history, the visual and performing arts, cultural studies, gender studies, economics, religious studies, and many others.

Ethnic NewsWatch contains full-text newspapers, magazines, and journals of the ethnic and minority press, providing researchers access to often overlooked perspectives. The database also contains historical coverage of Native American, African American, and Hispanic American periodicals going back to 1959.

Scholarly journal articles in a wide variety of subject areas from the publisher Sage.

Documents related to homeland security and governmental policy, from governmental agencies, nonprofits, and think-tanks. Note: for off-campus access, you must set up an individual account for login after authenticating with your Metro account information.

Articles from academic journals, magazines and newspapers. Many important and historically significant LGBT sources included. Preview the new LGBTQ+ Life interface.

Current and archival content of hundreds of regional and national American newspapers.

U.S. Newsstream enables users to search the most recent premium U.S. news content, as well as archives which stretch back into the 1980s featuring newspapers, newswires, blogs, and news sites in active full-text format. U.S. Newsstream offers access to the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, The Wall Street Journal, and the Star Tribune, as well as large collections of local and regional newspapers.

Digital access to the New York Times Online, including the New York Times Magazine. Access to Cooking, Games, Wirecutter, and the Athletic is limited.
NOTE: For access, users must first register at this site. Search for Metropolitan State. This will create a NYT Online account for you that is affiliated with Metro State, which you can then use to login to NYT directly.

The New York Times (1851-2020) offers full page and article images with searchable full-text back to its first issue.

Full text and full page images of this London-based newspaper offering coverage of global political and economic issues, from its first issue through 2010.

Ethnic NewsWatch contains full-text newspapers, magazines, and journals of the ethnic and minority press, providing researchers access to often overlooked perspectives. The database also contains historical coverage of Native American, African American, and Hispanic American periodicals going back to 1959.