In this interactive lesson, students consider the issue of internet privacy, both in their own lives and in society, including government spying, parental monitoring, and corporate tracking of consumers. What is the connection and potential conflict between safety and privacy, both on a personal and institutional level? (USA: TeachableMoment 2013-20)

Aufgrund aktueller Folterberichte (Guantanomo und Abu Ghraib) setzt sich die Lerngruppe mit völkerrechtlichen Normen (Genfer Konvention, UN-Konvention) auseinander. Texte aus unterschiedlichen Perspektiven regen zur Diskussion an. (Alan Shapiro: Teachable Moment 2005)

Other features at this site include links to current international trade news stories, a site devoted to the issue of fairness in international trade, opinion articles, and much more (USA 2009).

The Theory of Comparative Advantage forms the basis for the explanation (State University of New York 2007-21).

Form an opinion on the issue of fair pay and defend it with empirical evidence. (EconEd 2001-2009)

Using The Pulitzer Center Issues, students research a global issue and interpret this problem through a tempera painting inspired by Pablo Picasso's Guernica (USA 2020).

Das wissenschaftliche Magazin ʺlinguistik onlineʺ analysiert in mehreren Beiträgen die Rolle der Sprache in der Demokratie (2015-22).

This teaching resource uses New York Times articles and Op-Eds to investigate the issue (2019).

Common Cause is a watchdog group based in Washington, D.C., with chapters in 35 states. The organization's stated issue areas are ʺmoney in politicsʺ, ʺvoting and electionsʺ, ʺethicsʺ, ʺa fair economyʺ, and ʺmedia and democracyʺ. (USA 2021)

Alex Keyssar, Professor of History and Social Policy at Harvard Kennedy School, explores the issue (11 minutes / Harvard Kennedy School 2020).