USAFA Library Guides: Economics: Newspapers & News Sources

Digital News Subscriptions

Get free access to the Economist and the Wall Street Journal digital editions. All faculty, cadets and staff can create accounts using their USAFA email address. Follow instructions from each guide:

The Economist
For access to everything on the Economist website, including magazine articles and all special features
The Wall Street Journal
Unrestricted access to WSJ news and digital content

Additional digital access for current affairs:

Foreign Affairs Online
Remote access with your library account credentials
Foreign Policy with FP Insider Access
Activate your account through DoD MWR Libraries

Current News Databases

News and Newspapers (ProQuest)
Provides access to various U.S. and world news sources
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1. US Newstream: Local, regional, and major daily newspapers
2. Canadian Newstream: Collection of Canadian news sources
3, International Newstream: British and foreign newspapers
4. Global Breaking Newswires
5. Historical Newspapers: NY Times and Washington Post
Nexis Uni
Provides access to a wide range of local, regional, national and international newspapers, mixed with company and industry news, profiles, financials, legal cases, and other content
PressReader
Login to DoD MWR Libraries with your DoD ID. Click on the Newspapers and Magazines box for PressReader and read news from across the globe, arranged by country and language.
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How do I login and create an account?
From Website:
Click "Login" at the top right of the window. You will be prompted for your DOD ID (CAC) number and birthdate. You may be prompted for the last four digits of your SSN if the information is not found. Data used to authenticate you will not be retained.

Public Policy and Economic News

Council on Foreign Relations
Updated news briefings of world events & economics
Financial Times
Access through ProQuest, 1996-present (1-month delay)
Gallup News
Follow trends on the economy and current social issues
openDemocracy
Analysis of economic, social & political issues worldwide
Politico
Nonpartisan source for news on US politics and public policy
Roll Call
Offers objective congressional news with policy & legislative tracking

News Podcasts

American Economic Association Podcast
Listen to leading experts discuss important topics in economics
NBR Planet Money: The Economy Explained
Listen to newsy podcasts on the economy & money topics
The Sound of Economics
News and reports on the economy by Bruegel research institute

American Historical Newspapers

Featured Content:

New York Times (ProQuest)
Access articles full-text from 1851 to 2019
Nineteenth Century U.S. Newspapers
Collection of U.S. newspapers, searchable by state. Contains Rocky Mountain News & Denver Evening Post from Colorado
Washington Post (ProQuest)
Access articles full-text from 1877 to 2008

Local and Specialized Historical Newspapers:

Accessible Archives
African American, American Military Camp (WWI), Civil War, Women's Suffrage and other historical collections
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Contents: African American Newspapers; America and World War I -- American Military Camp Newspapers; American County Histories; The Civil War Newspapers; Frank Leslie's Weekly, Women's Suffrage Collection and much more
African American Newspapers, 1827-1998
Read newspapers chronicling the African American experience
Associated Press Collections Online
Insight into major events, people and trends from the mid-1800s through the 20th century from AP bureau archives
Chronicling America
Find articles from historic American newspapers since 1690
Civil War Era
News from Manifest Destiny until end of Civil War (1840-1865)
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Newspapers include:
Southern Titles: Richmond Dispatch (Virginia), Charleston Mercury (South Carolina), New Orleans Times Picayune (Louisiana)
Northern Titles: Boston Herald, New York Herald, Columbus State Journal (Ohio)
Border States/Mississippi Valley Titles: The Kentucky Daily Journal, Memphis Daily Appeal
Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection
Statewide historic newspapers since 1859. Includes Falconews.

British and Irish Historical News

British Library Newspapers
Collection of regional and local news sources from Britain and Ireland from the 18th to the 20th century
The Gazette
Search London, Edinburgh and Belfast editions of the Gazette containing official public notices dating back to 1665
Seventeenth & Eighteenth Century Burney Newspapers
Collection of articles from early English news sources
The Times Digital Archive, 1785-2014 (Gale)
Over 200 years of coverage from a top British newspaper