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We've gone through the thousands of Usenet newsgroups and selected several that we believe will be valuable for composition classes. These aren't necessarily the best newsgroups on the Net, but they all get fairly heavy traffic, and they relate to topics that will broadly be of interest for composition classes. Think of this broad sampling as a starting point; a place to go when you're trying to get a sense for the kinds of conversations that take place on Usenet newsgroups. Note that we've linked these groups so that you can read them with your Web browser's newsreader. The interface on these newsreaders is sometimes quite difficult, so if you're having problems we suggest using a local client newsreaders. Note too, that if your institution does not subscribe to any of these prefixes (clari, for example) then you won't be able to read those groups from your newsserver.
Connections Suggested Newsgroups alt.abortion
alt.activism
alt.activism.death-penalty
alt.censorship
alt.current-events.usa
alt.education.alternative
alt.education.distance
alt.feminism
alt.politics.immigration
alt.politics.media
alt.politics.usa.constitution
alt.society.labor-unions
alt.support.depression.manic
clari.editorial.cartoons.toles
clari.editorial.commentary.political
clari.news.conflict.peace_talks
clari.news.education.higher
clari.news.immigration
clari.news.issues.human_rights
clari.news.women
clari.usa.gov.policy.foreign
clari.world.asia.southeast
clari.world.europe.british_isles.uk.n-ireland
clari.world.law
clari.world.mideast.israel
clari.world.mideast.palestine
clari.world.organizations.un
misc.activism.progressive
misc.education
misc.immigration.usa
sci.anthropology
sci.bio.ecology
sci.engr.civil
soc.history
soc.history.war.world-war-ii
soc.rights.human
talk.abortion
talk.environment
talk.philosophy.misc
talk.politics.animals
talk.politics.china
talk.politics.guns
talk.politics.mideast
talk.politics.tibet