The Supreme Court case about Asian American singer Simon Tam's band can launch an engaging lesson on trademark law and the First Amendment.

There is little doubt that trade between countries is highly beneficial when there is a level playing field for competition. Policies that seek to interfere with trade are based on misconceptions.

The use of the tools of economics to analyze human trafficking will highlight the clear distinction between voluntary labor markets and the coercion involved in human trafficking.

The St. Louis Fed's free web-based data tools enable students to work with real-time data while they investigate international economic topics.

The featured 1953 postcards both in support of and against integrating public housing can be used as a springboard for a lesson on segregation in the 1950s and Brown v. Board of Education.

The highlighted photo of a crank telephone from a photo documentary project about rural, urban, and small town life can spark an interesting classroom discussion about changes in communication technology.

Digital sources like Harriet Jacobs's Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl can involve students in a deep investigation of the long-term history and personal impacts of slavery in the United States.

A close examination of Britain's decision to leave the European Union can advance student understanding of key economic concepts like trade, free trade, costs and benefits, as well as immigration.

Are democratic institutions a necessary precursor to economic development? Students can debate this issue and draw informed conclusions after studying the case of China's historic rise.

The KidCitizen app engages young learners with primary sources as they explore issues like child labor, the role of Congress, and children's civic participation.