Controversial Issues Journals

Gale in Context: Opposing Viewpoints
Provides information about controversial issues from a variety of sources.  Often there are pro and con articles about these issues.  Excellent place to start for a persuasive paper or speech.

Issues and Controversies
Provides up-to-date, in-depth and objective information on over 250 prominent and hotly debated issues of the day. It combines objective analysis, clear explanations of opposing points of view and special features, so you can quickly grasp the essentials of even the most complex topics. It includes chronologies, illustrations, maps, tables, sidebars, bibliographies and contact information.

ProCon.org

ProCon.org presents sourced pros and cons of debatable issues, as well as a host of reference information relevant to those issues, thoroughly researched and compiled by their research staff and editors.