An article in the NY times on the linguistic abilities of Americans and how the census questions might give a false impression of the linguistic abilities of Americans.
This links to the abstract of an article by Michael Marland on the transition from school to university. You (or your school) needs to have a subscription to the journal by Sage in order to access the full article.
, "Food, Inc. exposes America's industrialized food system and its effect on our environment, health, economy and workers' rights." The film is divided into sections that deal with different issues, so you can pick and choose, and pace classroom use easily.
This is a summary of Richard Nisbett's book 'The Geography of Thought' which seeks to explain the cultural differences between 'eastern' and 'western' ways of thinking.