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Choose two different organizations whose general political viewpoints occupy different points along the political spectrum of ultra-conservative, corporate-conservative, and liberal-labor.

Supplementary analyses of these organizations with articles obtained via a bibliographic search at

Academic Search Premier (Ebsco) and Pro-Quest, Resources should be relevant articles you find in your bibliographic searching and your analysis of the respective organizational websites,

* Write an essay comparing and contrasting the organizations
which respond to the following:

1) Explain which organizations you have chosen and identify their homepage URLs.

2) Using Domhoff’s terminology noted above, explain how you would characterize the political viewpoint of each of these organizations and why including an analysis of the vocabulary and
ideas at their websites. Be on the lookout for code words that provide hints of their ideological assumptions and agenda.

3) Explain what type of organization each is, and what
process or processes it is mainly involved in. Explain how each relates to the model of class, power, and politics.

4) How do they agree or differ on whether social security faces a crisis, whether social security is the best way to provide for retirement security, and what needs to be done?

5) Provide your own critical evaluation of these sites. Are the facts properly stated and documented? Are the interpretations convincingly supported by facts and other evidence? Are
the policy proposals convincing to you? Bring in material from the websites relevant to supporting your essay (in-cite quotations), remembering to properly cite the relevant URLs in Reference Page at the end.

6) A reference list at the end with websites and resources used, in APA format.

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