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The G Word Begs Americans To Fall Back in Love with Uncle Sam
The confused and muddled messaging of The G Word, a six-part Netflix documentary miniseries about federal government bureaucracies hosted by
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AWS achieves the first OSCAL format system security plan submission to FedRAMP
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the first cloud service provider to produce an Open Security Control Assessment Language (OSCAL)–formatted system
Facebook and Instagram are removing posts offering to mail abortion pills
In the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, some Facebook and Instagram users planning to help distribute legal
CAP, MMF question inclusivity of National Council for Reconciliation
Two national Indigenous groups are accusing the Trudeau government of being exclusionary when it comes to the new National Council for
Supreme Court to hear Ontario case on treaty payments to Anishinaabe
The Supreme Court of Canada says it will hear a legal battle over Crown payments to beneficiaries of two Robinson treaties which cover the upper
Title IX And The Future of Democracy: A Conversation With Wendy Mink
Editor’s note: For Hawaii’s Aug. 13 Primary Election, Civil Beat asked candidates to answer some questions about where they stand on various
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The Crypto Crash Is Good for Crypto
By Mark Jamison The recent fall in cryptocurrency (crypto) and non-fungible token (NFT) values has led to anxiety, finger wagging, and calls for
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The Subtle Power of Abstraction in Public Policy
By Jim Harper What professional of a certain age hasn’t experienced an uncomfortable conversational moment when asking someone, “Where do you
Gen. Flynn: No More Talk - Governors Must Take Action to Defend Their Borders
Every week we read about some effort or another by states to push back against the Biden administration’s open border policy. Although I support
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Finance Minister Assures M’sians That The Govt Still Has Enough Money To Continue Fuel Subsidy
Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz has reassured Malaysians that the government will continue to provide fuel subsidy for the
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Why Everything About Politics Sucks, in 1 Chart
New polling released this week by the Pew Research Center reports that large numbers of Americans both distrust their government and
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Biden Withdraws Ex-KPD Chief’s Nomination After Retaliation Accusations
WASHINGTON — Michael Contrades, a former deputy police chief from Kauai, will not be Hawaii’s next U.S. Marshal after the White House this week
MSNBC's Chris Hayes Gets Schooled on Conservatives' 'Obviously Deranged Reading' of the Second Amendment
In his Thursday night address to the nation, President Joe Biden laid the groundwork for a nationwide gun grab. During his remarks, he repeated his
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Sarawak Deputy Minister Wants State Exempted From ‘Regressive’ Enforcement Of BM In Civil Service
Sarawak Deputy Minister for Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts, Datuk Snowdan Lawan has called for the federal government to exempt
3 years after MMIWG report, everyone agrees there’s more work to do
The Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC) says the federal government has made little progress in the past year on its plan to end