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NRA sues Los Angeles over law requiring disclosure of ties to the NRA
The National Rifle Association sued Los Angeles on Wednesday over a new law requiring that contractors disclose their ties to the gun rights group as a condition of obtaining business from the second most-populous U.S. city.
Democrats subpoena former White House counsel
House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler issued a subpoena to former White House counsel Don McGahn as part of an ongoing investigation into President Donald Trump.
Malaria is among the world’s biggest killers of children. Now there’s a vaccine.
The new malaria vaccine isn’t perfect. It’s still a huge deal.
How Oakland Cut Homicides In Half
Oakland’s story is a case study in hope, and a model for other cities.
Maps for a changing planet — Part 2
Location tools for engagement and mobilization
Bills giving Arkansas DACA recipients access to nursing licenses, in-state tuition signed into law
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In a major victory for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients in Arkansas, two bills that would allow them to access nursing licenses and in-state tuition rates at public universities were signed into law by the...
How Democrats Can End Trump—If They Have the Stones to Do It
Those who've read the Mueller report get that it shows Trump obstructing justice. But only a handful of Americans have read it. Live hearings, though, would be must-see TV.
Implementing HTTPS for Secure Web Connections: Information Technology Policy Implementation Notice (ITPIN) - Canada.ca
The purpose of this Information Technology Policy Implementation Notice (ITPIN) is to direct departments to implement Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS) for web connections. This ITPIN applies to all publicly accessible Government of Canada...
Climate costs South Africa 10% of its GDP
A hotter world has already cut off at least 10% of the country's GDP. Rich countries have benefited from that warming
McConnell pledges to be 'Grim Reaper' for progressive policies
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Monday vowed to be the "Grim Reaper" for progressive policies if Republicans hold on to the Senate in 2020.
In Push for 2020 Election Security, Top Official Was Warned: Don’t Tell Trump
As homeland security secretary, Kirstjen Nielsen became increasingly worried about Russian attempts to influence the 2020 election. But she couldn’t discuss it at high-level White House meetings.
Most major outlets have used Russian tweets as sources for partisan opinion: study
<p>The New York Times’s Bari Weiss was in the news again yesterday, this time for citing a hoax Twitter account as an example of liberal intolerance. Just how often do such Twitter accounts make it into mainstream media, as @OfficialAntifa did in...
LIVEBlog: CJR’s ongoing coverage of Mueller report release
<p>Did William Barr, the attorney general, mislead in his summary of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report? Will whistleblowers, even news outlets, be exposed in the document? Did the press get ahead of itself in reporting on Trump and Russia? The...
Podcast: In conversation with 2019 Pulitzer Prize winner Susanne Craig
ON THIS WEEK’S EPISODE, CJR Editor and Publisher Kyle Pope speaks with Susanne Craig, an investigative reporter for The New York Times, about her work in the Pulitzer Prize–winning investigation that
The media are complacent while the world burns
<p>This article is being jointly published with The Nation, CJR’s partner in a April 30 conference aimed at reframing the way journalists cover climate change. More information about the conference, including a link to RSVP, is here. Last summer,...
The Media Are Complacent While the World Burns
But there’s a brand-new playbook for journalists fighting for a 1.5°C world.
How US billionaires are fuelling the hard-right cause in Britain | George Monbiot
Funding from the Charles Koch Foundation suggests a hidden agenda at Spiked, says the Guardian columnist George Monbiot