America’s nonprofit sector is pushing back against an 'authoritarian playbook'

Social scientists and commentators have for years been expressing concerns about what they call the “authoritarian playbook.” ...
CBS News

Justice Department charges Southern Poverty Law Center with fraud over investigations into extremist groups, Blanche says

Washington — A federal grand jury in Alabama indicted the Southern Poverty Law Center on 11 counts of wire and bank fraud-related charges on Tuesday, the Justice Department announced, accusing the ...
Aclu.org

ACLU Statement on the Southern Poverty Law Center

WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Department of Justice officials announced that a grand jury in Montgomery, Alabama returned an indictment against the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC). American Civil ...
PBS

Southern Poverty Law Center says it faces a DOJ criminal probe over paid informants

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Southern Poverty Law Center says it's the subject of a criminal investigation by the Justice Department and faces possible charges over its past use of paid informants to ...
USA Today

A viral post claims $140,000 is the new poverty line. Here's the math

A Wall Street portfolio manager has gone viral with a blog post that posits a new poverty line for a family of four in America: $140,000 a year. It’s a large number. The Federal Poverty Level set by ...
City Journal

The Mental Inheritance of Being Poor

I spent the first 18 years of my life living in public-housing projects. My childhood was as poor as it gets in America. I’ve also seen what being poor is like in places like Mexico, Colombia, and the ...
Forbes

Facing Poverty’s Reality, Not The Convenient Myths

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Aisha Nyandoro is a leading voice on equitable economic policies. A recent AP-NORC poll reveals a pervasive misunderstanding about ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Poverty in Argentina Falls to Lowest Level Since 2018

Poverty in Argentina fell sharply to its lowest level since 2018 as President Javier Milei’s policies brought down inflation from triple-digit territory, an accomplishment that could help his party ...
The Harvard Crimson

Harvard Stands to Pay Millions in Visa Sponsorships Under New Trump Order

Harvard could soon be forced to pay a $100,000 fee for every new worker the University sponsors through the H-1B visa program, part of an executive proclamation signed by President Donald Trump on ...
Salon

Poverty is fueling Trumpism — and there’s a sinister reason why

Before he died on Sept. 4 at the age of 99, psychologist Robert Jay Lifton left us with stark warnings about President Donald Trump and the American right. One of the country’s leading experts on how ...
WISH-TV

Community Link: CTS Faith & Action Fall Event

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — What does it take to build a stronger future for all families? The Christian Theological Seminary hopes to answer that question later this month at an event featuring Harvard ...