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- Dismantling White Supremacy
June 2025 Intelligence Project Dispatch: Trends and incidents of the hard right
The Southern Poverty Law Center works to dismantle white supremacy in public forums and online, exposes hate and anti-democracy extremism and counters disinformation and conspiracy theories with research and community resources. The Intelligence Project monitors and exposes white supremacy and its impact on communities. Conspiracy theories Education-focused extremist activity Anti-immigrant activity White nationalist and neo-Nazi…
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- Eliminating Poverty and Economic Inequality
5 things $45 million could pay for instead of a massive military parade
On June 14, the U.S. Army plans to roll tanks and march troops through the streets of Washington, D.C., in a massive parade to celebrate its 250th anniversary. The parade, which will reportedly cost taxpayers up to $45 million, also coincides with President Donald Trump’s birthday. Though the parade has not been officially linked to…
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- Dismantling White Supremacy
ADF adviser’s ‘biblically responsible’ investment firm settles SEC fraud case
An investment company that is linked to an anti-LGBTQ+ hate group and is known for promoting data-driven “biblically responsible investing” recently settled a case brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which accused the firm of investing in companies that failed to meet the very standards it touted to its Christian-right base of clients…
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- Strengthening Democracy & Voting Rights
Whether a natural disaster strikes or not, Florida’s voters deserve better
When a Category 5 hurricane tears through a Florida community, voters should not have to wait for the governor to issue an executive order just to cast a ballot. Yet that’s exactly what happens in Florida. State law does not allow local election officials to act quickly in response to an emergency, even though they…
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- Dismantling White Supremacy
Bigoted beliefs and racist ties found among more Trump administration personnel
In its first months in office, the second Trump administration has welcomed personnel who embrace conspiracy theories, bigotry and racism. These are people who have the power to shape the nation’s immigration policies, national security priorities, health care services, surveillance powers, civil rights enforcement, personnel decisions and much more. This is the second installment in…
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- Dismantling White Supremacy
Coalition letter opposing the confirmation of Joe Kent as director of the National Counterterrorism Center
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Five reasons you should oppose the backward House budget reconciliation bill
The U.S. House of Representatives last week narrowly passed its budget reconciliation bill that cuts billions from Medicaid and SNAP — to give massive tax breaks to corporations and wealthy people. Here are five reasons why you should oppose this bill: 1. It forces children and families to go hungry. The bill slashes nearly $300…
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- Dismantling White Supremacy
Georgia’s youngest state lawmaker an educator, community organizer first
A framed photo of Martin Luther King Jr. and Ralph Abernathy on the first desegregated bus ride after the Montgomery Bus Boycott ended hangs on the wall of Georgia state Rep. Bryce Berry’s office. It was a graduation gift Berry brought with him to the Georgia State Capitol when he was sworn in this year…
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- Dismantling White Supremacy
ADF supports donor, trade group for controversial health care sharing industry
Anti-LGBTQ+ hate group Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) recently threw its support behind a trade association for the troubled health care sharing ministry (HCSM) industry, which markets a religious-based alternative to health insurance. It’s an industry that has seen its clients, most of whom are conservative people with low incomes, allege that these health care sharing…
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- Strengthening Democracy & Voting Rights
Power of the vote will sustain democracy through and beyond AAPI Heritage Month
Each May, during Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, I reflect on my family’s journey to this country — and the path that brought me to public service. My grandparents were refugees of the Korean War. My mother came to Georgia in the 1980s seeking the American Dream — not riches, but dignity. A…
