THE POVERTY CONSORTIUM

Oregon neo-Nazi Jimmy Marr, well known to locals for driving around in a truck painted with swastikas and various white supremacist slogans, was hospitalized Monday following what police described as a “large fight involving multiple people.” → READ MORE...

After whipping up fears that violent protesters were being bussed in across the country — leading the nation's largest antigovernment militia group to issue an urgent “Call to Action” — only a handful of supporters of Lt. General Michael Flynn appeared outside the U.S. District Courthouse Tuesday for Flynn's scheduled → READ MORE...

Several people arrested in the “Martyr's Day” beating of a black man at a Lynnwood, Washington, bar were sporting T-shirts and patches of the racist skinhead group Crew 38, according to recently released court records. → READ MORE...

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The FIRST STEP Act creates a system within the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) intended to provide those incarcerated with programs, education, and skills that will help them re-enter their communities after they have served their sentence. These re-entry programs are essential public health and safety strategies, since 95 percent → READ MORE...

The 2018 elections sent a clear message: Americans value conservation. Voters elected representatives and senators who vowed to protect public lands and waters and stand against the Trump administration's many attacks on the environment. Now, as the 116th Congress prepares to start work in January, it is time to put → READ MORE...

Every year, the U.S. Department of Education spends more than $120 billion in financial assistance to help students pursue educational opportunities beyond high school. It is crucial that these investments be as effective as possible—not just because of the costs involved but also because students traditionally underserved by higher education → READ MORE...