THE POVERTY CONSORTIUM

A federal appeals court has ruled that Matthew Hale's hate philosophy, Creativity, isn't a religion because it focuses almost exclusively on preserving the white race and lacks a coherent set of “ultimate ideas.” → READ MORE...

If Republicans think they deserve applause for condemning Congressman Steve King's racism, they're sorely mistaken. → READ MORE...

Striking a blow to the defenders of the “Lost Cause,” a judge has struck down an Alabama law that prevented the removal of Confederate symbols from public land. → READ MORE...

In 2018, Congress passed the United States' largest-ever increase of the Child Care and Development Block Grant, giving states across the nation more than $2 billion additional each year to invest in child care. These funds are critical to helping more families afford child care and boost payments to child → READ MORE...

Release Date: January 15, 2019 → READ MORE...

Tomorrow, the Senate begins to formally consider the nomination of William Barr for the position of U.S. attorney general. As the chief legal officer and head of the Department of Justice (DOJ), Barr would be responsible for enforcing federal laws and representing the federal government in legal matters. Some of → READ MORE...

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As President Donald Trump successfully manufactures a crisis on our southern border, an actual American crisis drags on, producing a death rate that resembles a war zone more than the United States. This week, we sat down with CAP immigration expert Phil Wolgin for a debrief on the so-called crisis → READ MORE...

Release Date: January 9, 2019 → READ MORE...