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In the shadow of a racist past, Portland still struggles to be welcoming to all its residents

Conflict

A murder on a Portland light rail train brought back a lot of memories of painful times in the city’s history.

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an announcement on immigration reform in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., August 2, 2017.

Trump pushes a plan to reduce legal immigration, prioritizing English-language and job skills

Economics
Betty Maynard (L) hugs her friend Cindy Atterton beside a growing memorial at the Armed Forces Career Center in Chattanooga, Tennessee July 17, 2015. Four U.S. Marines were killed on Thursday by a suspected gunman the FBI has confirmed as Mohammod Youssuf

How Chattanooga and Charleston are the same

Conflict
An Overland Park, Kansas, police officer guards the entrance to the scene of a shooting at the Jewish Community Center of Greater Kansas City in Overland Park, Kansas April 13, 2014. Three people were killed in shootings at Jewish centers in Kansas on Sun

The killings at a Jewish community center in Kansas show the white supremacist side of America

Conflict & Justice

Southern Poverty Law Center has tracked Sikh temple shooter for more than a decade

Global Politics

OK to Be Gay? Jewish Conversion Therapy Faces First Legal Battle

Gay “conversion therapy” claims to help men overcome their unwanted gay thoughts and feelings. But more and more, critics are saying that the treatment is not only ineffective, but humiliating and psychologically harmful. This kind of therapy is facing its first  legal battle  this week in court. One of the plaintiffs is  Sheldon Bruck. Sheldon was raised in […]

Number of Hate Groups in the US Has Risen 755 Percent Since the Election of Obama, New Report Says

The election of President Obama triggered an explosion in the number of hate groups in the US, according to a new report from the Southern Poverty Law Center. The rise in numbers is due to changing racial demographics, a bad economy, and a divisive political atmosphere.    Mark Potok, who wrote the report, is the […]

The World

The rise of extremism in the US

Global Politics

The FBI arrested nine members of a Christian militia group called Hutaree this past weekend. According to officials, the group planned to wage an all-out war to bring down the U.S. government.

The World

Holocaust Museum Shooter: A History of Hate

Conflict & Justice

White supremacist James von Brunn shot and fatally wounded a security guard at the Holocaust Memorial Museum. Joining The Takeaway is Mark Potok of the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Intelligence Project, a group that tracks attacks by hate groups.