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Chief of indicted SPLC faces House grilling over alleged secret payments to KKK members
The embattled leader of a left-wing nonprofit accused of secretly funneling money to members of extremist groups while publicly committing to "confronting hate" is headed for the hot seat on Capitol Hill. Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) interim CEO and President Bryan Fair will testify before the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday as a congressional probe into the civil rights group’s now-defunct informant practices heats up. Fair’s anticipated testimony comes as federal prosecutors...
Indicted SPLC chief faces House grilling over alleged secret payments to KKK members
The embattled leader of a left-wing nonprofit accused of secretly funneling money to members of extremist groups while publicly committing to "confronting hate" is headed for the hot seat on Capitol Hill. Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) interim CEO and President Bryan Fair will testify before the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday as a congressional probe into the civil rights group’s now-defunct informant practices heats up. Fair’s anticipated testimony comes as federal prosecutors...
Airbnb host who offered stay in ‘peaceful white neighborhood’ sued for rejecting Black guest
Airbnb host who offered stay in ‘peaceful white neighborhood’ sued for rejecting Black guest Exclusive: ‘We have to call it out when we see it, and the only thing we can do at this moment is file a lawsuit,’ attorney Bataski Bailey told The Independent - Bookmark An Airbnb host who listed his Atlanta-area home as being situated in a “peaceful white neighborhood” is accused of rejecting a guest after finding out she was Black, according to a federal lawsuit obtained by The Independent. When...
The Geography of Algorithmic Judgment: LLM Intermediaries, Place Identity, and Racial Steering in Housing Search
Announce Type: new Abstract: Large language models (LLMs) are rapidly assuming an intermediary role in housing search through the integration of listing platforms within conversational interfaces, mediating access to information, search, and recommendations within urban settings. We expand on prior work on racial steering in LLMs by conducting a behavioral audit of seven open-weight and closed-source LLMs across four U.S. cities, testing location recommendations across three iterative...
Bachelors vs families: Who is the ‘ideal resident’? Inside India's housing society divide
“If you're a bachelor/young couple with kids, as much as possible, avoid high rises” A software engineer's recent words in a viral social media post warning bachelors and young couples against living in high-rise societies reignited a debate that has simmered in Indian cities for years. The post, which criticised resident welfare associations (RWAs) for being intrusive and overly controlling, struck a chord with thousands of young urban residents who shared similar experiences of visitor...
Inside the California city where democratic socialists are testing their 'anti-business' agenda
Just 30 minutes from San Francisco sits the city of Richmond, Calif., which has quietly become one of the country's most unusual political experiments. It's a city where an activist coalition that includes democratic socialists has exercised influence over local government for years. From the outside, Richmond looks like any other working-class California city with a massive Chevron refinery looming over the shoreline and immigrant-owned businesses lining 23rd Street.
The Arc of the Voting Rights Act
THe morning after Louisiana’s House primaries were scheduled to take place, worshipers at Mount Zion First Baptist Church in Baton Rouge were on their feet, swaying to the gospel music that vibrated through the wooden pews. Just days earlier, the vote had been abruptly postponed as Republicans scrambled to redraw congressional boundaries in a way that would erase one of the state’s two majority-Black congressional districts and dilute the political influence that many in the congregation had...
Child sex offender given 'disability pride' award after admin error
Child sex offender Cameron Bloomfield given disability award after admin error Thu 4 Jun 2026 at 6:09am In short: A child sex offender was given a disability pride award after a Victorian government department administrative bungle. Cameron Bloomfield was presented with the award in 2024 despite a past of repeat sexual offending. The department rescinded the award a year later, after discovering they had missed details about his criminal history.
Debate over house prices 'invokes terror' in politicians
Falling house prices would ease inflation but politicians find the question much more complicated Fri 5 Jun 2026 at 6:33am In short: Politicians have hesitated to weigh in on whether it would be good or bad if prices fell. One economist says house prices falling will ease inflation but would upset many voters. The government has passed its budget tax reforms through the House of Representatives, but will need the support of the Greens to pass them in the Senate.
What to do as murder is exploited to spread lies about race and privilege? Stand firm – fight back | Nesrine Malik
Too many leaders have appeased the rightwing culture warriors. In the wake of the Henry Nowak rioting, the time for a push against toxicity and untruths is nowIt is easy to regard, and thus disregard, the riots following the conviction of Henry Nowak’s murderer as an explosion of reaction by a flammable and motivated minority. The more uncomfortable truth is that a specific notion, that people of colour have been privileged over and above mere equality, and been given dominion over white...