In a virtual meeting for “all hands,” the Pentagon counts the scandal-plagued Southern Poverty Law Center as a credible resource. Pictured: President Joe Biden elbow-bumps Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin as he arrives to speak Feb. 10 during a visit to the Pentagon. (Photo: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images) The Defense Department is promoting reading resources on opposing “systemic racism” that include radical authors as part of a program to combat extremism within the ranks of the military. In a virtual meeting for “all hands” last month, the agenda—obtained by The Daily Signal—counted the scandal-plagued Southern Poverty Law Center as a credible resource alongside the Department of Homeland Security and the University of Maryland.