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People For in Action
August 24, 2018 1:13 pm | By Jen HerrickAderholt “Child Welfare” Amendment Would Harm Children and Authorize Taxpayer-Funded Discrimination
By approving an amendment sponsored by Rep. Robert Aderholt, R-Ala., congressional Republicans have once again cast aside Americans' basic needs to score political points with their far-right base. This deeply troubling language in the House proposal for next year's Department…
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News and Analysis
August 23, 2018 2:11 pm | By Paul GordonNot This Supreme Court Nominee, and Not Now
Trump’s attorney and “fixer” Michael Cohen has pled guilty to numerous felonies and implicated Trump in criminal activity intended to affect the presidential election. His campaign manager Paul Manafort has been found guilty of numerous felonies connected to his efforts…
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People For in Action
August 22, 2018 4:47 pm | By Jen HerrickFamily Separation Betrays Our Values—Oppose Nomination of Kathy Kraninger for CFPB Director
In response to President Trump's cruel and inhumane family separation policy, People For the American Way noted on June 19: "Trump’s zero-tolerance policy is ripping families apart, and he has the power to stop this nightmare." Two months later, the…
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News and Analysis
August 21, 2018 4:39 pm | By Elliot Mincberg
“Protecting” Civil Liberties Kavanaugh-Style
This post originally appeared on Medium. Some of Brett Kavanaugh’s supporters maintain that adding him to the Supreme Court would strengthen protection for constitutional civil liberty. Well, that all depends on what civil liberties we are talking about and for…
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Op-Ed
August 21, 2018 8:49 am | By Marie LindbergKathleen Turner: “Raise Hell” on Brett Kavanaugh
The saying goes “If you’re not outraged, you’re not paying attention.” Affiliated PFAW Foundation Board Member and Academy Award-nominated actor Kathleen Turner has boldly embodied this motto for decades, but another feeling is sinking in: fear. Far-right Republicans have long…
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State and Local Update
August 21, 2018 8:11 am | By Bettina RamonMaine Officials Demand ‘Due Diligence’ from Senators in Evaluating Kavanaugh Nomination in Telebriefing
On August 14, Maine state and local officials, in partnership with People For the American Way, held a telebriefing for members of the media on Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court. Maine State Senator Justin Chenette, City of…
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News and Analysis
August 17, 2018 3:21 pm | By Drew Courtney, Christin “Cici” Battle, Andrea SosaThe Progressive Happy Hour: Young People For Tallahassee Road Show
The midterm elections are less than three months away, and recent voter registration data suggest that young progressive voters are galvanizing to take the ballot box by storm in November. Friends of the podcast may recall that we’ve discussed the…
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News and Analysis
August 16, 2018 8:50 am | By Marge BakerWhat’s Behind Chuck Grassley’s Rush to Confirm Brett Kavanaugh? Corruption.
On July 27, in his request for Brett Kavanaugh’s White House records, Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley pointedly omitted records from the three critically important years when Kavanaugh worked as staff secretary in the George W. Bush White House. In…
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News and Analysis
August 15, 2018 5:18 pm | By Elliot MincbergConfirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears: Trump Judge Casts Deciding Vote to Give President Power to Fire Head of Independent Housing Agency, Based on Kavanaugh Theory
“Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears” is a blog series documenting the harmful impact of President Trump’s judges on Americans’ rights and liberties. Trump Fifth Circuit Judge Don Willett recently cast the deciding vote in a ruling that struck down a federal…
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News and Analysis
August 14, 2018 2:54 pm | By Paul GordonOf Course There Are No Bombshells in Records Pre-Screened by Kavanaugh’s Friends and Colleagues
More documents from Brett Kavanaugh’s tenure in the Bush White House keep trickling out. Much of the reporting has been like this Washington Post report: A review of the latest trove revealed no obvious bombshells about Kavanaugh, the federal judge…
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News and Analysis
August 14, 2018 8:45 am | By Elliot MincbergConfirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears: Two Trump Circuit Judges Refuse to Permit Brothers to Present to a Jury Claim that Deliberate Indifference Contributed to Brother’s Death in Prison
“Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears” is a blog series documenting the harmful impact of President Trump’s judges on Americans’ rights and liberties. Trump Sixth Circuit Judges John Bush and Amul Thapar recently affirmed a trial court decision that granted summary judgment…
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News and Analysis
August 10, 2018 4:34 pm | By Drew Courtney, Christin “Cici” BattleThe Progressive Happy Hour: Young People Building Power to Win
As we discussed in a recent episode, young people are on the front lines of the progressive movement. Xenophobia, bigotry and racism have become increasingly normalized, and in response, young people are boldly leading the charge for systemic policy change.…
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People For in Action
August 9, 2018 2:47 pm | By Jen HerrickPFAW Members Join Groundswell of Census Citizenship Question Opposition
August 7 was the last day for the public to comment on the census citizenship question. All told, nearly 11,000 People For the American Way members were among more than 250,000 individuals and organizations who urged the Commerce Department to…
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News and Analysis
August 9, 2018 1:29 pm | By Elliot MincbergConfirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears: Trump Circuit Judge Joins Criticism of Important Ruling Protecting Transgender Student Rights
“Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears” is a blog series documenting the harmful impact of President Trump’s judges on Americans’ rights and liberties. A unanimous Third Circuit panel issued a ruling in July protecting transgender students in a Pennsylvania school district against…
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People For in Action
August 8, 2018 11:49 am | By Devon SchmidtPFAW’s Drew Courtney Discusses the Supreme Court at Netroots Nation 2018
On August 4, People For the American Way Vice President of Communications and Research Drew Courtney spoke on a panel at the Netroots Nation conference in New Orleans. Courtney joined other activists and advocates to discuss the Supreme Court, education…
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People For in Action
August 7, 2018 11:44 am | By Leslie Watson MalachiYouth Sentencing Reform Bill Recognizes There Is No Such Thing as a “Throwaway” Child
Given the pressing need to relieve the harms of mass incarceration suffered by people of color and other demonized and criminalized communities, People For the American Way’s African American Ministers In Action supports H.R. 6011. This youth sentencing reform legislation…
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Op-Ed
August 6, 2018 9:33 am | By Devon SchmidtSCOTUS Nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s Record Depicts Dangerous Conservative Judicial Activism
Regardless of which court they occupy, the central quality of any judge should be impartiality. But Trump Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s conservative ideology and judicial record indicate that rather than taking a fair-minded approach on the bench, he is…
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News and Analysis
August 3, 2018 2:18 pm | By Drew Courtney, Christin “Cici” BattleThe Progressive Happy Hour: Trump’s Anti-Muslim Ideology and the Fight to Restore Religious Freedom
President Trump’s anti-Muslim bigotry is no secret. Aside from his hateful rhetoric, he’s issued three Muslim bans (his third attempt finally passed Supreme Court muster in June) and other policies attacking Muslims that have caused damage to millions of families…
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People For in Action
August 3, 2018 10:16 am | By Jen HerrickDemocracy Depends On Press Freedom
President Trump and his "fake news" administration have accumulated a shocking record of opposition to press freedom. On July 25, Kaitlan Collins, a pool reporter from CNN, was reportedly barred from an open-to-press event as punishment for asking President Trump…
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News and Analysis
August 3, 2018 9:48 am | By Bettina RamonFor Kavanaugh’s LGBTQ Record, Read Between the Lines
Since the July 9 announcement of Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court, progressive activists have sounded the alarm on his dangerous record on abortion, health care and other issues. Aside from passing President Trump’s anti-choice, anti-ACA litmus test, his…