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People For in Action
October 31, 2018 11:45 am | By Jen HerrickPFAW Joins Open Letter: We Must Raise Our Voices Against Any Politician Who Campaigns on Antisemitism
People For the American Way was shocked and horrified by the October 27 attack on the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. As we continue to mourn, we're also calling out President Trump and the far Right for celebrating…
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People For in Action
October 31, 2018 11:02 am | By Tori Slatton7 Ways to Help Bring the November Blue Wave
We are only a few days away from the November election, and we need volunteers all over the country to bring a blue wave up and down the ballot. Whether or not you live in a state or district with…
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People For in Action
October 29, 2018 4:18 pm | By Jen HerrickTrump’s Tax Returns Should Be a Top Priority for the 116th Congress
With the midterm elections looming and a congressional lame duck session almost here, public discussion is already turning to potential policy priorities for the 116th Congress. People For the American Way and allied organizations believe that a top priority on…
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News and Analysis
October 29, 2018 11:43 am | By Paul GordonChuck Grassley is Accusing Not Kavanaugh But One of His Accusers of Lying
During the corrupt process of Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court confirmation, Chuck Grassley didn’t seem to care that the nominee was lying under oath. He and the committee’s other Republicans accepted obvious lies and evasions as the truth. Less than three…
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People For in Action
October 29, 2018 11:20 am | By Jen HerrickPFAW and AAMIA Make #MeToo Commitment to Addressing Sexual Violence and Harassment
Following the Kavanaugh debate and the bright light it shined on sexual assault, many survivors and their allies are asking, "What's next?" People For the American Way and PFAW's African American Ministers In Action are among nearly 300 allied organizations…
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News and Analysis
October 26, 2018 2:38 pm | By Drew Courtney, Christin “Cici” BattleThe Progressive Happy Hour: Voting Rights, Restrictions, and Restoration
In preparation for the 2018 midterm elections, Republicans in many states (most notably Georgia) have tightened restrictions on voting. Multiple polls and studies indicate that those restrictions disproportionately affect communities of color at the polls, but voter suppression and restrictions…
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People For in Action
October 26, 2018 2:33 pm | By Tori SlattonAs Election Nears, PFAW Galvanizes Vote for Katie Muth in Pennsylvania
Last week, People For the American Way staff volunteered for Katie Muth’s campaign for Pennsylvania State Senate. The goal of the long weekend was to provide as much support as possible for Muth as she seeks to flip the seat…
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People For in Action
October 23, 2018 3:14 pm | By Marge BakerEric Miller Judicial Nomination Raises Deep Concerns Prior to Hearing
On July 19, President Trump nominated Eric Miller to a seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to hold Miller's hearing on October 24. People For the American Way wrote…
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People For in Action
October 23, 2018 12:16 pm | By Tori SlattonPFAW Joins Coalition of LGBTQ Advocates in Resisting Trump’s Latest Attack on the Rights of Redefinition of Transgender People
On October 22, PFAW joined a coalition of LGBTQ advocates for a rally against the Trump administration’s latest attack on the transgender community. In a chilling move against LGBTQ civil rights, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reportedly…
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News and Analysis
October 19, 2018 2:48 pm | By Drew Courtney, Lizet OcampoThe Progressive Happy Hour: Winning the 2018 Midterms
The 2018 midterm elections are less than 18 days away, and many Americans are already voting in what many hope will be a momentous election for progressives. On the October 19 episode of “The Progressive Happy Hour,” host Drew Courtney talks…
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News and Analysis
October 19, 2018 10:51 am | By Elliot MincbergConfirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears: Trump Circuit Judge Casts Deciding Vote to Stop Remedy for Unconstitutional Imprisonment of Poor People
“Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears” is a blog series documenting the harmful impact of President Trump’s judges on Americans’ rights and liberties. Trump Judge Kyle Duncan of the Fifth Circuit was the deciding vote in a 2-1 decision in August 2018 to…
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News and Analysis
October 19, 2018 10:02 am | By Paul GordonConfirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears: Trump judges fume over the Second Amendment and vote to reconsider decision upholding federal gun law
“Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears” is a blog series documenting the harmful impact of President Trump’s judges on Americans’ rights and liberties. The Fifth Circuit was already very conservative when Donald Trump took office. He has now filled nearly 30 percent of…
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News and Analysis
October 19, 2018 9:45 am | By Diane LavioletteConfirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears: Trump Circuit Judge Votes in Favor of Company Accused of Securities Fraud Despite Company’s Admission of Overstating Its Income by $87 Million
“Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears” is a blog series documenting the harmful impact of President Trump’s judges on Americans’ rights and liberties. In August 2018 a three judge panel of the Fifth Circuit ruled by a 2-1 vote that allegations by…
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Op-Ed
October 18, 2018 4:47 pm | By Diallo BrooksIt’s Our Time to Make America Great
This post originally appeared on Medium. In late August, progressive candidate Andrew Gillum made history when he won Florida’s Democratic primary in a shocking upset to become the state’s first Black major party nominee for governor. Soon after Gillum’s win,…
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People For in Action
October 18, 2018 4:44 pm | By Jen HerrickNational Park Service Proposal Would Infringe on Americans’ First Amendment Rights
From the Women's March of January 2017 to the recent #StopKavanaugh protests, resisting the Trump administration has sent millions of Americans into the streets to exercise their First Amendment rights. Now Trump's National Park Service wants to start charging us…
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News and Analysis
October 18, 2018 2:07 pm | By Marie LindbergVote in the Midterms to Fight Against GOP Pattern of Voter Suppression
Behind the scenes, in a campaign deeply rooted in Jim Crow segregation, Republicans have been targeting people of color through voter registration purges, misinformation and fearmongering, shutting down and moving voting locations, voter ID laws and more in order to…
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News and Analysis
October 18, 2018 10:57 am | By Elliot MincbergConfirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears: Trump Circuit Judge Tries to Excuse Lawyer Who Failed to Advise Permanent Resident about Deportation Risk of Guilty Plea
“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 Judge Amul Thapar recently argued in dissent in Rodriguez-Penton v. United States that a lawyer did…
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News and Analysis
October 18, 2018 10:05 am | By Diane LavioletteConfirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears: Trump Circuit Judges Vote to Excuse Concealing of Exculpatory Evidence and Reverse Damages Verdict for Innocent Man Falsely Imprisoned
“Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears” is a blog series documenting the harmful impact of President Trump’s judges on Americans’ rights and liberties. In September 2018, the majority of the full Fifth Circuit, including Trump nominated Judges James C. Ho and Don…
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News and Analysis
October 17, 2018 3:28 pm | By Paul GordonConfirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears: Trump judge would block fired whistleblower from court
“Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears” is a blog series documenting the harmful impact of President Trump’s judges on Americans’ rights and liberties. Natasha Henderson worked as the city administrator of Flint, Michigan, when it was under state-controlled receivership. She alleged that…
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People For in Action
October 17, 2018 3:27 pm | By Tori SlattonPeople For the American Way Hosts Phone Bank for Stacey Abrams
On October 11, People For the American Way in solidarity with Our Revolution hosted a phone bank to rally support for Stacey Abrams’s history-making campaign for governor of Georgia. The goal of the evening was to recruit volunteers in Georgia…