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People For in Action
August 2, 2018 3:34 pm | By Devon SchmidtPFAW and Allies Rally Outside the Capitol to #StopKavanaugh
On August 1, People For the American Way and other civil and human rights organizations joined by a number of senators rallied together in front of the Capitol to voice their opposition to Trump Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. PFAW,…
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Federal Update
August 2, 2018 3:15 pm | By Jen HerrickLGBTQ People Go Uncounted—U.S. Needs the Census Equality Act
On July 31, Democratic Sens. Kamala Harris of California and Tom Carper of Delaware introduced the Census Equality Act—LGBTQ equality legislation that would require the Census Bureau to address LGBTQ invisibility by adding new questions on sexual orientation and gender…
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People For in Action
August 2, 2018 8:11 am | By People For StaffAsking about Citizenship Status in a Climate of Fear and Mistrust Will Thwart the 2020 Census
People For the American Way has strongly condemned the Trump administration's census citizenship question from the time it was first requested to its consideration by Congress and, through affiliate PFAW Foundation, the courts. Now that the proposal is open for…
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News and Analysis
August 1, 2018 10:26 am | By Devon SchmidtSenators Schumer, Feinstein and Durbin Host Press Conference with Allied Groups to Address Republican Efforts to Hide Kavanaugh’s Critical Record
On July 27, as part of the vetting procedure for all Supreme Court nominees, Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley requested records from Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s tenure in the White House counsel’s office. However, Grassley’s request notably excluded Kavanaugh’s…
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People For in Action
August 1, 2018 8:59 am | By Jen HerrickCorporations Should Disclose Their Political Spending
Poison pill policy riders are one of the political ploys that stand between everyday Americans and the programs on which they rely for their survival. These harmful provisions attack, weaken, and roll back protections for basic human needs and rights.…
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People For in Action
July 31, 2018 3:24 pm | By Jen HerrickPFAW Foundation Brief: Our Democracy Depends On a Full and Fair Census
People For the American Way Foundation wants to stop the census citizenship question in its tracks. We are joining organizational allies to file friend-of-the-court briefs in cases challenging this dangerous anti-immigrant proposal. It will undermine the integrity of the census…
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People For in Action
July 31, 2018 12:16 pm | By Marie LindbergPuerto Ricans Could Swing Major Elections in 2018
Watch the ad in Spanish. People For the American Way’s Latino Vote! program is proud to announce the launch of Hurricane of Change, a Puerto Rican vote campaign to hold Trump and Republicans accountable for their disastrous response to Hurricane Maria…
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People For in Action
July 30, 2018 3:07 pm | By Rachel FosterDave Parees: Paving the Way for a Progressive Future
Each People For the American Way (PFAW) member connects with the PFAW mission in a different way. We hear from members every day who support this work because they are passionate about the fight against right-wing extremism and for democracy,…
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People For in Action
July 30, 2018 9:52 am | By People For StaffTrump’s Gag Rule Is a Public Health Disaster
In a May 16 letter to Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, People For the American Way and allied organizations urged the Trump administration to reject the domestic gag rule and its dangerous new restrictions on the…
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News and Analysis
July 27, 2018 4:04 pm | By Drew Courtney, Christin “Cici” Battle, Markus BatchelorThe Progressive Happy Hour: Young People, Young Leaders
In our contemporary political moment, millions of progressive activists are engaging and fighting back against the Trump administration and the surge of far-right extremist candidates and federal officials. And though the critical nature of that work cannot be discounted, it’s…
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News and Analysis
July 26, 2018 12:01 pm | By Elliot MincbergA Justice Brett Kavanaugh Would Pose Serious Danger to Voting Rights
Among the many reasons to oppose President Trump’s nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court is the issue of voting rights. Given the key role that Justice Kennedy played on the Court on this issue, replacing him with…
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News and Analysis
July 26, 2018 9:42 am | By Devon SchmidtNext Up Victory Fund Progressive Women Candidates on the #MeToo Movement and the November Midterms
On July 24, PFAW’s Next Up Victory Fund hosted a panel at the National Press Club featuring four progressive women running for office to discuss the impact of the #MeToo movement on the political landscape, particularly under a president who…
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Op-Ed
July 25, 2018 4:55 pm | By Elliot MincbergKavanaugh Misleads on Significant Cases in Responding to Senate Judiciary Committee
This post originally appeared on Medium. One important question on the Senate Judiciary Committee’s questionnaire for Supreme Court and other judicial nominees asks them to describe the ten most significant cases they have decided. In his response to the questionnaire he submitted…
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People For in Action
July 23, 2018 3:55 pm | By Jen HerrickPFAW to Congress: Do Not Fund D.C. School Vouchers
As they attempt to score political points instead of filling Americans' basic needs, congressional Republicans continue to pursue funding for the deeply flawed D.C. private school voucher program. Studies have consistently shown that these vouchers have not improved educational outcomes…
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People For in Action
July 23, 2018 9:11 am | By Jen HerrickWorking Families Don’t Need Empty Promises—They Need Paid Sick Days
A Republican proposal known as the Workflex in the 21st Century Act would undermine progress made at the state and local level on paid sick days, create uncertainty for working families, and allow large companies to write their own rules.…
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News and Analysis
July 20, 2018 9:13 pm | By Christin “Cici” Battle, Drew Courtney, Adele M. StanThe Progressive Happy Hour: LGBTQ Rights, Brett Kavanaugh and What’s at Stake
Since Brett Kavanaugh was nominated to the Supreme Court earlier this month, activists across the country have galvanized to articulate the myriad civil rights and civil liberties protections that would be jeopardized if Kavanaugh were to be confirmed. As with…
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People For in Action
July 20, 2018 3:47 pm | By Jen HerrickNo Hearing for SCOTUS Nominee Brett Kavanaugh Until All of His Records Have Been Reviewed
As soon as President Trump announced Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh on July 9, Trump and Senate Republicans called publicly for his swift confirmation—ignoring the overwhelming mountain of documents from Kavanaugh's White House days that must be released and reviewed…
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News and Analysis
July 20, 2018 10:23 am | By People For StaffNearly 200 Vigils to Confront Corruption and Demand Democracy
On Wednesday, July 18th, in nearly 200 towns and cities across the country, people gathered at public vigils to confront the corruption of the Trump administration and demand a democracy that works for all Americans. Speakers and activists in attendance…
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People For in Action
July 20, 2018 9:49 am | By Marie LindbergAsk Your Senators to Save the Supreme Court: Sample Script Opposing Brett Kavanaugh
During primetime on July 9, Donald Trump announced that he would nominate Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. As a name from the shortlist created by the Heritage Foundation and Federalist Society, we knew that Kavanaugh satisfied Trump's litmus test…
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News and Analysis
July 19, 2018 2:37 pm | By Devon SchmidtMissing Documents Could Reveal Important Insight into Brett Kavanaugh’s Political Ideology
Prior to his judgeship on the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, Trump Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh was a conservative political operative for Kenneth Starr and President George W. Bush. Working in the White House counsel’s office and as staff…