Texas Textbooks: What happened, what it means, and what we can do about it [1]
In Texas, a decades-long battle culminated in May with the adoption of social studies standards that give the far-right faction and its Religious Right advisors far too many victories in their efforts to replace history with ideology and turn public school classrooms into Heritage Foundation seminars.
Rise of the Corporate Court: How the Supreme Court is Putting Businesses First [2]
The Supreme Court's ruling in Citizens United v. FEC is the logical expression of an activist pro-corporatist jurisprudence that has been bubbling up for many decades, but has gained tremendous momentum over the last generation.
(P)reviewing the Right-Wing Playbook on Immigration Reform [3]
There is near-universal agreement that America's immigration system is not working well. Unfortunately, the last major effort to achieve reform was derailed by a campaign grounded in fear, stereotypes, and a divisive nativism that is unworthy of America's ideals.
Editorial Memo: The Right's Recycled Supreme Court Strategy [4]
Right-wing advocates who have made a decades-long push to bring federal courts under ideological domination are planning to wage a campaign against any nominee President Obama makes to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens.
After Citizens United: A Look into the Pro-Corporate Players in American Politics [5]
Our new report profiles some of the lavishly funded groups trying to buy the midterm elections to prevent Congress from enacting common sense legislation.
The Ten Scariest Republicans Heading to Congress [6]
In this report, we look into the ten scariest newly elected members of the House, all sharing rapidly anti-choice and anti-equality views, enthusiastic support from the Religious Right, and reactionary economic ideas.
Reading Between the Lines: The Tea Party’s Real Constitutional Philosophy [7]
Despite all the hype, the Tea Party is not a “populist,” “libertarian,” or “constitutionalist” movement, argues a new report by Jamie Raskin of People For the American Way.
How Not to Respond to Political Bullies: Lessons from the Smithsonian’s Response to the Manufactured Right-Wing Controversy Over Hide/Seek [8]
A new report from People For the American Way draws lessons on ways institutions can respond to right-wing-generated controversies, by evaluating the chain of events that led to the Smithsonian’s removal of a work of art from the National Portrait Gallery.
Barton’s Bunk: Religious Right ‘Historian’ Hits the Big Time in Tea Party America [9]
A new PFAW report explores the growing influence of David Barton, a fast-talking, self-promoting, self-taught , self-proclaimed “historian” who is systematically misinforming millions of Americans about U.S. History and the Constitution – and increasingly influencing prominent Republican decision-makers.
ALEC: The Voice of Corporate Special Interests In State Legislatures [10]
Our Right Wing Watch In Focus looks at the American Legislative Exchange Council, a right-wing policy group that funnels pro-corporate legislation to the states at the expense of citizens whose rights and interests are sold off to the highest bidder.