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August 29, 2013 9:00 pm | By Libby
Governor Corbett’s Condescending Anti-Marriage Argument
Pennsylvania governor Tom Corbett has been floundering recently, facing personnel problems and dire poll numbers. But his abysmal public approval ratings aren’t stopping the governor from charging full steam ahead on his extreme agenda. A brief filed by the Corbett…
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August 29, 2013 8:04 pm | By Layne Amerikaner
PFAW’s Money Out/Voters In Work Highlighted in CNN Article
Yesterday Ben Cohen (co-founder of Ben & Jerry’s) and Edward Erikson had a great op-ed at CNN.com connecting the student debt crisis with the broader issue of big money’s influence in our political system: But the education system isn't broken…
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August 29, 2013 6:22 pm | By Drew Courtney
Right Wing Watch Telebriefing on Anti-Immigration Activists
Last week, People For the American Way issued its latest Right Wing Watch: In Focus report on the stark choice presented to congressional Republicans: stand up for the comprehensive immigration reform supported by a strong majority of Americans, or stand…
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August 29, 2013 5:55 pm | By Calvin Sloan
DC Circuit Court Activist Toolkit
In June 2013, President Obama nominated three extremely well-qualified people to fill the three vacancies on the DC Circuit Court of Appeals, a court that has been deemed “the second most important in the United States.” As the nominees -…
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August 29, 2013 3:44 pm | By Miranda Blue
Pat Robertson’s AIDS Ring Theory Makes Anderson Cooper’s RidicuList
Cross-posted from Right Wing Watch Pat Robertson’s theory that gay men in San Francisco intentionally infect other people with HIV/AIDS using special sharp rings earned Robertson a spot on Anderson Cooper’s RidicuList last night. Robertson made the comment on Tuesday’s…
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August 28, 2013 8:33 pm | By Libby
Cory Booker Hits Back At Lonegan’s Bizarre Attacks
This week, we’ve learned what issues Republican candidate Steve Lonegan considers most important in the New Jersey Senate race: that maybe Cory Booker could be gay, and that Steve Lonegan does not enjoy manicures, thank you very much. In a…
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August 28, 2013 4:31 pm | By Leslie Watson Wilson
Today I Am Inspired, Today I Am Hopeful
Today I am inspired, today I am hopeful. Not because we have won the fight that our Civil Rights leaders began. Not because we have created the world of which Dr. King dreamed. But because, 50 years later, we are…
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August 28, 2013 2:26 pm | By Scott
On Women’s Equality Day, Activists Recommit To Stand With Wisconsin Women at Noon Rally
To celebrate the 93rd Anniversary Women’s Equality Day on Monday, People For members joined hundreds of progressive allies on the steps of the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison for the “Stand With Wisconsin Women” Rally. The event opened with a…
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August 26, 2013 9:34 pm | By Layne Amerikaner
Justice Ginsburg Speaks Out Against Citizens United
With little over a month before the Supreme Court hears oral arguments in McCutcheon v. FEC, a money in politics case that some are calling the next Citizens United, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg spoke out this week on the damage…
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August 26, 2013 5:33 pm | By Jen Herrick
John Lewis and a new generation of movement leaders
Last week we shared with you John Lewis's story, the day before he took the podium as the sole surviving speaker from the March on Washington. His remarks were a powerful call to action, especially for today's youth. And I…
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August 26, 2013 5:09 pm | By Layne Amerikaner
Marching On Washington, Again
This weekend People For the American Way Foundation turned out en masse for the 50th Anniversary March on Washington. Some could remember the original march well. Some had driven across the country to be there on Saturday. Our reasons for…
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August 23, 2013 5:55 pm | By Peter Montgomery
Making History and Knowing our History
Events commemorating the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom are already under way in Washington, D.C. If you live in the capital area or nearby, you may want to attend events at the Lincoln Memorial this Saturday, August…
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August 23, 2013 4:25 pm | By Jen Herrick
50 Years Later, John Lewis Returns to Podium as Sole Surviving March Speaker
Recently The New York Times reminded us that Representative John Lewis is still marching on Washington, 50 years later. On August 28, 1963, as the 23-year-old chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), Lewis took the podium on the…
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August 23, 2013 4:24 pm | ByDon’t Let The Right Wing Co-opt King
Washington, D.C. is gearing up for events commemorating the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington and Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech. I will be among thousands of Americans gathering on the national mall this weekend…
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August 23, 2013 2:00 pm | By admin
Still Marching for Justice, Health, and Black Women’s Lives
Guest post from Reverend Dr. Geraldine Pemberton, Assistant Pastor of New Hope Baptist Church in Philadelphia and member of PFAW Foundation’s African American Ministers Leadership Council. As a 74 year old retired nurse, I can remember the original March on…
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August 21, 2013 9:08 pm | By Libby
Bad News For Kasich And His Allies – PPP Poll
A poll released Monday by Public Policy Polling has thrown a big bucket of cold water on Ohio governor John Kasich’s rumored White House ambitions—and it’s not great news for others in his administration, either. The poll shows Kasich trailing…
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August 21, 2013 3:24 pm | By Paul Gordon
New Poll Shows Overwhelming Opposition to Private School Vouchers
This morning, the annual PDK/Gallup Poll of the Public's Attitudes Toward the Public Schools was released. Its findings on private school vouchers was notable: Seventy percent of Americans oppose private school vouchers — the highest level of opposition to vouchers…
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August 20, 2013 6:09 pm | By Paul Gordon
Scalia Claims Courts “Invent New Minorities”
Justice Antonin Scalia is making headlines again, this time for a speech to the Federalist Society in Montana yesterday. According to the AP, Scalia was discussing the Constitution's Equal Protection guarantee, which protects those who are unpopular from legislation specifically…
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August 20, 2013 5:00 pm | By Peter Montgomery
Pennsylvania’s Tea Party Governor at War with Public Schools
Americans have gotten a pretty good look at what happens when you turn state government over to people who hate government – in Wisconsin, for example, or more recently North Carolina. Another Tea Party governor who hasn’t gotten the attention…
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August 13, 2013 6:42 pm | By LibbyKeeping ALEC In The Spotlight
Last week, ALEC held its 40th annual meeting in Chicago-- but they weren’t alone. Over 3,000 people, including many PFAW members, came to protest ALEC’s extreme agenda and influence over the thousands of their lawmaker members, including some hard-hitting…