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November 1, 2011 3:54 pm | By Jen Herrick
UPDATE: PFAW to Senate GOP: Leave DC alone
Last month, PFAW strongly encouraged the Senate Appropriations Committee to approve a clean DC appropriations bill. Now the fight continues in the Senate, where this week we expect the consideration of a “minibus” appropriations package including DC. PFAW renews its…
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October 31, 2011 8:47 pm | By Paul Gordon
Clarence Thomas Reminds Us (Again) Why the Supreme Court Matters
In a bit of good news, the Supreme Court today declined to hear the appeal of two Establishment Clause cases from Utah striking down as unconstitutional state-approved memorial crosses on public highways. But in dissenting from this decision not to…
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October 31, 2011 3:14 pm | By Brian
Mississippi Personhood Campaign Draws More Scrutiny, Questions
Cross-posted on Right Wing WatchWith few Mississippi politicians speaking out against a proposed “personhood” amendment on the state’s ballot next week, Personhood USA is hoping that the Magnolia State will be the first to adopt its radical anti-choice legislation, which…
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October 28, 2011 9:31 pm | By admin
Fetus’ Rights > Women’s Rights in Mississippi?
This Election Day, Mississippi voters will vote on Initiative 26 – an amendment that would define every zygote or fetus from the moment of fertilization as a legal “person.” It’s the latest attempt to severely curtail women’s reproductive rights. Not…
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October 28, 2011 4:49 pm | By Drew Courtney
PFAW Foundation Celebrates 30 Years of Defending Constitutional Values in New York
Earlier this month, Norman and Lyn Lear hosted a celebration of the organization's 30th anniversary with a party in New York City. And what a celebration it was! Board members, supporters, friends and staff came together to toast three decades…
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September 27, 2011 3:46 pm | By Miranda Blue
Speaking of Class Warfare…
One of the most absurd things to come out of American politics in recent months is the allegation that the president’s proposal to raise taxes on the wealthiest Americans – bringing them back to the levels they enjoyed under Clinton…
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September 26, 2011 7:48 pm | By Randy Borntrager
Limbaugh: Elizabeth Warren, for Advocating Fair Taxation, is a ‘Parasite’
De facto head of the GOP and all-around blowhard Rush Limbaugh had the gall to call Elizabeth Warren a “parasite” and “an arrogant condescending, conceited snob who has profound resentment” last week in his latest attempt at throwing cold water…
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September 26, 2011 4:50 pm | By Ben Betz
What You Talkin’ Bout, Willard?! YOU Attacking Harvard?
Willard Mitt Romney absolutely refuses to let the words that come out of his mouth be dictated by reality. He recently insisted that "corporations are people." Now, in an attempt to portray himself as some sort of "everyman" instead of…
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September 23, 2011 4:42 pm | By Miranda Blue
The Commerce Clause and American Progress
In the Tea Party, it’s all the rage these days to declare everything unconstitutional – Social Security, Medicare, unemployment insurance, disaster relief, federal civil rights laws, health care reform, basically any law that enables the federal government to take on…
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September 21, 2011 4:48 pm | By Miranda Blue
Mitt Romney Still Thinks Corporations are People. They Still Aren’t.
Campaigning in Florida today, Mitt Romney doubled down on his recent claim that “corporations are people”: Speaking to a town hall-style gathering at a Miami airport hotel, the former Massachusetts governor repeated the line he first said last month at…
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September 20, 2011 9:13 pm | By Matt
Don’t Ask Don’t Tell: So Long, Farewell
Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, the discriminatory law that banned gays and lesbians from openly serving in our nation’s armed forces, has been officially been relegated to the history books after a devastating 18-year existence that snatched away the careers of…
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September 16, 2011 8:22 pm | By Miranda Blue
Saving the Constitution From the Tea Party
What if our federal government didn’t have the power to provide for emergency disaster relief? To prevent children from being put to work at an early age…without even the protection of a minimum wage? To prohibit discrimination in employment, public…
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September 16, 2011 4:32 pm | By Rebecca
PFAW Foundation Youth Leadership Programs Accepting Applications for 2012
We’re excited to announce that we are now recruiting for both our Young People For (YP4) Fellowship Program and the Front Line Leaders Academy (FLLA)! Young People For (YP4) is a strategic long-term leadership development program that identifies, engages and…
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September 15, 2011 6:02 pm | By Miranda Blue
Mitt Romney and Rick Perry Confirmed to Attend Far-Right Values Voter Summit
The Family Research Council sent word today that GOP presidential frontrunner Mitt Romney is now confirmed to join Rick Perry, Michele Bachmann, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul and Herman Cain at this year’s Values Voter Summit, a far-right extravaganza hosted by…
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September 14, 2011 9:21 pm | By Miranda Blue
New York Couple Denied Marriage Rights; PFAW Foundation Helps them Fight Back
When Katie Carmichael and Deirdre DiBiaggio went to their town clerk in Ledyard, New York recently to obtain a marriage license, they were met with an unwelcome surprise. The town clerk, Rose Marie Belforti, refused to grant them a license…
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September 14, 2011 4:24 pm | By Miranda Blue
To Defeat Obama, A Simple, Dishonest Plan
We’ve been covering a number of attempts by state GOP lawmakers to prevent traditionally Democratic voters from casting votes that count – including a flood of new laws requiring photo ID to vote. But all those are nothing compared to…
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September 13, 2011 8:52 pm | By Miranda Blue
North Carolina Puts Anti-Equality Amendment on the Ballot
North Carolina’s Senate today passed a measure to put an anti-marriage equality constitutional amendment on next year’s ballot. North Carolina is currently the only Southeast state that hasn’t amended its constitution to ban same-sex marriage, although it already has a…
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September 13, 2011 6:45 pm | By Miranda Blue
Rick Perry Confused About the ‘American Way’
Is it the American Way to make the children of undocumented immigrants live as second-class citizens? The question came up in last night’s GOP presidential debate, when Texas Gov. Rick Perry was asked about the policy in his state allowing…
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September 13, 2011 4:20 pm | By Justin
Hit With Ethics Complaint, Issa Turns to the Usual Scapegoat
The advocacy group American Family Voices is planning to file an ethics complaint against House Oversight & Government Reform Committee chairman Darrel Issa for improperly using his position to add to his multimillion dollar personal fortune, according to a report…
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September 12, 2011 5:17 pm | By Miranda Blue
Kathleen Turner Praises the YEO Network
The actress Kathleen Turner, who has been a People For the American Way Foundation board member for more than 20 years, stopped by WGN in Chicago last Thursday to discuss her career and her work with People For. Turner, who…