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January 12, 2018 4:05 pm | By 28187, 28185, 28191The Progressive Happy Hour: Winning in 2018
The 2017 elections saw big victories for Democrats—with diverse, progressive candidates winning across the country. Will this momentum carry through in 2018? In the January 12 episode of “The Progressive Happy Hour,” hosts Christin “Cici” Battle and Drew Courtney talked…
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January 10, 2018 4:48 pm | By 28188SCOTUS Hears Voter Purge Case
One of the most common and least visible forms of voter suppression is the removal of eligible voters from the rolls if they haven’t voted recently. The victims only find out when they go to vote and are told they…
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January 5, 2018 4:23 pm | By 28187, 28185, 41753Progressive Happy Hour: LGBTQ Equality in the Trump Era
While running for president, Donald Trump tried to paint himself as a pro-gay candidate, pledging to “do everything in my power to protect LGBTQ citizens.” But Trump’s many attacks on LGBTQ communities in his first year—including his recent decision to…
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December 29, 2017 9:00 am | By 28187, 28185, 43665, 55374The Progressive Happy Hour: New Year’s Eve Spectacular
Happy New Year from all of us at The Progressive Happy Hour! In a December 29 New Year’s Eve mini-episode, hosts Christin “Cici” Battle and Drew Courtney join PFAW staffers Bradley Williams and Layne Amerikaner to share their New Year’s…
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December 21, 2017 5:03 pm | By 28187, 28185The Progressive Happy Hour: We Made It Through 2017
From unexpected election results to the biggest demonstration in U.S. history, 2017 has been quite a year. Progressives have seen significant losses—but also some major wins. In the December 21 episode of “The Progressive Happy Hour,” hosts Christin “Cici” Battle…
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December 21, 2017 4:40 pm | By 44533Efforts to Protect the Russia Investigation Gather Momentum
In recent weeks, as the right-wing ramps up its attacks on special counsel Robert Mueller, People For the American Way and coalition partners have engaged in a range of activities to push back and protect the investigation. One such effort…
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News and AnalysisDecember 19, 2017 10:44 am | By 28188
Neil Gorsuch: Trump’s Sycophant
The Washington Post is reporting that President Trump considered withdrawing Neil Gorsuch’s nomination to the Supreme Court last winter. When Gorsuch tepidly criticized Trump’s assault on the judiciary, the president was furious that the nominee was not showing the personal…
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December 15, 2017 4:52 pm | By 28187, 28185The Progressive Happy Hour: The Fight for Dreamers
In September the Trump administration announced it was ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which had allowed hundreds of thousands of young immigrants to work or go to school without fear of being deported. As 2017 draws…
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December 15, 2017 4:25 pm | By 28188After Mateer and Talley, Unacceptable Nominees Remain
The White House was right to withdraw the nominations of Brett Talley and Jeff Mateer to be district court judges. But their withdrawal does not mean that everyone else is acceptable. Other judicial nominees don’t get a pass just because…
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December 12, 2017 10:38 pm | By 51279Religious Faith and Religious Liberty: Some Dos and Don’ts for Respectful and Effective Public Conversation
One of the Religious Right’s long-term political strategies has been to falsely portray criticism of the movement’s political agendas and tactics as an attack on Christianity and religious freedom. These false charges are meant to put critics on the defensive…
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December 11, 2017 1:34 pm | By 51279PFAW’s Peter Montgomery Talks Roy Moore’s Extremism on ‘Democracy Now!’
In recent weeks, news coverage of GOP Senate candidate Roy Moore has centered on allegations that he sexually assaulted teenage girls. On Monday, People For the American Way Senior Fellow Peter Montgomery joined Amy Goodman on “Democracy Now!” to talk…
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December 8, 2017 3:28 pm | By 28187, 28185The Progressive Happy Hour: A GOP Tax Scam
Last weekend Republican senators passed a cruel and immensely unpopular tax bill that steals from working people to give to the super-rich. In the December 8 episode of “The Progressive Happy Hour,” hosts Christin “Cici” Battle and Drew Courtney sit…
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December 7, 2017 5:55 pm | By 44533People’s Filibuster to Fight the #GOPTaxScam
On December 1, in the lead-up to the Senate passing their version of the GOP tax scam, PFAW staff joined coalition partners and activists for a “People’s Filibuster” on Capitol Hill. For nearly 30 consecutive hours, individuals from all walks…
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December 7, 2017 3:26 pm | By 53562Delegate-elect Danica Roem and Northam Campaign Manager Bradley Komar Join PFAW to Talk 2018 Elections
On Tuesday PFAW hosted a telebriefing with Next Up Victory Fund endorsee and Delegate-elect Danica Roem and VA Governor-elect Ralph Northam’s campaign manager Bradley Komar. The two young progressive stars discussed the resounding progressive victories of the 2017 election in…
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December 7, 2017 2:35 pm | By 28188Judiciary Committee Advances More Terrible Nominees
Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Chuck Grassley successfully pushed 10 judicial nominees through the Judiciary Committee this morning, including four who were—appropriately—opposed by every Democrat. More than one Democratic committee member noted how the rapid pace of circuit nominees is impeding…
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December 6, 2017 2:23 pm | By 28188Enough is Enough: Block Trump’s Judges
On December 7, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley will try to ram ten judicial nominees through for committee votes, the latest example of Grassley’s unprincipled chairmanship. Among them are several extremely controversial nominees, three of whom have been nominated…
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December 5, 2017 4:16 pm | By 28186An (Almost) Courtside Report on Today’s Supreme Court Argument in the Masterpiece Cakeshop Case
Today the Supreme Court heard oral argument in what could be its most important civil rights case this term: Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Comm. In the case, Religious Right advocates claim that a bakery should be exempt from…
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December 4, 2017 4:41 pm | By 28186Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears: A Trump Judge Votes to Allow Business to Racially Segregate its Workplaces
“Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears” is a blog series documenting the harmful impact of President Trump’s judges on Americans’ rights and liberties. This post on Trump Judge Amy Coney Barrett is the first in this series. As more and more judges…
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December 1, 2017 2:23 pm | By 28187, 28185, 41753The Progressive Happy Hour: The Other Roy Moore Scandal
Alabama GOP Senate candidate Roy Moore has been all over the news recently for his alleged sexual harassment and assault of young women, including teenage girls. But even before this, Moore’s record of extremism was already known, and the willingness…
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November 30, 2017 3:06 pm | By 55374Nancy Pelosi Joins PFAW Members for Telebriefing on Resisting the Trump-GOP Agenda
Earlier this month, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi joined People For the American Way on an energetic telebriefing. Leader Pelosi thanked PFAW members for their activism and resistance against the Trump administration. She also talked about how “what is happening on the Hill is…