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  • The Election Assistance Commission is Critical to Protecting our Democracy from Unprecedented Threats

    The Election Assistance Commission is tasked with supporting election officials on issues of election technology, election management, and voting access and opportunity. These are especially critical functions with voter suppression on the rise, the ongoing fallout and threat from Russian election interference, and preparations for the 2020 presidential election. People For the American Way and allied organizations want to ensure that the EAC is empowered and fully resourced. Read More

  • U.S. Should Invest in Young People’s Health and Rights

    One of the important questions that must be answered by government funding negotiators is whether the U.S. will invest in young people's health and rights. From teen pregnancy and HIV prevention to sex education and more, People For the American Way wants to ensure that young people, including young people of color, LGBTQ+ youth, and youth with differing abilities, are a priority. Read More

  • PFAW Supports the #EqualityAct, Urges Swift Passage in Congress

    On April 9, People For the American Way attended a congressional hearing regarding the Equality Act (H.R. 5), a bill which seeks to ensure the right to learn and work free from discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. Despite significant steps toward ensuring LGBTQ rights in the… Read More

  • PFAW Foundation Brief Urges Supreme Court to Strike Down Census Citizenship Question

    People For the American Way Foundation and allied organizations have filed a friend-of-the-court brief in Department of Commerce v. New York, which will be argued before the Supreme Court on April 23. All people should enjoy the recognition, freedom, and economic and political power promised by the U.S. Constitution. The census citizenship question gravely threatens diverse communities and will undermine voting rights enforcement. Read More

  • Discrimination Drives LGBTQ+ People into Poverty and the Criminal Legal System

    In advancing explicit protections against sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination, the Equality Act addresses a critical factor that drives LGBTQ+ people into poverty and the criminal legal system. Thanks in part to the discrimination they face, LGBTQ+ people are more likely to be jobless, homeless, and poor than the general population, and thus may be driven into underground survival economies to obtain basic life necessities. Read More

  • PFAW and AAMIA Renew Paycheck Fairness Act Support

    The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act repaired the damage done by the Supreme Court’s decision in Ledbetter v. Goodyear, but as critical as it is, it was only one step on the path to pay equity. That's why we've renewed our support for the Paycheck Fairness Act, which will provide new tools to battle pervasive pay gaps and challenge pay discrimination. Read More

  • It’s Time for Racial Justice in Our Schools

    Sixty-five years ago, the landmark Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision ended school segregation and advanced racial equity in our schools for the first time in our country’s history. But despite that promise of equal opportunity in education, racial inequity and racist practices in the classroom persists… Read More

  • Judicial Nominee Neomi Rao Would Do Great Harm to the Nation

    On November 14, President Trump nominated Neomi Rao to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. The Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to hold Rao's hearing on February 5. People For the American Way wrote to committee members to express our opposition to the Rao nomination. Read More

  • Looking Back on 2018: 10 Accomplishments to Hang Your Hat On

    It’s been a tough year—but you never stopped fighting. Together, with a strong coalition of members and partner organizations, we have gotten through two years of the Trump administration and GOP majorities in the House and Senate. The harm of the Trump administration’s attacks on immigrants and Dreamers, transgender people,… Read More

  • Reports of State Department Censorship Continue to Surface

    The State Department is reportedly considering a proposal to ban the use of such phrases as "sexual and reproductive health" and "comprehensive sexuality education" by U.S. diplomats and other State personnel. According to a letter sent by People For the American Way and allied organizations, this would reinforce a dangerous message around the world that, for the United States, politics matter more than the health and rights of individuals and communities. Read More

  • People For the American Way Congratulates Fla. Rep.-elect Anna Eskamani

    Washington, D.C.–People For the American Way Political Director Lizet Ocampo today released the following statement congratulating Anna Eskamani for winning her race in Florida House District 47: “Anna Eskamani is a fighter who overcame intense negative attacks by focusing on the issues that matter to her constituents: gun safety, the… Read More

  • New PFAW Latinos Vote! Ad: Ted Cruz is Worse Than Trump

    Washington, D.C.—People For the American Way’s Latinos Vote! program just released a hard-hitting, Spanish-language television ad that will beginning running on Tuesday, Oct. 30, in the Rio Grande Valley media market. The ad will also run in digital placements targeting voters across the state. The ad unmasks Sen. Ted Cruz’s attacks on… Read More