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  • PFAW and AAMIA Make #MeToo Commitment to Addressing Sexual Violence and Harassment

    Following the Kavanaugh debate and the bright light it shined on sexual assault, many survivors and their allies are asking, "What's next?" People For the American Way and PFAW's African American Ministers In Action are among nearly 300 allied organizations who have made a #MeToo commitment to meaningfully addressing sexual violence and harassment in their many forms, and who are offering a possible path forward for both institutions and individuals. Read More

  • New PFAW Latinos Vote! Ad Introduces Florida’s Latino Community to the Real Ron DeSantis

    Washington, D.C.—People For the American Way’s Latinos Vote! program just released a hard-hitting, Spanish-language T.V. ad in media markets along Florida’s I-4 corridor, unmasking Ron DeSantis’s attacks on people with pre-existing conditions and communities of color. View the video online here. “Ron DeSantis has run his campaign from the… Read More

  • Midnight Approaches: A Supreme Court 2018-19 Term Preview

    Decades ago, wealthy far right interests started pouring money into an elaborate network of organizations established to advance radical right-wing theories about the law. They also provided political training for young conservatives to advance in electoral office, empowering them to change the makeup of the federal courts. With Justice Kennedy… Read More

  • The Progressive Happy Hour: Organizing for Reproductive Rights and Freedom

    In 1916, Margaret Sanger opened the first birth control clinic, which was shut down after just 10 days. Since then, progressive organizations and activists have worked tirelessly to ensure that reproductive rights, which now include abortion access, emergency contraception, comprehensive sex education and more, remain protected. At the forefront… Read More

  • Civil and Human Rights Organizations Oppose SCOTUS Nominee Brett Kavanaugh

    People For the American Way is among more than 180 civil and human rights organizations that wrote to senators on September 3 to outline in stark detail the strong and mounting case against Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump's nominee to succeed Justice Anthony Kennedy on the U.S. Supreme Court. Read More

  • Stop Brett Kavanaugh Report: Reasons to Oppose

    Download this report Download report without formatting. Judge Kavanaugh sought to undermine access to health care. Access to health care is a civil and human rights issue of profound importance. Based on his known record and the process by which he was selected, if confirmed to… Read More

  • The Progressive Happy Hour: Young People For Tallahassee Road Show

    The midterm elections are less than three months away, and recent voter registration data suggest that young progressive voters are galvanizing to take the ballot box by storm in November. Friends of the podcast may recall that we’ve discussed the importance of youth civic engagement and youth… Read More

  • Stop Brett Kavanaugh Fact Sheet: Latinx Community

    Center for American Progress published this fact sheet as a Remezcla op-ed. Download this fact sheet A recent Quinnipiac poll revealed that Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump’s new Supreme Court nominee, has the lowest favorability ratings of any nominee to the United States Supreme Court since Harriet… Read More

  • Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears: Trump Circuit Judge Joins Criticism of Important Ruling Protecting Transgender Student Rights

    “Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears” is a blog series documenting the harmful impact of President Trump’s judges on Americans’ rights and liberties. A unanimous Third Circuit panel issued a ruling in July protecting transgender students in a Pennsylvania school district against an attack by the right-wing Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF). Read More

  • PFAW’s Drew Courtney Discusses the Supreme Court at Netroots Nation 2018

    On August 4, People For the American Way Vice President of Communications and Research Drew Courtney spoke on a panel at the Netroots Nation conference in New Orleans. Courtney joined other activists and advocates to discuss the Supreme Court, education and gun violence. Courtney detailed PFAW’s work in protecting… Read More

  • For Kavanaugh’s LGBTQ Record, Read Between the Lines

    Since the July 9 announcement of Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court, progressive activists have sounded the alarm on his dangerous record on abortion, health care and other issues. Aside from passing President Trump’s anti-choice, anti-ACA litmus test, his judicial opinions on those issues make his… Read More

  • Asking about Citizenship Status in a Climate of Fear and Mistrust Will Thwart the 2020 Census

    Now that the Trump administration's proposal for a census citizenship question is open for public comment, People For the American Way is once again airing our deep concerns about its potential to jeopardize the accuracy of the census in all communities. Immigrants already feel demonized and their families are torn apart. What President Trump, Secretary Ross, and DOJ have proposed will make them even more reluctant to participate. Read More

  •  The Progressive Happy Hour: Young People, Young Leaders

    In our contemporary political moment, millions of progressive activists are engaging and fighting back against the Trump administration and the surge of far-right extremist candidates and federal officials. And though the critical nature of that work cannot be discounted, it’s local politics that addresses community issues and concerns and creates… Read More

  • The Roberts Court Conservatives’ Efforts to Override Precedent

    Far Right extremists are counting on President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee to eventually cast the fifth vote to overrule Roe v. Wade, Obergefell v. Hodges, and other foundational decisions protecting our basic rights and liberties. Others on the right have their eyes on precedents recognizing Americans’ ability to act through… Read More

  • Supreme Court Term 2017-18: Gorsuch Delivers for the Right

    The 2017-18 Supreme Court term ended with a bang: a major decision against public sector unions, followed a few hours later by Justice Kennedy’s announcement that he is retiring July 31. But while the next term will be affected by Kennedy’s departure, the story of the term just ending is… Read More

  • Trump’s Supreme Court List Narrows Down to Six

    On Monday, July 9, Donald Trump is expected to announce his nominee to replace Justice Anthony Kennedy, who is retiring from the U.S. Supreme Court on July 31. Trump’s first Supreme Court nomination, ultra-conservative Neil Gorsuch, who was confirmed after Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Republicans hijacked the vacancy… Read More

  • PFAW Telebriefing: Sherrod Brown Strongly Opposes Trump Judge Nominees Readler and Murphy

    On June 27, Senator Sherrod Brown of Ohio joined People For the American Way on a members and supporters call about two of Trump’s latest judicial nominations in a long line of abhorrent nominees. Chad Readler and Eric Murphy, both nominees to the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals, have… Read More

  • What Impact Do I Want to Make on the Future? A PFAW Member’s Story

    Each People For the American Way member connects with the PFAW mission in a different way. We hear from members every day who support this work because they are passionate about the fight against right-wing extremism and for democracy, free expression, religious liberty, and equal justice under the law. It’s… Read More

  • Military Families Deserve Better Than a Private School Voucher Scheme

    Congress' military education savings account scheme would take aid meant for public schools and turn it into a virtual "blank check" without meaningful accountability for parents or private schools. Students would lose rights and protections and could suffer educational declines. People For the American Way and PFAW's African American Ministers In Action oppose this scheme. Read More

  • PFAW’s Next Up Victory Fund Endorses Matt Haney for San Francisco Board of Supervisors District 6

    Today, People For the American Way’s Next Up Victory Fund announced its endorsement for Matt Haney for San Francisco Board of Supervisors in District 6. PFAW Political Director Lizet Ocampo issued the following statement: “Matt’s work as an elected official speaks for itself. He has an impressive record of addressing… Read More

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