Search

PFAW’s Drew Courtney Discusses the Supreme Court at Netroots Nation 2018 News & Analysis 08/08/2018 by Devon Schmidt On August 4, People For the American Way Vice President of Communications and Research Drew Courtney spoke on a panel at the Netroots …

Youth Sentencing Reform Bill Recognizes There Is No Such Thing as a "Throwaway" Child News & Analysis 08/07/2018 by Leslie Watson Wilson Given the pressing need to relieve the harms of mass incarceration suffered by people of color and other demonized and …

The Progressive Happy Hour: Trump’s Anti-Muslim Ideology and the Fight to Restore Religious Freedom News & Analysis 08/03/2018 by Drew Courtney Christin "Cici" Battle President Trump’s anti-Muslim bigotry is no secret. Aside from his hateful rhetoric, …

Democracy Depends On Press Freedom News & Analysis 08/03/2018 by Jen Herrick President Trump and his "fake news" administration have accumulated a shocking record of opposition to press freedom. On July 25, Kaitlan Collins, a pool reporter from CNN, was …

For Kavanaugh’s LGBTQ Record, Read Between the Lines News & Analysis 08/03/2018 by Bettina Ramon 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 …

PFAW and Allies Rally Outside the Capitol to #StopKavanaugh News & Analysis 08/02/2018 by Devon Schmidt On August 1, People For the American Way and other civil and human rights organizations joined by a number of senators rallied together in front of the …

LGBTQ People Go Uncounted—U.S. Needs the Census Equality Act News & Analysis 08/02/2018 by Jen Herrick On July 31, Democratic Sens. Kamala Harris of California and Tom Carper of Delaware introduced the Census Equality Act—LGBTQ equality legislation that …

Asking about Citizenship Status in a Climate of Fear and Mistrust Will Thwart the 2020 Census News & Analysis 08/02/2018 by People For Staff People For the American Way has strongly condemned the Trump administration's census citizenship question from the …

Senators Schumer, Feinstein and Durbin Host Press Conference with Allied Groups to Address Republican Efforts to Hide Kavanaugh’s Critical Record News & Analysis 08/01/2018 by Devon Schmidt On July 27, as part of the vetting procedure for all Supreme …

Corporations Should Disclose Their Political Spending News & Analysis 08/01/2018 by Jen Herrick Poison pill policy riders are one of the political ploys that stand between everyday Americans and the programs on which they rely for their survival. These …