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Raising the Rent on the Lowest-Income Families? Not On Our Watch. News & Analysis 04/26/2018 by Leslie Watson Wilson In another modern day example of how the rich are robbing the poor, the Washington Post reported Wednesday that Housing and Urban …

PFAW Supports Civil Rights Principles for Higher Education Act Reauthorization News & Analysis 04/26/2018 by Jen Herrick Since 1965, the Higher Education Act (HEA) has helped students from marginalized communities access educational opportunities. With …

Trump Nominee Andrew Oldham’s Committee Testimony Strains Credulity News & Analysis 04/25/2018 by Paul Gordon President Trump’s latest Fifth Circuit nominee Andrew Oldham had his committee hearing on Wednesday, April 25. He has challenged the …

GOP Sweating After Another Big Election Night for Democrats News & Analysis 04/25/2018 by Lizet Ocampo Democrats made massive gains in the special election in Arizona’s 8th Congressional District—the seat recently vacated by Radical Right extremist Trent …

Criminal Justice Reform Requires a Comprehensive Approach News & Analysis 04/25/2018 by Jen Herrick America's criminal justice system is in desperate need of reform—across all parts of the system. Only with a comprehensive approach that addresses policing …

Congress: Don’t Undermine Efforts to Make Our Parks and Monuments System More Inclusive News & Analysis 04/24/2018 by Jen Herrick Neither President Trump nor Congress should be making it harder to make our parks and monuments system more inclusive and …

Senate Judiciary Committee Should Carefully Consider Troubling Concerns about Judicial Nominee Michael Truncale News & Analysis 04/24/2018 by Marge Baker PFAW opposed Truncale's nomination following the publication of this post and his April hearing. On …

Judicial Nominee Andrew Oldham's Extreme Views Are Incompatible with a Lifetime Position on the Bench News & Analysis 04/24/2018 by Marge Baker On February 15, President Trump nominated Andrew Oldham to a seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth …

Another Part of the #MeToo Conversation: Our Nation’s Courts News & Analysis 04/23/2018 by Marge Baker April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and this year the #MeToo movement has shined a long overdue spotlight on work to prevent sexual assault and …

The Progressive Happy Hour: The Long Fight for Equal Pay News & Analysis 04/20/2018 by Christin "Cici" Battle Drew Courtney April 10 marked Equal Pay Day , the day when—on average—women’s wages symbolically “catch up” to men’s wages from the previous …