People for the American Way

Occupy Corporations: How to Cut Corporate Power

Bill Quigley | Posted 04.07.2012

Bill Quigley

The legal fiction of corporate personhood and the constitutional rights taken by corporations must cease.

Looking Back on 30 Years

Norman Lear | Posted 02.12.2012

Norman Lear

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Sasha Bronner

'Same-Sex Marriage Has Not Ruined Anyone Else's Marriage'

HuffingtonPost.com | Sasha Bronner | Posted 12.08.2011

Monday night at the sparkling Beverly Wilshire Hotel proved to be a love-fest. Hollywood's best and brightest came out to celebrate television leg...

Tyler Kingkade

New York Town Refuses To Let Same-Sex Couples Get Married

HuffingtonPost.com | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 11.15.2011

WASHINGTON -- A town clerk in Ledyard, N.Y., is standing in the way of letting a same-sex couple tie the knot, even though the state legalized marria...

Losing Their Appeal: The Real Reason the Right Is Terrified by the Prop 8 Case

Michael B. Keegan | Posted 05.25.2011

Michael B. Keegan

There is no question that, regardless of the ultimate verdict in the Prop 8 case, the work of equal rights advocates is far from over.

Robert Gibbs, the "Professional Left," and the Opportunity We Can't Miss

Michael B. Keegan | Posted 05.25.2011

Michael B. Keegan

The White House and the "professional left," however that's defined, both have critical roles to play in that fight. Both roles can be difficult at times, and tension is inevitable, but we are all on the same team.

Why Can't Religious Right Groups Stop Lying About Hate Crimes Legislation?

Alvin McEwen | Posted 05.25.2011

Alvin McEwen

One of the most nauseating things about so-called "pro-family" groups is how they will repeat a talking point even after it has been exposed to be a lie.

Fighting Back Against a Corporate Court Not a Left/Right Issue

Michael B. Keegan | Posted 05.25.2011

Michael B. Keegan

The Court's ruling isn't a vindication of the First Amendment, it's a perversion. The free speech rights of individual Americans has been rendered meaningless by the speech of corporations.

Arianna: Pat Robertson Gives Religion A Bad Name With His Disaster Comments

Huff TV | Posted 05.25.2011

Huff TV

Arianna joined The Nation's Ari Melber and former evangelist Frank Schaeffer on The Joy Behar Show Thursday. The panel weighed in on evangelist Pat Ro...

Forget Being "Borked," She's Been "Sotomayored"

Karl Frisch | Posted 05.25.2011

Karl Frisch

It's clear the conservative press has little interest in ascertaining the veracity of right-wing smears against Sotomayor before advancing them.

GOP Senators: Sotomayor Firefighter Plaintiff Is Victim Of "Smear Campaign"

The New Haven Independent | Posted 05.25.2011

As firefighter Frank Ricci arrived in the nation's capital for his moment in the spotlight, U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch came to the his defense against an a...

Remembering My Battle Against Fundamentalists

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011

Jim Luce

Our biggest accomplishment was standing up for those torn down by the TV evangelists.

ACORN Helps Lead Progressive Action to Pass A Stimulus Package

Bertha Lewis | Posted 05.25.2011

Bertha Lewis

Because of reality facing America's low- and moderate-income communities, ACORN members and their neighborhoods function as the canaries in our nation's economic coal mine.

Women Respond To Palin Goes Live

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 05.25.2011

Marcia G. Yerman

On Thursday, October 30th, from 1pm to 9 pm (EST), what started as a letter to friends about their reaction to Sarah Palin's nomination will morph ...

Beyond Barack and Beyond Democratic Majorities -- How About a Progressive Agenda? You Can Help

Howie Klein | Posted 05.25.2011

Howie Klein

For the last 10 days People For the American Way, through their Voters Alliance, has been raising money for progressive House candidates -- not for generic nominal Democrats.

Helping Put Rove in Contempt

ZP Heller | Posted 05.25.2011

ZP Heller

Linda Sanchez (D-CA) has been a true leader in the fight to hold Rove in contempt. "I think it's ridiculous that Karl Rove thinks that he doesn't have to follow the law," Sanchez told me.