People for the American Way

Occupy Corporations: How to Cut Corporate Power

Bill Quigley | Posted 04.07.2012

Read More: Common Cause, Multinational Corporations, Constitutional Amendment, MoveOn.Org, Corporations, Occupy Wall Street, Mitt Romney, Codepink, Corporate Personhood, People for the American Way, Citizens United, Politics News
Bill Quigley

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

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Looking Back on 30 Years

Norman Lear | Posted 02.12.2012

Read More: People for the American Way, Video, Politics News
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

Read More: Will.I.Am, Jane Lynch, Lisa Ling, Norman Lear Alec Baldwin, Norman Lear People for the American Way, Alec Baldwin People for the American Way, Jerry Brown, People for the American Way, Rob Reiner, Carl Reiner, People for the American Way 30th Anniversary, La Around Town, Alec Baldwin, Norman Lear, Los Angeles News

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...

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Tyler Kingkade

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

HuffingtonPost.com | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 11.15.2011

Read More: Belforti, Marriage License, Gay Marriage Bill, Leydard, New York Gay Marriage, Town Clerk, New York State, Corrections, People for the American Way, Gay Marriage, Same-Sex Marriage, New York News

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...

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

Michael B. Keegan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Supreme Court, California Gay Marriage, Proposition 8, Ted Olson, Prop 8, David Barton, Perry v Schwarzenegger, Right Wing, People for the American Way, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Anthony Kennedy, Gay Marriage, Marriage Equality, Politics News
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.

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

Michael B. Keegan | Posted 05.25.2011

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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.

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

Alvin McEwen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Religious Right Watch, Matt Barber, Christianism, Liberty Counsel, People for the American Way, Politics News
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.

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

Michael B. Keegan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Roberts Court, Citizens United, Corporations, John Roberts, Campaign Finance, Supreme Court, Pfaw, First Amendment, People for the American Way, Contributions, Politics News
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.

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

Huff TV | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Aclu, Ari Melber, Rush Limbaugh, Frank Schaeffer, The Joy Behar Show, Arianna Huffington, Religion, Cbn, Homosexuality, Haiti Earthquake, Religious Right, Port-Au-Prince, Lesbians, People for the American Way, Gays, Pat Robertson, World News
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...

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

Karl Frisch | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Supreme Court, Washington Times, Robert Bork, Ann Coulter, Lou Dobbs, David Souter, Media, John Roberts, Clarence Thomas, Tucker Carlson, Ricci v. Destefano, Media Matters, Sandra Day O'Connor, William Safire, Scotus, Cnn, Sonia Sotomayor, Fox News, Samuel Alito, People for the American Way, Media News
Karl Frisch

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

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

The New Haven Independent | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New Haven Firefighters, Sotomayor Confirmation, Ricci Smear, People for the American Way, Race, Ricci v. Destefano, Americans With Disabilities Act, Frank Ricci, Sotomayor, Sonia Sotomayor, Supreme Court Ricci, Supreme Court, Orrin Hatch, Senator John Cornyn, Politics News

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...

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Remembering My Battle Against Fundamentalists

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jim Luce

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

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ACORN Helps Lead Progressive Action to Pass A Stimulus Package

Bertha Lewis | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rallies, Jobs With Justice, Economic Stimulus Package, MoveOn.Org, Acorn, Economy, Seiu, People for the American Way, Sierra Club, Americans United for Change, US Action, Afscme, Politics News
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.

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Women Respond To Palin Goes Live

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Netocracy, Breaking Political News, John McCain, Allilance for Reproductive Justice, People for the American Way, Media News, New Media, Women Respond to Palin, Sarah Palin, Webathon, Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund, Politics News
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 ...

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

Howie Klein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: People for the American Way, Congressional Elections, Senate, Congress, Joe Lieberman, Democrats, 2008 Presidential Race, Politics News
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.

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Helping Put Rove in Contempt

ZP Heller | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Progress Now, Karl Rove, CREDO Mobile, Isaiah Poole, Linda Sanchez, Campaign for America's Future, Brave New Films, People for the American Way, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, The Nation, Politics News
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.

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