A new message from your friends at People For the American Way.
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AMERICAN WAY MAY 2023
SPOTLIGHT
3 Victories for Democracy We’re Proud of This Month
Democracy has certainly faced some threats recently, but it isn’t all bad news. Around the country, courageous people have worked to defend democracy at the state level. Here are three inspiring stories from that work to remind us all that democracy still has defenders and that progress is possible.
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THIS MONTH
Senate Hearing Highlights Need for SCOTUS Ethics Rules
A recent Senate Judiciary Committee hearing made three things clear: One, the Supreme Court desperately needs a binding code of ethics. Two, Congress has the constitutional authority to require such a code. And three, Republicans like the corrupt and lawless Court just the way it is.
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How to Spot the Truth in a Sea of Disinformation
At People For, standing up for truth is our mission, and that mission has gotten increasingly difficult lately. With seemingly constant attacks on the truth from the Far Right, whether it’s teaching truth in schools or expecting our political leaders to speak the truth at the podium, standing up for the truth can feel like a daunting task.
To help, we want to discuss some of the best ways to distinguish what is true from what is not, recognize the reasons behind assaults on the truth, and fight back when you see someone attempting to manipulate the truth for their own gains.
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Right Wing Watch: 12 Reasons Donald Trump’s Pledge to Hire Michael Flynn is a Five-Alarm Threat to Democracy
When the far-right ReAwaken America Tour stopped at one of former President Donald Trump’s properties recently, Trump called in to the event and promised to bring former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn back into the White House if Trump is elected president. Let us count some of the many ways that pledge highlights the authoritarian threat represented by Trump and the MAGA movement.
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MORE NEWS & ANALYSIS
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Biden Judge Preliminarily Upholds State and Local Gun Safety Laws Restricting Assault Weapons and Ammunition
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Biden Judge Allows Black Woman to Proceed with Title VII Retaliation Claim Despite Trump Judge Dissent
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Biden Judge Casts Deciding Vote to Uphold Important High School Diversity Policy Despite Trump Judge Dissent
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People For Statement on the Anniversary of George Floyd’s Murder
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People For Applauds Confirmation of Nancy Abudu to 11th Circuit
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People For Applauds Minnesota Passage of National Popular Vote Interstate Compact
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People For Congratulates Daniel McCaffery on His Primary Victory in Pennsylvania Supreme Court Race
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People For Celebrates the 69th Anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court Decision
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PFAW In the News
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Inside Higher Ed: College Board Will Change AP in African American Studies
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The Hill: This Police Week, consider solutions to make us all safer
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Other Words: Armed and Afraid: The High Price of Fear
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NY Daily News: N.Y. needs public campaign funding: Albany can’t allow the new reform program to die
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RIGHT WING WATCH
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Ted Cruz Wants Money to Defend Clarence Thomas’s Lawbreaking
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Leave Abortion to the States? No, Say Anti-Choice Activists Demanding National Ban
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Christian Nationalist Mark Robinson Has to Remind Himself That ‘This Is a Constitutional Republic, It’s Not a Theocracy’
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Far-Right Conspiracy Theorist Lauren Witzke Is ‘Seriously Considering’ Running for Senate in Delaware Again
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Conspiracy Theorist Clay Clark Brags of Connecting ‘The Prophets’ to ‘Trump’s Inner Circle’
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Christian Nationalist Political Operative David Lane Is Targeting 2024 Early Voting States
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