AMERICAN WAY April 2021
SPOTLIGHT
#HerFightOurFight Ramps Up Amid Great Success
The Far Right's bigoted attacks on women of color public servants are part of a trend going back decades. Since #HerFightOurFight launched last month, our campaign to champion and support women of color nominees to leadership positions within our federal government has seen a crucial success: Vanita Gupta was confirmed to the third highest post in the Justice Department, where she will bring a vital civil rights lens to the Department.
Now we turn to supporting Kristen Clarke for head of the Civil Rights Division at the D.O.J., which would deeply benefit from her career and lived experiences. The Far Right’s attacks on Clarke have continued unabated, and we need your support to make sure the Senate confirms her. Help us make her fight, our fight.
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THIS MONTH
The George Floyd Verdict and the Future of Justice in America
This was an important but draining month regarding the future of policing and our collective continued search for true justice. The murderer of George Floyd, Derek Chauvin, was found guilty on all counts, in a far too-rare example of police accountability.
To inform members of the latest developments and discuss the path forward on reimagining public safety in our communities and what activists can do to help, People For held a digital briefing to discuss the verdict in the case and the future of justice in America.
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Time to Win Virginia – Again!
Virginia’s political landscape over the past several years has been the story of progressive change that we are working to see replicated at the national level. It’s an inspiring story that People For the American Way and our members have been, and remain, deeply invested in helping to shape alongside our network of committed Virginia activists.
Read on for what we’re tracking in Virginia right now, and stay tuned to our channels for more ways to help us keep moving progress forward in Virginia!
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100 Days In: The Filibuster is Our Biggest Barrier to Progress
There’s no question that President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris hit the ground running on January 20, and they've made impressive progress during their first 100 days in office.
Yet, despite a Senate Democratic majority who shares their robust agenda, those and other “we, the people” priorities have once again landed in Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s legislative graveyard. The only way to set them free is to take away McConnell’s minority veto power.
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Young Elected Officials on Voting Rights and Defending Democracy
Right before President Biden's speech to the joint session of Congress on April 28, our Young Elected Officials Network hosted an event on voting rights and defending democracy.
People For's Deputy Director of Leadership Programs Markus Batchelor and Georgia House Representative Park Cannon met virtually to discuss the work that must be done at the White House and in Congress to expand and defend the right to vote. Don’t miss out on this engaging conversation - watch now!
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CONFIRMED JUDGES, CONFIRMED FEARS: The Devastating Harm Done by Confirmed Trump Federal Judges
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Trump Judge Upholds Qualified Immunity for Police Officer Charged with Improperly Seizing Person’s Phone and Punishing Him for Taking Pictures of Police Conduct
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Trump Justices Cast Deciding Votes to “Gut” Precedent and Approve Sentencing 15-Year Old to Life Imprisonment Without Possible Parole
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Trump Judges Cast Key Votes to Take “Extraordinarily Disfavored” Step Concerning Appeal of Ruling Striking Down Restrictive Abortion Law
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MORE NEWS & ANALYSIS
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As State Legislators Push Voter Suppression, Advocates Urge Federal Action
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WATCH: People For FAQs: What is the Supreme Court Case Torres v. Madrid?
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For true law enforcement accountability, change must come from the bottom up
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We Urgently Need Kristen Clarke at the Justice Department
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Trump Judges Rule that Federal Election Commission Can Prevent Court Review of its Failure to Enforce Election Laws
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After The Derek Chauvin Verdict, We Can Push Local Governments To Change Policing
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Trump Judges Rule That Public University Professors Have a Constitutional Right to Publicly Demean Transgender Students in Class
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#DemocracyNow: GOP Smears DOJ Civil Rights Pick Kristen Clarke
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As the Chauvin Trial Continues, the US Must Reinvent Public Safety
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Trump Judges Cast Deciding Votes to Uphold Restrictive State Abortion Law
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Speaking Out for Women of Color Nominees
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Trump Judge Casts Deciding Vote to Dismiss Prisoner’s Complaint that Officials Are Deliberately Indifferent to COVID-19 Risk
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Justice is on Trial in the George Floyd Murder Case
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Why the Aptly Named For the People Act Deserves Senate Support
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Racism And Its Deadly Cousins
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RIGHT WING WATCH
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E.W. Jackson Says Marijuana Legalization Is ‘Demonic’ Effort by Democrats to Control Black People
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Republican Party Sees the Increasingly Extreme Tucker Carlson as a Cash Cow
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Trump Lawyer Cleta Mitchell Claims Democrats Oppose Restrictive Voting Laws Because They Want to Continue ‘Massive 2020 Cheating’
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Right-Wing Activists Attack Conviction of Derek Chauvin, Engage in Whataboutism
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Marjorie Taylor Greene Levels Childish Insults in Challenging Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to a Debate
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That Time I Interviewed Oath Keepers’ Stewart Rhodes (and He Threatened to Sue Me)
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BitClout: The Dystopian Crypto-Based Social App Popularized by ‘Stop The Steal’ Leader Ali Alexander
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There Will Be No Swearing or Taking God’s Name in Vain on Mike Lindell’s New ‘Free Speech’ Platform
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‘White Lives Matter’ Rallies Met With Miserable Turnout
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Team Trump Launches ‘America First Policy Institute’ With Paula White Leading ‘Center for American Values’
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QAnon Idol Michael Flynn Endorses Amanda Chase, GOP Candidate for Va. Governor Who Supports Capitol Insurrectionists
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KKK Flyers Found in Huntington Beach Ahead of ‘White Lives Matter’ Rally
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Right-Wing Activists Slam Arkansas’ GOP Governor for Veto of Extreme Anti-Trans Bill
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Far-Right Activists Peddle Anti-Vaccine Disinformation, Target Proposed COVID-19 Vaccine Passport
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