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Norman Lear on Fighting the Good Fight

Jan 4

The Occupy Wall Street movement has unleashed patriotic outrage. If you don't want to camp out or protest in the street, find another way to let your voice be heard in the new year.

PFAWF to Lowe's: Catering to Hate Is Bad for Business, Bad for America

Dec 12

Lowe's Home Improvement's decision to pull advertising from TLC's "All-American Muslim" in the wake of an email campaign by a Florida-based right-wing hate group sets a dangerous precedent and emboldens bigots.

With Nominations, the Senate GOP Legislates by Gridlock

Dec 12

Senate Republicans added two new public disservices to their resume. On Tuesday, they shattered the 2005 "Gang of 14" deal that prevented filibusters of judicial nominees in all but extraordinary circumstances. Then on Thursday, they blocked President Obama's nominee to head a new federal agency simply because they do not want that agency to exist -- a move that will have untold consequences on future attempts to staff the executive branch.

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Republican Party Comes Out in Support of Direct Corporate Contributions to Candidates

Jan 10

The Republican National Committee filed an amicus brief in the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals today challenging the century-old federal ban on direct...

Marge Baker: We Are At a 'Movement Moment'

Jan 10

PFAW’s Marge Baker appeared on MSNBC’s The Dylan Ratigan show yesterday, where she described the growing movement to overturn Citizens United v. FEC, the flawed 2010 S...

Movement to Overturn Citizens United Gains Momentum as Anniversary Approaches

Jan 9

January 21 will mark the second anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United v. FEC, which opened the floodgates to unlimited corporate spending in elections, and t...