People For the American Way
Summary
People For the American Way (People For) is a politically liberal advocacy group in the United States. Under U.S. tax code, People For is organized as a tax-exempt 501(c)(4) non-profit organization.The "Our Mission and Vision" page on their website states:PFAW has been active in recent years in battles over judicial nominations and on issues including school class size, and actively support such proposals as the separation of church and state, civil rights, voting rights for Washington, DC in the U.S. Congress and equal rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered (LGBT) people and promotion of civic participation.PFAW was founded by television producer Norman Lear (All in the Family, Maude, The Jeffersons, etc.) in 1981 specifically in response to what it felt was the divisive rhetoric of such increasingly influential televangelists as Pat Robertson and Jerry Falwell.
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Michael B. Keegan: An Open Letter to Kayak CEO Steve Hafner
I am writing to express my deep concern about Kayak's decision to pull advertising from the TLC program "All-American Muslim" in the wake of complaints from a far-right anti-Muslim group that resented the program's portrayal of Muslims as ordinary people facing ordinary challenges. We were also baffled by Kayak's responses to questions about the reasoning behind your decision to pull the ads.
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Norman Lear: Looking Back on 30 Years
What follows is my speech to the 30th anniversary dinner for People for the American Way, delivered at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel on December 5, 2011. Please watch it below, or continue scrolling to read it in full.
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Dylan Ratigan: Climbing Everest: Get Money Out's Next Steps
We live in a system of legalized bribery. You and I have committed to end it. This is a monumental task that will be achieved exclusively by our ability to form a massive, singularly focused coalition. And that's what we're doing.
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Progressive Media Figures Seek End To Money In Politics
WASHINGTON -- The backlash against the Supreme Court's ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission continues to grow as a trio of progressive media icons have launched a new effort to remove corporate money from elections.
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Oprah: The Antichrist?
Mike Bickle, the head of the International House of Prayer (IHOP), has been comparing Oprah Winfrey to the "Antichrist," according to an undated video the People for the American Way Right Wing Watch have uncovered.
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Exactly What Glenn Beck Lied About When Vilifying Soros
Glenn Beck demanded an apology from Forbes magazine for claiming that he has been "falsely vilifying" George Soros and said, "I'd like to know exactly what I lied about. " Beck's attacks on Soros are, of course, demonstrably false.
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David Brock, Media Matters Head: I'm Going To Call Sarah Palin About Glenn Beck (VIDEO)
Media Matters founder and president David Brock told Lawrence O'Donnell that he is going to call Sarah Palin personally to ask her to distance herself from Glenn Beck.
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David Brock: A Peace-Loving Sarah Palin Would "Refudiate" Glenn Beck
We've long been troubled by the potential consequences of Glenn Beck's incendiary rhetoric and conspiratorial anti-government fear mongering. For hours every day on radio and television, Beck pits American against American, telling his audience that our country is under attack by a demonic Nazi-like regime seeking to destroy all that is great about America.
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