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Hold BP Accountable
Join Public Citizen in calling on the EPA to ban BP from federal contracts for five years before reconsidering the corporation’s contractor eligibility.
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Democracy Is For People
Join the nationwide, grassroots movement for a constitutional amendment to overturn the Supreme Court ruling that allows corporations to spend unlimited funds to influence our elections. Fifteen states have called for an amendment!
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Confirm Cordray to Lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
President Obama’s recess appointment of Richard Cordray to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is expiring. Tell your senators: Confirm Richard Cordray.
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Raise Awareness of the Trans-Pacific Partnership’s Secrecy
By requesting a copy of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement texts from your senators, you can help make your legislators realize they are being shut out.
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Support the Democracy Is For People Constitutional Amendment
Send an email to your representative and senators urging them to sign on as co-sponsors of the Sanders/Deutch Democracy Is For People Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
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Revoke Global Banking Behemoth HSBC’s Corporate Charter
By refusing to prosecute HSBC for laundering money, the Department of Justice is sending the message that Big Banks are above the law. Add your name to the petition to revoke HSBC’s corporate charter.
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Tell the SEC to Require Corporations to Disclose Political Spending
CEOs of massive corporations are poised to secretly funnel millions of dollars from corporate coffers toward electing corporate candidates. Join our action to stop them now!
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Sign Petition Demanding That President Obama Take Action on Climate
Urge the president to present a plan to address the climate crisis, communicate the risks of continuing to pump greenhouse gases into the atmosphere and end the fake debate around the causes and consequences of climate change.
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Call Your Representative About the Trans-Pacific Partnership
Call your member of Congress and request a copy of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) drafts, and make your representative realize Congress is being kept in the dark about the TPP.
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Root Out Corruption in the Oil Market
Sign the petition to tell the Department of Justice to root out anti-competitive and collusive behavior by the big banks and other oil sector actors that result in higher prices for families.
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Stop the Distribution of Samples of Infant Formula in Hospitals
In the U.S., the vast majority of birthing hospitals give away industry-provided samples of infant formula to new mothers. Sign the petition to stop this destructive marketing practice.
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Public Television Should Not Promote Fast Food to Children
Fast food chain Chick-fil-A has distributed kids meals in bags co-branded with PBS’s popular Martha Speaks children’s show. Sign the petition to demand that PBS stop allowing Chick-fil-A to directly target children.
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Expose Corporations That Are Rigging the Justice System
Be an activist whistleblower by helping us add companies to the forced arbitration rogues gallery.
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Shine Sunlight on Election Spending
The American public should know who is funding election-season campaigns. Email your members of Congress and encourage them to support the DISCLOSE Act (H.R.
148).
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Expand Emergency Evacuation Zones for Nuclear Reactors
Sign our petition to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to expand emergency evacuation zones around U.S. nuclear reactors and make other improvements in emergency preparedness.
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Demand Congress Stand Up to Corporate Influence
The perverse Supreme Court ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission gave corporations the “right” to spend unlimited money to influence elections. Learn more about what Congress can do.
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Keep Toxic Chemicals Out of Drinking Water
Email your representative and ask him or her to oppose hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) and call for the disclosure and monitoring of the chemicals used in the process.
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Stop Underhanded Marketing by Nestlé in Newark and Michigan
Nestlé, which makes products that contribute to childhood obesity, is partnering with Newark and Michigan on initiatives meant to fight childhood obesity. Urge officials to stop these initiatives.
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Keep Public Spaces Free of Commercialism
Post your stories about the sale of advertising or naming rights in your community’s public spaces, such as parks, roads, bridges, schools, emergency vehicles, etc.
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Urge the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to Improve Reactor Safety
It’s critical that every effort is made to strengthen nuclear reactor safety standards and oversight.
Sign a letter urging the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to improve nuclear reactor safety.
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