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For Immediate Release: 5/24/13
Shareholders and Activists to Call on Chevron to Refrain From Political Spending and Environmentally Destructive Practices
Oakland, CA— Chevron shareholders and a coalition of activist groups will hold a press briefing on Tuesday, May 28, the day before the annual Chevron shareholder meeting, to demand that the company refrain from all election-related spending. Groups will also protest Chevron’s inaction on the growing threat of climate change and environmental violations. Amazon Watch will be calling on the company to fire CEO John Watson for his failure to address human rights abuses.
For Immediate Release: 5/23/13
Unemployed Workers Walk from Philadelphia to Washington, D.C. to Tell U.S. Chamber of Commerce to Stop Blocking Green Jobs
A group of unemployed workers is walking more than 140 miles from Philadelphia to Washington, D.C. in order to demand that the U.S. Chamber of Commerce stop blocking efforts to create green jobs. The action, called Operation Green Jobs, will culminate in a rally at the headquarters of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Friday, May 24 at 10 am.
For Immediate Release: 5/23/13
USDA Stands Firm on Consumer Meat Labels; Will the WTO Continue Its Anti-Consumer Legacy and Authorize Trade Sanctions?
Today, on the deadline for the United States to comply with the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) 2012 ruling against the popular U.S. country-of-origin labeling (COOL) meat labeling program, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced it will strengthen rather than eliminate or weaken the consumer label. This welcome decision raises the critical question: Will the WTO accept the COOL labeling supported by 87 percent of the U.S. public or continue its legacy of undermining consumer safeguards?
For Immediate Release: 5/22/13
FDA Should Reject Dangerous Sleep Medicine, Public Citizen Tells Advisory Committee
Like other sleep medicines, suvorexant is potentially habit-forming and impairs driving, posing grave risks to patients and public health
For Immediate Release: 5/17/13
New House Bill Disguises Obstruction of Wall Street Reform as Cost-Benefit Analysis
HR 1062, the SEC Regulatory Accountability Act, would impose cost-benefit analysis requirements upon the SEC’s existing economic analysis requirements that are unnecessary and could paralyze implementation of Dodd-Frank.
For Immediate Release: 5/16/13
IRS Controversy Does Not Diminish Need for Fair and Balanced Disclosure of Corporate Political Spending
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) needs to continue pursuing its impartial approach to opening up the books on corporate political spending, regardless of Congress members' fallacious attempts to use the IRS scandal to delegitimize the movement for disclosure rules.
For Immediate Release: 5/16/13
Public Citizen to Congress: New Bill on Pharmacy Compounding a Major Step Backward for U.S. Drug Safety
Two weeks ago, Public Citizen expressed grave concerns to the Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP) Committee that its draft proposal on pharmacy compounding would weaken existing laws governing drug manufacturing. The proposal would create a new regulatory class of drug manufacturers, confusingly called “compounding manufacturers,” that would be exempt from federal premarket approval and related labeling requirements.
For Immediate Release: 5/16/13
Win! Following Public Citizen Petition, Charles Schwab Drops Class-Action Ban in Investor Contracts
Bowing to public pressure created by Public Citizen, Charles Schwab Corp. announced Tuesday that it would remove an insidious provision in its investor contracts that denied its customers the ability to band together in class actions against it.
For Immediate Release: 5/15/13
On One-Year Anniversary of U.S. Free Trade Agreement, Colombia Remains Deadliest Country for Union Members
Violent Displacement of Unionists Up, Death Threats Unabated – a Grim Contrast to Promises Made by Obama Administration to Promote Colombia FTA Passage
For Immediate Release: 5/14/13
Bipartisan Vote by Illinois Senate Calls on Congress to Overturn Citizens United
With a bipartisan 37-9 vote today by the state Senate, Illinois came one step closer to becoming the 14th state to back a constitutional amendment to curb unlimited spending in elections. Senators approved Senate Joint Resolution 27, adding to the national momentum to overturn the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission ruling.
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