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Activists to Ford: Dump Trump, protect consumers
As the Trump administration races to undo the country’s clean car standards at the behest of automakers, activists take to the Scioto River in Ohio to call attention to the dangerous rollback. Learn more about this event .
Judge rules Education Depart. unlawfully delayed student protections
A federal judge agrees with Public Citizen and the Project on Predatory Student Lending that the Department that the Trump administration's delay of the borrower defense rule was unlawful. Read more.
Media must connect Hurricane Florence to climate change
With Hurricane Florence threathening the Carolinas and Georgia, the media must address how climate change is making storms stronger and more powerful. Read more.
The financial crisis 10 years later: Trump goes soft on Wall Street
Although regulators’ failure to police corporate wrongdoing on Wall Street helped trigger the 2008 financial crisis, the Trump administration is scaling back enforcement against Wall Street wrongdoing. Learn more.
Kavanaugh has a history of siding with Chamber, business in key cases
Two reports by Public Citizen found that Trump's Supreme Court nominee has mostly ruled against the public interest in split-decision cases in key areas, while also regularly siding with big business.