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American democracy is in jeopardy, from the disastrous Citizens United ruling that flooded our politics with corporate cash to the immoral assault on voting rights. We work every day to defend against these threats and advance bold reforms.

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Generative Artificial Intelligence and Threats to Democracy

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The U.S. government should work for the public, not corporations or industry. It should safeguard consumers, workers and the environment, and be funded well enough to do so. The budget process must not be obstructed by partisanship.

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It’s Time to Cut the Bloated Pentagon Budget to Fund People, Not Military Contractors

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Every day, Big Banks, Big Polluters, and Big Tech companies are threatening our economy, our environment, and our democracy – sacrificing Main Street Americans and our families on the altar of corporate profits. Public Citizen advocates for ordinary people by taking on corporate interests and their cronies in government.

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Trump Guts Enforcement, Greenlights Corporate Crime Spree

Trump’s Executive Order Aims to Illegally Undermine Federal Independent Agencies, Shield Big Corporations from Accountability
Safe & Affordable Drugs & Devices [4]

Prescription drugs are unaffordable and new drugs and devices often are approved without being proven safe and effective. Public Citizen challenges Big Pharma, device manufacturers and federal regulators to make drugs and medical devices safe, effective and accessible to all.

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Health Care [5]

Health care in the U.S. leaves too many people out, costs too much and doesn’t meet acceptable standards of quality. Much of the care that we get is unaffordable, unnecessary or harmful. Public Citizen advocates Medicare for All, stronger oversight of dangerous doctors and safe clinical trials.

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Public Citizen Petitions OSHA and CMS to Implement Work-Hour Regulations for Resident Physicians

Report: Ranking of the Rate of State Medical Boards’ Serious Disciplinary Actions, 2021-2023
Globalization & Trade [6]

As the division of Public Citizen that fights for a fairer global economy, we face unique challenges working on trade policy under Donald Trump’s presidency.

Trump has now twice won elections in part by weaponizing the very real frustrations many American voters have with their place in an increasingly complex and unequal global economy.

But instead of a real plan to uplift working people, Trump’s trade agenda is just another ploy to enrich himself and his billionaire friends.

Global Trade Watch seeks to hold Trump accountable and reveal the lie behind his faux populist claims. We will work to avoid the worst outcomes of his agenda, and where rare opportunities for progress arise, we will seize them. We will resist corporate attempts to revert to neoliberalism, and maintain our focus on creating a sustainable vision of global trade that uplifts workers across borders.

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The climate crisis is the challenge of our time. We can fix it with solutions that will make us healthier and more economically secure. We must act quickly to make our economy run on renewable power — and ensure that disadvantaged families and displaced workers share equitably in the new economy. We also must fight the corrupting power of fossil fuel companies and ensure that energy regulators are effective and publicly accountable.

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Climate Roadmap for U.S. Financial Regulation

Toyota’s Troubling Electric Vehicle Track Record
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Litigation can remedy or deter wrongdoing, impact policy and meaningfully slow abuses of power. Whether suing on behalf of our members to ensure the honest functioning of government, or representing individual consumers seeking redress in court, our litigation draws on our expertise in administrative law, constitutional law, and government transparency.

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Exposing unethical clinical trials, protecting human research subjects

Public Citizen exposes unethical clinical trials and fights for protections for human subjects in medical research.

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Public Citizen acts as a watchdog for unethical clinical trials and uses letters, testimonies and research to urge federal regulators to halt and investigate such trials.

Egregious Abandonment Of Ongoing Clinical Trials Underscores Why USAID Shutdown Must Be Reversed

Clinical trials funded by USAID have been abruptly halted, jeopardizing the participants in the trials and the integrity of the research.

FDA Approves Muscular Dystrophy Gene Therapy Despite Failed Trials

The FDA’s ill-advised approval of an expensive DMD gene therapy that failed clinical trials highlights leadership failures at the drug safety agency.

Trump Administration Strips FDA DEI Health Initiatives, Harming Clinical Research and Patient Care

The Trump Administration has purged FDA website pages about diversity, equity and inclusion in the clinical trials used to test drugs and and medical devices.

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Generative Artificial Intelligence and Threats to Democracy

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Get Corporate Money Out of Politics

It’s Time to Cut the Bloated Pentagon Budget to Fund People, Not Military Contractors

Ensuring Public Money Does Not Go To Private Equity

Don’t Let Big Tech Write Our Digital Privacy Laws

Trump Guts Enforcement, Greenlights Corporate Crime Spree

Trump’s Executive Order Aims to Illegally Undermine Federal Independent Agencies, Shield Big Corporations from Accountability

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Win Medicare for All

Public Citizen Petitions OSHA and CMS to Implement Work-Hour Regulations for Resident Physicians

Report: Ranking of the Rate of State Medical Boards’ Serious Disciplinary Actions, 2021-2023

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Tell Toyota: Go all-in on EVs

Climate Roadmap for U.S. Financial Regulation

Toyota’s Troubling Electric Vehicle Track Record

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Exposing unethical clinical trials, protecting human research subjects

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Egregious Abandonment Of Ongoing Clinical Trials Underscores Why USAID Shutdown Must Be Reversed

FDA Approves Muscular Dystrophy Gene Therapy Despite Failed Trials

Trump Administration Strips FDA DEI Health Initiatives, Harming Clinical Research and Patient Care

FDA Must Immediately Dispel Uncertainty About Timely Availability of 2025-2026 COVID-19 Vaccine

FDA Approves Muscular Dystrophy Gene Therapy Despite Failed Trials

Egregious Abandonment Of Ongoing Clinical Trials Underscores Why USAID Shutdown Must Be Reversed

Doctors for America Sues Over Removal of Health Information From HHS, CDC, FDA Websites

Trump Administration Strips FDA DEI Health Initiatives, Harming Clinical Research and Patient Care

Petition to Stop COVID-19 Vaccines Completely Disqualifies RFK Jr.

Outrage of the Month: A Disturbing Informed Consent Failure in Alzheimer’s Disease Trials

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Jim O’Neill: Unfit to Be the #2 Health Care Leader in America

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