Protecting Democracy [1]

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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Making Government Work [2]

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

Ensuring Public Money Does Not Go To Private Equity
Consumer & Worker Safeguards [3]

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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Climate & Energy [7]

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
Justice & the Courts [8]

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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Animal Legal Defense Fund v. USDA

May 06, 2025

Owners and operators of concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs), also known as factory farms, receive funding from U.S. Department of…

Public Citizen v. United States Agency for International Development

April 22, 2025

On January 31, 2025, Public Citizen submitted a FOIA request to the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) for…

Public Citizen v. United States Department of Housing and Urban Development

April 17, 2025

On January 31, 2025, Public Citizen submitted a FOIA request to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development…

Public Citizen v. Office of Personnel Management

April 17, 2025

In January 2025, Public Citizen submitted three FOIA requests to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) for records regarding OPM’s…

Long v. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (2022)

February 12, 2025

Plaintiffs Susan B. Long and TRAC Reports, Inc., filed this Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit to compel Immigration and…

Columbia Legal Services v. U.S. Department of Labor

January 23, 2025

We represent Columbia Legal Services (CLS) in a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) case against the U.S. Department of Labor…

Long v. ICE (2023)

January 16, 2025

The Transactional Records Clearinghouse Reports, Inc. (TRAC) submitted Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests to U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement…

Public Citizen v. U.S. Department of Labor (Coordinated Enforcement FOIA)

December 13, 2024

On December 6, 2023, Public Citizen submitted a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the U.S. Department of Labor…

Center for Popular Democracy v. IRS

February 17, 2024

We represent the Center for Popular Democracy (CPD) in a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) case against the Internal Revenue…

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Overturn Citizens United Now

Generative Artificial Intelligence and Threats to Democracy

Protecting Elected Officials from Threats

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

Join the Movement

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

Join the Trade Justice Movement

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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