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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

Protecting Elected Officials from Threats
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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Report: Ranking of the Rate of State Medical Boards’ Serious Disciplinary Actions, 2021-2023

Report: Failed Trials, Yet Full FDA Approval of a Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Gene Therapy
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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Advocating safer, more effective and affordable drugs

Since our founding in 1971, Public Citizen has worked to ensure the safety and effectiveness of prescription drugs. When the pharmaceutical industry provides false or misleading information to doctors or patients, we act. We have helped force dozens of dangerous drugs off the market and ensured stronger warnings on many others.

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Using research, analysis, petitions, and media outreach, our doctors and medical experts push to have dangerous medications taken off the market or their use limited.

Comments Regarding the FDA’s Draft Guidance for Accelerated Approval of Drugs and Biologics

Public Citizen's comments on FDA’s draft guidance for industry regarding the expedited program for serious conditions — accelerated approval of drugs and biologics.

Trump’s War on Public Health Targets CDC, FDA and NIH Experts

Layoffs at the CDC, FDA, NIH and across government continue, with thousands of employees targeted, particularly those hired in the past one to two years.

Thirty-One Years of Pharmaceutical Industry Criminal and Civil Penalties: 1991-2021

The report summarizes 31-years (1991-2021) of successful legal settlements or judgments won by U.S. federal or state governments against pharmaceutical manufacturers.

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Overturn Citizens United Now

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

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

Report: Failed Trials, Yet Full FDA Approval of a Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Gene Therapy

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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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Advocating safer, more effective and affordable drugs

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Comments Regarding the FDA’s Draft Guidance for Accelerated Approval of Drugs and Biologics

Trump’s War on Public Health Targets CDC, FDA and NIH Experts

Thirty-One Years of Pharmaceutical Industry Criminal and Civil Penalties: 1991-2021

DOGE Firings and Re-hirings at HHS are Reckless, Cruel and Incompetent

Product Recalls: February 12, 2025 – March 19, 2025

Public Citizen’s Health Letter

Comments to CMS regarding selected drugs for price negotiation (round 2)

Update on COVID-19 Vaccination

Product Recalls: January 15, 2025 – February 12, 2025

Report: Failed Trials, Yet Full FDA Approval of a Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Gene Therapy

Top FDA Drug Regulator Returns to Pfizer: The Revolving Door Must End

Trump’s War on Public Health Targets CDC, FDA and NIH Experts

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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

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

Report: Failed Trials, Yet Full FDA Approval of a Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Gene Therapy

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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Comments Regarding the FDA’s Draft Guidance for Accelerated Approval of Drugs and Biologics

Trump’s War on Public Health Targets CDC, FDA and NIH Experts

Thirty-One Years of Pharmaceutical Industry Criminal and Civil Penalties: 1991-2021

DOGE Firings and Re-hirings at HHS are Reckless, ​​​​​​​Cruel and Incompetent

Product Recalls: February 12, 2025 – March 19, 2025

Public Citizen’s Health Letter

Comments to CMS regarding selected drugs for price negotiation (round 2)

Update on COVID-19 Vaccination

Product Recalls: January 15, 2025 – February 12, 2025

Report: Failed Trials, Yet Full FDA Approval of a Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Gene Therapy

Top FDA Drug Regulator Returns to Pfizer: The Revolving Door Must End

Trump’s War on Public Health Targets CDC, FDA and NIH Experts

Stay Updated on Drugs

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DOGE Firings and Re-hirings at HHS are Reckless, Cruel and Incompetent