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Public Citizen is a nonprofit group dedicated to advocating for consumers and promoting the public good in governmental affairs. Our mission is to uphold democracy, challenge corporate influence, and ensure that the government serves the needs of the people rather than large corporations. Established in 1971, we proudly count 500,000 members and supporters across the nation.

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Public Citizen's Legal Battle to Stop Trump's Authoritarian Onslaught

1 month ago | citizen.org | Robert Weissman |Lisa Gilbert

Public Citizen News / March-April 2025 By Robert Weissman and Lisa Gilbert This article appeared in the March/April 2025 edition of Public Citizen News. Download the full edition here. We are confronting an authoritarian onslaught with no precedent in American history.
Update on COVID-19 Vaccination

1 month ago | citizen.org | Michael Abrams

Health Letter, March 2025 By Michael Abrams, M.P.H., Ph.D., Public Citizen's Health Research Group As one of his last actions as Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner, Robert Califf, M.D., posted an essay entitled “Vaccines for COVID-19: A personal reflection.”[1] Califf, a cardiologist who served as FDA commissioner under Presidents Obama (2016-2017) and Biden (2022-2025),[2] concluded his essay in bold text: The question for the individual is: “If I take the vaccine, will I be...
Trump’s Executive Order Against “Weaponizing” the Federal Government Looks Like a “Get Out of Jail Free” Card for Corporate Insiders

Jan 23, 2025 | citizen.org | Rick Claypool

By Rick Claypool President Trump’s executive order “Ending the Weaponization of the Federal Government” is not just about getting back at the Biden administration – it’s also threatens to ring in a new era of corporate lawlessness.
Driving Denial: How Toyota’s Unholy Alliance with Climate Deniers Threatens Climate Progress

Jan 14, 2025 | citizen.org | Adam Zuckerman

Toyota is no longer the green darling that it was nearly three decades ago when it introduced the Prius. The Japanese auto giant has spent the past several years quietly building a powerful U.S. influence operation to weaken climate policy.
Keystone Gas Gouge: Gas Export Push Could Stick Pennsylvania Consumers With $16 Billion Bill

Nov 25, 2024 | citizen.org | Alan Zibel

Public Citizen Menu Pennsylvania’s households, businesses and electric power plants could pay up to $16 billion more on gas bills if the U.S. continues to accelerate exports of liquefied gas (LNG) to overseas customers under President-elect Donald Trump. Pennsylvania’s total natural gas bill for residential customers, business customers and gas-fired power plants is expected to rise by $9.6 billion to $15.7 billion from 2035 to 2050 if the federal government approves all export permits for...
Outrage of the Month: The Continuing Influence of Industry Payments to U.S. Physicians

Nov 1, 2024 | citizen.org | Robert Steinbrook

Health Letter, November 2024 By Robert Steinbrook, M.D. Director, Public Citizen's Health Research Group If you’re not outraged, you’re not paying attention! Read what Public Citizen has to say about the biggest blunders and outrageous offenses in the world of public health, published monthly in Health Letter. (A version of this article appeared in the November 2024 issue of Public Citizen’s Worst Pills, Best Pills News.) Created in August 2013 as part of the Affordable Care Act, the Open...
Elon Musk May Have Violated Campaign Finance Law - Complaint to FEC

Oct 23, 2024 | citizen.org | Craig Holman

Payments to Register Voters are Illegal By Craig Holman, Ph.D. BEFORE THEFEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSIONCraig Holman, Ph.D.Public Citizen215 Pennsylvania Avenue, SEWashington, D.C. 20003Complainant,v.
Elon Musk’s Self-Serving Election Influence: Tilting the 2024 Election to Escape Corporate Accountability

Oct 21, 2024 | citizen.org | Rick Claypool

Public Citizen Menu Elon Musk isn’t running for office in 2024. But Musk himself may still be the main beneficiary of his own political spending. Whatever outlandish conspiracies and sci-fi visions Musk espouses at any moment, the man is, among other things, an executive with a net worth of nearly $250 billion. Enforcement priorities can shift significantly when administrations change. Musk’s self-serving desire to thwart the numerous civil and criminal investigations into his businesses...
Outrage of the Month: Expanded FDA Approval of a Gene Therapy for Muscular Dystrophy

Oct 1, 2024 | citizen.org | Robert Steinbrook

Health Letter, October 2024 By Robert Steinbrook, M.D. Director, Public Citizen's Health Research Group If you’re not outraged, you’re not paying attention! Read what Public Citizen has to say about the biggest blunders and outrageous offenses in the world of public health, published monthly in Health Letter. (A version of this article appeared in the October 2024 issue of Public Citizen’s Worst Pills, Best Pills News.) In June 2024 the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expanded its earlier...
Outrage of the Month: a Senior FDA Official Regulated Medical Devices While His Wife’s Law Firm Represented Their Manufacturers

Sep 1, 2024 | citizen.org | Robert Steinbrook

Health Letter, September 2024 By Robert Steinbrook, M.D. Director, Public Citizen's Health Research Group If you’re not outraged, you’re not paying attention! Read what Public Citizen has to say about the biggest blunders and outrageous offenses in the world of public health, published monthly in Health Letter. A disturbing August 2024 article in the New York Times revealed that while a senior Food and Drug Administration (FDA) official was in charge of regulating medical devices, his wife’s...