Public Citizen is a national, nonprofit consumer advocacy organization founded in 1971 to represent consumer interests in Congress, the executive branch and the courts. We fight for openness and democratic accountability in government, for the right of consumers to seek redress in the courts; for clean, safe and sustainable energy sources; for social and economic justice in trade policies; for strong health, safey and environmental protections; and for safe, effective and affordable prescription drugs and health care.
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Party Conventions Are a Free-For-All for Influence Peddling: The Soft Money Loophole for Lobbyists
Aug 20, 2008
Publisher(s): Public Citizen's Congress Watch
The Arbitration Debate Trap: How Opponents of Corporate Accountability Distort the Debate on Arbitration
Jul 29, 2008
Publisher(s): Public Citizen's Congress Watch
Held Back: Incomplete Consumer Product Safety Commission Rules, Class of 2007
Mar 3, 2008
Publisher(s): Public Citizen's Congress Watch
Hazardous Waits: CPSC Lets Crucial Time Pass Before Warning Public About Dangerous Products
Jan 30, 2008
Publisher(s): Public Citizen's Congress Watch
Number of Lobbyist-Fundraisers for Presidential Candidates Already Exceeds 2004 Totals
Jan 29, 2008
Publisher(s): Public Citizen's Congress Watch
Fundraising Central: Majority of Presidential Bundlers and Other Fundraisers Hail from Only Five U.S. Industries: Lawyers and Law Firms, Three Finance Industries and Real Estate
Dec 21, 2007
Publisher(s): Public Citizen's Congress Watch
A Self-Inflicted "Crisis": New York's Medical Malpractice Insurance Troubles Caused By Flawed State Rate Setting and Raid on Rainy Day Fund
Nov 1, 2007
Publisher(s): Public Citizen's Congress Watch
The Arbitration Trap: How Credit Card Companies Ensnare Consumers
Sep 1, 2007
Publisher(s): Public Citizen's Congress Watch
Non-Profit Front Group Violates Tax Status, Electioneering Laws
Apr 1, 2007
Publisher(s): Public Citizen's Congress Watch