Jan 29, 2025 · 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. The U.S. government should work for the public, not corporations or industry.

2 days ago · WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Elon Musk and a group of investors made a $97.4 billion bid to buy the nonprofit that controls OpenAI. The news comes after OpenAI announced it would restructure its core business into a for-profit corporation, which Public Citizen has argued means the nonprofit should be dissolved and its value paid into the nonprofit sector — for example, by endowing a new ...

15 hours ago · WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, a judge granted Public Citizen’s motion for a temporary restraining order (TRO) in a lawsuit brought on behalf of Doctors for America against the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS).

4 days ago · Public Citizen steps up fight against DOGE access with Education Department lawsuit by Zach Schonfeld - 02/07/25 10:02 AM ET by Zach Schonfeld - 02/07/25 10:02 AM ET

6 days ago · Beyond gifting rules, Public Citizen raised constitutional concerns about the meme coin's ability to mask foreign payments that were banned under the Emoluments Clause. "Because of the nature of a cryptocurrency exchange, it is difficult to know whether foreign state actors are gifting the president by way of purchasing a Trump meme," the ...

1 day ago · Today, Elon Musk and a group of investors made a $97.4 billion bid to buy the nonprofit that controls OpenAI. The news comes after OpenAI announced it would restructure its core business into a for-profit corporation, which Public Citizen has argued means the nonprofit should be dissolved and its value paid into the nonprofit sector — for example, by endowing a new, independent foundation ...

6 days ago · Public Citizen is a non-profit, liberal/progressive consumer rights advocacy group and think tank based in Washington, D.C., United States, with a branch in Austin, Texas. The organization’s priorities range from campaign finance reform to …

1 day ago · Today, Elon Musk and a group of investors made a $97.4 billion bid to buy the nonprofit that controls OpenAI. The news comes after OpenAI announced it would restructure its core business into a for-profit corporation, which Public Citizen has argued means the nonprofit should be dissolved and its value paid into the nonprofit sector — for example, by endowing a new, independent foundation ...

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Jan 14, 2025 · The leaders of the non-profit watchdog Public Citizen have asked to be appointed to incoming President Donald Trump’s controversial DOGE cost-cutting commission, saying the operation headed by billionaires Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy is dominated by corporate interests and leaves out the voices of consumers.