Public Citizen

Industries can’t regulate themselves, especially when there is an inherent conflict of interest between their pocketbooks and what’s good for the public. We need meaningful oversight & regulation now!

Corporations have spent $248,000,000 on the 2024 election so far. Nearly half of that spending — $119,000,000 — was from crypto companies. Public Citizen researcher Rick Claypool spoke with NPR's Leila Fadel about crypto spending, Citizens United, and what spending like this means for our democracy. https://lnkd.in/gpuvXKPM

Today, 1,000 survivors of climate disasters are calling on the DOJ to investigate the fossil fuel industry. They know that Big Oil is fanning the flames of climate change every day with their greed, lies, and refusal to change. Climate disasters aren’t natural disasters. They're crimes.

Meet Lisa, our new Co-President! Lisa Gilbert, a top democracy and consumer protection advocate who has served as Public Citizen’s executive vice president for several years, is now leading the organization alongside co-president Robert Weissman. Throughout her career at Public Citizen, Lisa has helped the organization enhance its connectivity and influence in a number of spheres — building and managing significant coalitions with partner organizations and forming deep connections on the Hill and in the administration. Lisa has consistently been named one of D.C.’s top lobbyists by The Hill and was an under-40 rising star by Washington Life Magazine for 6 years. For the last two years, she has been included in the Washingtonian’s list of DC’s 500 most influential people. https://lnkd.in/eaaMnUdK

?? Meet our Co-Presidents! Lisa Gilbert, a top democracy and consumer protection advocate who served as executive vice president for the past several years, is as of today leading the organization alongside co-president Robert Weissman. Lisa has previously served as executive vice president of Public Citizen since 2020, having previously served as director of Public Citizen’s Congress Watch and as vice president of legislative affairs. https://lnkd.in/eNqdwiC2

OpenAI was registered as a nonprofit in California in 2015, with the purpose of doing artificial intelligence (AI) research. Since then, the operation has been through a series of twists and turns that make it seem to be controlled by for-profit interests rather than its nonprofit purpose.

Remind us why the same people who give the Pentagon $886,000,000,000 are allowed to hold stock in the companies that directly profit off of the military budget? Congress should not be allowed to invest in defense contractors. Rep. Tlaib’s bill would stop this war profiteering.

Americans shouldn’t have to pay to file their taxes. Select taxpayers will now have the opportunity to use Direct File, a free and simplified tax filing tool launched by the IRS this year.

Let’s get one thing straight: Biden rolling back on EVs would be a monumental failure. Full Stop. Transitioning to EVs is one of the most effective strategies for preventing climate chaos. ? Auto companies are using the same playbook as Big Oil to prevent progress for clean air, fight climate change, and save lives. ? We can’t let that happen. #climatecrisis #electricvehicles #regulation #bidenadministration

Low-income people pay for your credit card rewards. The higher interest rates and late fees offset the cost of rewards. Credit card companies charged $12 BILLION in late fees in 2020 alone and slip in provisions to prevent you from suing the company. This disproportionally affects BIPOC and low-income communities. Doesn’t that sound like class warfare to you? We have the receipts: #creditcards #forcedarbitration