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Public Citizen is a nongovernmental organization founded in 1971 by Ralph Nader and currently run by it's president Robert Weissman ^[1]. It fights "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, safety and environmental protections; and for safe, effective and affordable prescription drugs and health care," its website states. ^[2]

In January, 2010, Public Citizen co-launched Free Speech for People.org which is, according to its website, "a campaign sponsored by Voter Action (voteraction.org), Public Citizen (citizen.org), the Center for Corporate Policy (corporatepolicy.org) and American Independent Business Alliance (amiba.net) to restore the First Amendment's free speech guarantees for the people, and to preserve and promote democracy and self-government." It was launched in the wake of the landmark Supreme Court decision of January 20, 2010, overturning most restrictions on corporate and labor union funding in U.S. election.

Contents 1 Divisions 2 Contact information 3 References 4 Reports 5 Related SourceWatch Resources

Divisions

• Auto Safety
• Congress Watch - "champions consumer interests before the U.S. Congress."
• Energy Program - "safeguards consumers from the impacts of electricity deregulation"
• Global Trade Watch - "promotes democracy by challenging corporate globalization"
• Health Research Group
• Litigation Group

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Contact information

1600 20th St. NW
Washington, DC. 20009
Phone: (202) 588-1000
Web: http://www.citizen.org/

Public Citizen has two offices in Washington, DC and state offices in Texas and California.

References

1. ↑ Bio of Robert Weissman from Public Citizen
2. ↑ Public Citizen, About page, accessed July 2007.
3. ↑ About page, accessed July 2007.

Reports

• "The Bankrollers: Lobbyists’ Payments to the Lawmakers They Court, 1998 - 2006," Public Citizen, Congress Watch, May 2006. (73-page pdf).

Related SourceWatch Resources

• Citizen groups working on coal issues

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