Public Citizen leads or participates in the following coalitions:<\/p>\n
ACT engages in state-level policy making in Texas to improve public health, our quality of life and our environment.<\/span><\/p>\n Americans for Financial Reform works to lay the foundation for a strong, stable and ethical financial system \u2013 one that serves our economy and our nation as a whole. <\/span><\/p>\n Americans for Tax Fairness is a diverse campaign of more than 420 national, state and local organizations united in support of a fair tax system that works for all Americans.<\/span><\/p>\n The Bright Lines Project is working to put in place a clear set of rules that define “political activity” for nonprofits to make IRS rules in this area easier to follow and enforce.<\/span><\/p>\n The Chamber Watch project is shedding a light on the lobbying, campaign spending and misinformation campaigns of the largest corporate lobbying group in the country, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and on the large corporations that provide the majority of its funding.<\/span><\/p>\n The Citizens Trade Campaign is a coalition working for social and environmental justice in trade policy.<\/span><\/p>\n The Clean Budget Coalition is made up of more than 260 organizations fighting to remove poison pill policy riders from budget and appropriations legislation. <\/span><\/p>\n The Clean Energy Communications Working Group is a Texas-based coalition that coordinates messaging and communications strategy in support of clean energy.<\/span><\/p>\n Climate Action SA is a coalition of social and environmental justice organizations and individuals committed to passing a strong city-wide climate plan in San Antonio, Texas.<\/span><\/p>\n “Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.”\u00a0 – Helen Keller<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Climate Reality Check is the largest network of grassroots climate organizations. Its monthly national call is designed to strengthen the movement by lifting up effective campaigns and facilitating discussion of the most urgent and pressing climate issues.<\/span><\/p>\n CEER aims to drive community voices into the post-Hurricane Harvey decision-making process to promote greater equity and resilience — with a focus on land, water, air, waste and housing policies that reduce human exposure to pollution and strengthen environmental conservation.<\/span><\/p>\n The Coalition for Fair Drug Prices is an alliance of consumer groups, unions, physician groups and others fighting to lower U.S. drug prices.<\/span><\/p>\n CSS is an alliance of more than 160 national, state and local organizations committed to defending our nation\u2019s system of regulatory protections from attacks by private industry, corporate lobbyists and conservative lawmakers. <\/span><\/p>\n The Corporate Reform Coalition is made up of investors, academics, and national and state nonprofit organizations who are seeking disclosure of corporate spending and engagement in politics.<\/span><\/p>\n The D.C. Fair Elections coalition was founded in 2015 to advance the D.C. Fair Elections bill, which would establish a small donor empowerment program for D.C. elections. The bill passed and the program kicks into effect in 2020.<\/span><\/p>\n The Declaration for American Democracy is a coalition of groups working collectively to create and pass a series of fundamental reforms to re-balance our moneyed political system, empower everyday Americans, ensure equal justice for all, protect the public\u2019s right to know, reduce barriers to participation in our elections, vigorously enforce voting laws and fix our ethics laws.<\/span><\/p>\n Digital Trade Allies is an international coalition bringing together digital rights groups and consumer advocates to work together on digital trade issues.<\/span><\/p>\n The Drug Prices Organizing Table regular monthly meeting convened to address domestic drug pricing reform efforts.<\/span><\/p>\n “It is the long history of humankind that those who learned to collaborate and improvise most effectively have prevailed.”\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 – Charles Darwin<\/p><\/blockquote>\n The Electricity Consumer Coordinating Roundtable is a coalition of businesses, consumers and consumer advocates fighting for greater transparency and accountability in energy markets, and for greater access to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.<\/span><\/p>\n The Fair Arbitration Now coalition is fighting to end mandatory, pre-dispute binding arbitration.<\/span><\/p>\n The FACT Coalition is a non-partisan alliance of more than 100 state, national and international organizations working toward a fair tax system that addresses the challenges of a global economy and promoting policies to combat the harmful impacts of financial corruption.<\/span><\/p>\n Groups involved in Fix Corporate Concentration for Our Democracy are fighting for a bold new approach to take on monopoly power, in recognition of the many grave threats corporate concentration poses to a democratic society.<\/span><\/p>\n Hands Off is a campaign dedicated to stopping cuts to people\u2019s health care, disability benefits, nutrition assistance and other basic living standards in congressional budgets.<\/span><\/p>\n The Johnson Amendment Defense Coalition is an alliance of religious and secular groups defending the need for the Johnson amendment: a tax code provision that keeps 501(c)(3) organizations, such as nonprofits and churches, nonpartisan.<\/span><\/p>\n The Make It Safe Coalition is a nationwide whistleblower support network made up of more than 75 organizations that advocate for stronger whistleblower protections.<\/span><\/p>\n The Medicare for All Coalition is fighting to pass Medicare for All.<\/p>\n New Hampshire for Democracy is a coalition of New Hampshire groups and activists supporting a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens Untied<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n “The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don\u2019t play together, the club won\u2019t be worth a dime.”\u00a0 – Babe Ruth<\/p><\/blockquote>\n New York for Democracy is a coalition of New York groups and activists working to strengthen and expand our democracy.<\/span><\/p>\n The One Breath Partnership is a group based in Houston, Texas, advocating for better air quality.<\/span><\/p>\n Open the Government is an inclusive, nonpartisan coalition that works to strengthen our democracy and empower the public by advancing policies that create a more open, accountable and responsive government.<\/span><\/p>\n The OWINFS network is a loose grouping of organizations, activists and social movements worldwide fighting the current model of corporate globalization embodied in the current global trading system. OWINFS is committed to a sustainable, socially just, democratic and accountable multilateral trading system.<\/span><\/p>\n People Over Pentagon is a network of groups who are calling for at least $200 billion in cuts to military spending, which would free up $2 trillion or more over the next decade for domestic and international human needs priorities.<\/p>\n The Privacy and Digital Rights for All coalition advocates for regulatory protections from data abuses by technology companies.<\/span><\/p>\n Protect the Investigation is a non-partisan initiative to educate the American people about the importance of the special counsel investigation into President Donald Trump and its findings.<\/span><\/p>\n The Protecting Workers Alliance is a nationwide coalition of worker health and safety advocates formed by the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health.<\/span><\/p>\n The Replace NAFTA campaign aims to win improvements that would stop NAFTA’s ongoing damage, raise wages and labor standards, reduce corporate power, and safeguard public health and our environment.<\/span><\/p>\n Safer Chemicals Healthy Families fights for strong chemical policy, works with retailers to phase out hazardous chemicals and transform the marketplace, and educates the public about ways to protect our families from toxic chemicals.<\/span><\/p>\n “If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else.”\u00a0 – Booker T. Washington<\/p><\/blockquote>\n The Secure Our Vote coalition works to ensure every vote is counted as cast and that local and national elections are secure from hacking and computer errors.<\/span><\/p>\n Take on Wall Street is fighting to ensure that Wall Street works for Main Street, not the other way around.<\/span><\/p>\n The Tax March movement is fighting to reform the tax code by\u00a0 closing loopholes for the wealthy and big corporations. The movement is fighting to build an economy that invests in working people of all races and backgrounds, and prioritizes economic justice, particularly for communities of color.<\/span><\/p>\n The Texas Clean Air Working Group is a coalition of local governments, businesses and nonprofits advocating for cleaner air in Texas.<\/span><\/p>\n The Transatlantic Consumer Dialogue is a forum for consumer organizations on both sides of the Atlantic to develop and agree upon joint consumer policy recommendations to the governments of the United States and the European Union.<\/span><\/p>\nAmericans for Financial Reform<\/a><\/h4>\n
Americans for Tax Fairness<\/a><\/h4>\n
Bright Lines Project<\/a><\/h4>\n
Chamber Watch<\/a><\/h4>\n
Citizens Trade Campaign<\/a><\/h4>\n
Clean Budget Coalition<\/a><\/h4>\n
Clean Energy Communications Working Group<\/h4>\n
Climate Action SA<\/a><\/h4>\n
Climate Reality Check Network<\/h4>\n
Coalition for Equity, Environment, and Resilience (CEER)<\/a><\/h4>\n
Coalition for Fair Drug Prices<\/a><\/h4>\n
Coalition for Sensible Safeguards (CSS)<\/a><\/h4>\n
Corporate Reform Coalition<\/a><\/h4>\n
D.C. Fair Elections<\/a><\/h4>\n
Declaration for American Democracy<\/a><\/h4>\n
Digital Trade Allies<\/h4>\n
Drug Prices Organizing Table<\/h4>\n
Electricity Consumer Coordinating Roundtable<\/h4>\n
Fair Arbitration Now<\/a><\/h4>\n
Financial Accountability and Corporate Transparency (FACT) Coalition<\/a><\/h4>\n
Fix Corporate Concentration for Our Democracy<\/h4>\n
Hands-Off<\/a><\/h4>\n
Johnson Amendment Defense Coalition<\/h4>\n
Make It Safe Coalition<\/a><\/h4>\n
Medicare for All Coalition<\/span><\/h4>\n
New Hampshire for Democracy<\/a><\/h4>\n
New York for Democracy<\/a><\/h4>\n
One Breath Partnership<\/a><\/h4>\n
Open the Government<\/a><\/h4>\n
Our World Is Not For Sale (OWISFS)<\/a><\/h4>\n
People Over Pentagon<\/a><\/h4>\n
Privacy and Digital Rights for All<\/h4>\n
Protect the Investigation<\/a><\/h4>\n
Protecting Workers Alliance<\/h4>\n
Replace NAFTA<\/a><\/h4>\n
Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families<\/a><\/h4>\n
Secure Our Vote<\/a><\/h4>\n
Take on Wall Street<\/a><\/h4>\n
Tax March<\/a><\/h4>\n
Texas Clean Air Working Group<\/a><\/h4>\n
Trans Atlantic Consumer Dialogue<\/a><\/h4>\n
Trump Is Not Above the Law<\/a><\/h4>\n