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Hold BP Accountable
Join Public Citizen in calling on the EPA to ban BP from federal contracts for five years before reconsidering the corporation’s contractor eligibility.

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Democracy Is For People

Democracy Is For People
Join the nationwide, grassroots movement for a constitutional amendment to overturn the Supreme Court ruling that allows corporations to spend unlimited money trying to influence our elections and take over our democracy.

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Confirm Cordray to Lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
President Obama’s recess appointment of Richard Cordray to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is expiring. Tell your senators: Confirm Richard Cordray.

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Raise Awareness of the Trans-Pacific Partnerships Secrecy
By requesting a copy of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement texts from your senators, you can help make your legislators realize they are being shut out.

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Ask HHS Secretary to Apologize for Unethical Experiment on Infants
Tell Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to apologize for an unethical experiment that exposed premature infants to risk of death and blindness and prevent similar failures in the future.

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Support the Democracy Is For People Constitutional Amendment
Send an email to your representative and senators urging them to sign on as co-sponsors of the Sanders/Deutch Democracy Is For People Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

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Revoke Global Banking Behemoth HSBC’s Corporate Charter
By refusing to prosecute HSBC for laundering money, the Department of Justice is sending the message that Big Banks are above the law. Add your name to the petition to revoke HSBC’s corporate charter.

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Tell the SEC to Require Corporations to Disclose Political Spending
CEOs of massive corporations are poised to secretly funnel millions of dollars from corporate coffers toward electing corporate candidates. Join our action to stop them now!

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Tell Chevron to Stop Meddling in Our Elections
At the peak of the 2012 elections, Chevron dumped $2.5 million into a super PAC to run negative ads. Demand that Chevron keep its profits out of the people’s politics.

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Sign Petition Demanding That President Obama Take Action on Climate
Urge the president to present a plan to address the climate crisis, communicate the risks of continuing to pump greenhouse gases into the atmosphere and end the fake debate around the causes and consequences of climate change.

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Call Your Representative About the Trans-Pacific Partnership
Call your member of Congress and request a copy of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) drafts, and make your representative realize Congress is being kept in the dark about the TPP.

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Root Out Corruption in the Oil Market
Sign the petition to tell the Department of Justice to root out anti-competitive and collusive behavior by the big banks and other oil sector actors that result in higher prices for families.

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Sign the Consumer Rights Pledge
The World Trade Organization (WTO) ruled against U.S. country-of-origin labels on meat, dolphin-safe labels on tuna and the ban on sweet-flavored cigarettes. Pledge to stand up to the WTO’s attack on our consumer rights.

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Stop the Distribution of Samples of Infant Formula in Hospitals
In the U.S., the vast majority of birthing hospitals give away industry-provided samples of infant formula to new mothers. Sign the petition to stop this destructive marketing practice.

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Break Up Bank of America
Bank of America poses a grave threat to our economy. It is massive, complex and unstable—too big to manage and too big to regulate. Watch our video and sign the petition to break up Bank of America.

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Public Television Should Not Promote Fast Food to Children
Fast food chain Chick-fil-A has distributed kids meals in bags co-branded with PBS’s popular Martha Speaks children’s show. Sign the petition to demand that PBS stop allowing Chick-fil-A to directly target children.

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Expose Corporations That Are Rigging the Justice System
Be an activist whistleblower by helping us add companies to the forced arbitration rogues gallery.

 
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Shine Sunlight on Election Spending
The American public should know who is funding election-season campaigns. Email your members of Congress and encourage them to support the DISCLOSE Act (H.R. 148).

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Expand Emergency Evacuation Zones for Nuclear Reactors
Sign our petition to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to expand emergency evacuation zones around U.S. nuclear reactors and make other improvements in emergency preparedness.

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Demand Congress Stand Up to Corporate Influence
The perverse Supreme Court ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission gave corporations the “right” to spend unlimited money to influence elections. Learn more about what Congress can do.

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Keep Toxic Chemicals Out of Drinking Water
Email your representative and ask him or her to oppose hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) and call for the disclosure and monitoring of the chemicals used in the process.

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Stop Underhanded Marketing by Nestlé in Newark and Michigan
Nestlé, which makes products that contribute to childhood obesity, is partnering with Newark and Michigan on initiatives meant to fight childhood obesity. Urge officials to stop these initiatives.

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Increase Nuclear Waste Safety
Please take a moment to tell your representative to reject efforts to move radioactive waste to temporary dump sites.

 
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Keep Public Spaces Free of Commercialism
Post your stories about the sale of advertising or naming rights in your community’s public spaces, such as parks, roads, bridges, schools, emergency vehicles, etc.

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Urge the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to Improve Reactor Safety
It’s critical that every effort is made to strengthen nuclear reactor safety standards and oversight. Sign a letter urging the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to improve nuclear reactor safety.

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