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  Public Citizen · [email protected]
March 2, 2023 at 7:14 PM

more progress on reining in Big Pharma

Yesterday, pharma giant Eli Lilly announced it will reduce the price of some forms of insulin it sells. That is good news. And it would not have happened without sustained pressure from organizations like Public Citizen and our supporters. For example, just a few months ago — in collaborati…
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  President's Office · [email protected]
March 1, 2023 at 12:01 AM

at moments like this

Support Public Citizen Earlier today, I emailed to let you know that we are in danger of coming up short in the online fundraising that powers the work you and Public Citizen do together. I noted that at moments like this, we sometimes run into a situation where so many people assume enough othe…
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  Robert · [email protected]
February 28, 2023 at 8:08 PM

not sure if you saw

Support Public Citizen Earlier today, I emailed to let you know that we are in danger of coming up short in the online fundraising that powers the work you and Public Citizen do together. (That message is copied below in case you missed it.) I noted that at moments like this, we sometimes run in…
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  Public Citizen · [email protected]
February 28, 2023 at 4:18 PM

we need to look behind the curtain

Support Public Citizen Not sure if you saw my earlier emails. I wanted to give you a “peek behind the curtain” you might not get from other nonprofit organizations. Every year, we find ourselves facing a shortfall at the end of February. And it’s not just that February has fewer days than th…
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  Public Citizen · [email protected]
February 27, 2023 at 7:35 PM

need to make sure you know about this

Support Public Citizen Here’s the situation: We typically see an uptick in online donations on the 30th and 31st of each month. But of course there is no 30th or 31st of February. So with the month winding down, we’re facing a drop-off in donations and a shortfall that could really limit the…
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  Public Citizen · [email protected]
February 26, 2023 at 8:35 PM

it's happening *again*

Support Public Citizen Here’s the situation: We typically see an uptick in online donations on the 30th and 31st of each month. But of course there is no 30th or 31st of February. So with the month winding down, we’re facing a drop-off in donations and a shortfall that could really limit the…
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  Public Citizen · [email protected]
February 25, 2023 at 6:54 PM

make billionaires pay their fair share

Today’s email is about a guy named Ray Dalio. Maybe you’ve heard of him. Maybe you haven’t. Either way, stick with me. Ray Dalio is the founder of the world’s largest hedge fund, Bridgewater Associates. His net worth is estimated at $19.1 billion. Here’s what that looks like: $19,100,00…
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  Public Citizen · [email protected]
February 23, 2023 at 6:56 PM

Jimmy Carter calls it 'unlimited political bribery'

As Jimmy Carter enters hospice care at his home in Georgia, I’ve been looking back to some of what the former president has said about Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. That’s the infamous 2010 Supreme Court ruling that has allowed billionaires and Big Business to spend literally …
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  Public Citizen · [email protected]
February 22, 2023 at 7:12 PM

former President Jimmy Carter called it 'stupid'

As Jimmy Carter enters hospice care at his home in Georgia, I’ve been looking back to some of what the former president has said about Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. That’s the infamous 2010 Supreme Court ruling that has allowed billionaires and Big Business to spend literally …
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  Public Citizen · [email protected]
February 21, 2023 at 11:16 PM

what Jimmy Carter said about Citizens United

As Jimmy Carter enters hospice care at his home in Georgia, I’ve been looking back to some of what the former president has said about Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. That’s the infamous 2010 Supreme Court ruling that has allowed billionaires and Big Business to spend literally …
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  Public Citizen · [email protected]
February 18, 2023 at 11:32 PM

if you want to fight Big Pharma's price gouging

I’ve been emailing you about Moderna’s intention to more than quadruple the price of the COVID vaccine it markets, which was developed with government scientists and almost entirely funded by the American people. Thousands of Public Citizen supporters have taken action to tell Moderna’s CEO not…
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  Public Citizen · [email protected]
February 17, 2023 at 8:11 PM

vaccine maker Moderna feels the pressure

I’ve been emailing you about Moderna’s intention to more than quadruple the price of the COVID vaccine it markets, which was developed with government scientists and almost entirely funded by the American people. Thousands of Public Citizen supporters have taken action to tell Moderna’s CEO not…
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  Public Citizen · [email protected]
February 15, 2023 at 9:54 PM

billionaire CEO called to testify before Congress about vaccine price gouging

Senator Bernie Sanders is calling a Pharma CEO to testify before Congress about his company’s plan to price-gouge the American people. Here’s what’s going on: Development of the COVID vaccine marketed by Moderna was almost entirely funded by American taxpayers — to the tune of some $1.7 billi…
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  Public Citizen · [email protected]
February 13, 2023 at 9:34 PM

tell Pfizer to put lives before profits

Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer is planning to quadruple the price of its COVID-19 vaccine. (Moderna has made similar noise.) A few facts: Pfizer made $37.8 billion from its COVID vaccine in 2022. The company made another $18.9 billion from Paxlovid, a COVID treatment it has a monopoly on. Al…
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  Public Citizen · [email protected]
February 8, 2023 at 7:47 PM

Republicans rise up in defense of Social Security and Medicare

During his State of the Union Address last night, President Biden noted that some Republicans in Congress have openly discussed a desire to “sunset” Social Security and Medicare. Some Republicans in attendance — including Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia — rose up and shouted that the pre…
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  Public Citizen · [email protected]
February 3, 2023 at 7:54 PM

we can't ignore how egregiously undemocratic this is

Some 672,000 people live in Washington, D.C. (I am one of them, for what it’s worth, as are many Public Citizen employees and members.) That’s more than either Wyoming (581,000) or Vermont (647,000). Yet D.C.residents have no representative or senators in Congress. This has become accepted …
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  Public Citizen · [email protected]
February 2, 2023 at 8:13 PM

maybe people in Vermont and Wyoming shouldn't get a vote either

Some 672,000 people live in Washington, D.C. (I am one of them, for what it’s worth, as are many Public Citizen employees and members.) That’s more than either Wyoming (581,000) or Vermont (647,000). Yet D.C.residents have no representative or senators in Congress. This has become accepted …
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  Public Citizen · [email protected]
February 1, 2023 at 7:43 PM

Big Oil's obscene profits

Yesterday, Exxon Mobil revealed that it made $56 billion in profits in 2022 — its most profitable year ever. A few days before that, Chevron announced that it made $35.5 billion in profits last year — more than doubling its profits from 2021. Again, we’re talking about sheer profits. That’s…
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  Public Citizen · [email protected]
January 31, 2023 at 8:21 PM

President Biden should call out Big Oil's price gouging

This morning, Exxon Mobil revealed that it made $56 billion in profits in 2022 — its most profitable year ever. A few days ago, Chevron announced that it made $35.5 billion in profits last year — more than doubling its profits from 2021. Again, we’re talking about sheer profits. That’s bill…
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  Public Citizen · [email protected]
January 30, 2023 at 6:52 PM

decision on Trump is 'imminent'

Donald Trump could be indicted any moment now. Last week, Fani Willis — the District Attorney of Fulton County, Georgia — said that a decision is “imminent” as to whether Trump will be indicted for attempting to subvert the 2020 election in the Peach State. Trump’s criminal efforts infamously…
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  Public Citizen · [email protected]
January 27, 2023 at 7:22 PM

Trump could be indicted any moment

Donald Trump could be indicted any moment now. Earlier this week, Fani Willis — the District Attorney of Fulton County, Georgia — said that a decision is “imminent” as to whether Trump will be indicted for attempting to subvert the 2020 election in the Peach State. Trump’s criminal efforts in…
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  Public Citizen · [email protected]
January 26, 2023 at 6:40 PM

vaccine profiteering

Pharmaceutical giant Moderna is threatening to more than quadruple the price of its COVID-19 vaccine. (Pfizer has already made similar noise.) A few facts: Development of the vaccine marketed by Moderna was actually done in partnership with the federal government — specifically scientists at …
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  Public Citizen · [email protected]
January 24, 2023 at 6:59 PM

how to overturn the Supreme Court's unfounded ruling

Saturday marked 13 years since the Supreme Court issued its infamous Citizens United ruling. For 13 years, billionaires and Big Business have been free to spend literally as much as they want “influencing” — i.e. corrupting and distorting — our elections. People sense, accurately, that Americ…
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  Public Citizen · [email protected]
January 23, 2023 at 7:41 PM

we need a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United

Saturday marked 13 years since the Supreme Court issued its infamous Citizens United ruling. For 13 years, billionaires and Big Business have been free to spend literally as much as they want “influencing” — i.e. corrupting and distorting — our elections. People sense, accurately, that Americ…
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  Public Citizen · [email protected]
January 21, 2023 at 8:22 PM

COVID made him a billionaire

Pharmaceutical giant Moderna is threatening to more than quadruple the price of its COVID-19 vaccine. (Pfizer has already made similar noise.) A few facts: Development of the vaccine marketed by Moderna was actually done in partnership with the federal government — specifically scientists at …
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  Public Citizen · [email protected]
January 20, 2023 at 7:17 PM

Moderna's outrageous and immoral price gouging

Pharmaceutical giant Moderna is threatening to more than quadruple the price of its COVID-19 vaccine. (Pfizer has already made similar noise.) A few facts: Development of the vaccine marketed by Moderna was actually done in partnership with the federal government — specifically scientists at …
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  Public Citizen · [email protected]
January 19, 2023 at 9:32 PM

tell Rep. George Santos to resign

George Santos is one of the new batch of Trumpist Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives. You’ve no doubt heard by now that Santos appears to have lied about practically everything we know — or *thought* we knew — about him: He has lied about his educational background. He has lie…
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  Public Citizen · [email protected]
January 18, 2023 at 7:01 PM

this new Congressman must resign

George Santos is one of the new batch of Trumpist Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives. You’ve no doubt heard by now that Santos appears to have lied about practically everything we know — or *thought* we knew — about him: He has lied about his educational background. He has lie…
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  Public Citizen · [email protected]
January 12, 2023 at 6:35 PM

letting corporate tax dodgers get away with it

That didn’t take long. On Monday, House Republicans passed legislation to repeal most of the additional funding for the IRS that was included in last year’s landmark Inflation Reduction Act. Now, I know the Internal Revenue Service is nobody’s answer to “Which government agency is your favori…
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  Public Citizen · [email protected]
January 11, 2023 at 7:17 PM

a good day for tax cheats

That didn’t take long. On Monday, House Republicans passed legislation to repeal most of the additional funding for the IRS that was included in last year’s landmark Inflation Reduction Act. Now, I know the Internal Revenue Service is nobody’s answer to “Which government agency is your favori…
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  Public Citizen · [email protected]
January 9, 2023 at 7:14 PM

tell Democrats to oppose rotten House rules

Trump flunky Kevin McCarthy is now Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. And “all” it took was: 15 votes — over multiple days — with cameras recording every moment of McCarthy’s humiliation and House Republicans’ disarray. A degree of self-abasement on the part of McCarthy that was …
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  Public Citizen · [email protected]
January 6, 2023 at 6:40 PM

it was two years ago today

Two years ago today, Donald Trump incited an armed mob to storm the United States Capitol in what amounted to an attempted coup d’etat by a defeated president for the first time in our nation’s history. The congressional January 6th Committee demonstrated beyond a shadow of doubt that Trump (an…
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  Public Citizen · [email protected]
January 5, 2023 at 8:52 PM

dismissing this as a clown show would be a profound mistake

Tomorrow marks two years since Donald Trump incited an armed mob to storm the United States Capitol in what amounted to an attempted coup d’etat by a defeated president for the first time in our nation’s history. The congressional January 6th Committee demonstrated beyond a shadow of doubt that…
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  Public Citizen · [email protected]
January 3, 2023 at 9:23 PM

Republicans about to neuter ethics office in Congress

Republicans are now in control of the United States House of Representatives. (Though, as I write this, things seem to be out of control in terms of who the next Speaker of the House will be.) And what are they poised to do first? Gut the Office of Congressional Ethics. That’s right — onc…
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  Robert Weissman, Public Citizen · [email protected]
January 1, 2023 at 3:16 AM

thank you, and happy New Year

Support Public Citizen Public Citizen is nothing — nothing — without supporters like you. For my team and me, it is an absolute privilege to work with you and on your behalf as we tackle some of the most important issues facing our country. With everything on the line in the year ahead, your o…
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  Public Citizen · [email protected]
January 1, 2023 at 1:46 AM

can't remember where I parked my time machine

Support Public Citizen I don’t know. I just don’t know. We need another 206 Public Citizen supporters to donate before midnight or we won’t meet our critical year-end fundraising target. But donations have really slowed down. And wouldn’t you know it, my time machine is in the shop. So I…
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  Cinderella · [email protected]
January 1, 2023 at 12:16 AM

Can you help me find my shoe?

Support Public Citizen After midnight, I turn into a pumpkin. Or something. Here’s what else happens after midnight: Anything you donate to Public Citizen *after* midnight tonight will *not* be matched dollar-for-dollar. They’ll still be grateful for your support at a later date, of course…
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  Public Citizen · [email protected]
December 31, 2022 at 10:46 PM

people liked this one

Support Public Citizen Folks really seemed to appreciate my earlier note about why this particular day — December 31 — is so important for nonprofit organizations like Public Citizen. It’s copied below in case you missed it. And now we are just hours from our most critical fundraising deadline…
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  President's Office · [email protected]
December 31, 2022 at 9:16 PM

we have A LOT of work to do in 2023

Support Public Citizen A lot of folks are asking what Public Citizen has in store for 2023. Here are just some of Public Citizen’s priorities for the coming year in our ongoing mission — we’ve been at this for half a century and counting — to fight corporate power, hold government accountable, a…
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  Public Citizen · [email protected]
December 31, 2022 at 7:46 PM

you won't believe what came in the mail

Support Public Citizen We get a lot of hate mail at Public Citizen. Here are just a few examples: “I will kill you without remorse.” “What is really sad is that no one has killed the twisted morons at Public Citizen.” “The cops should beat you all within an inch of your lives.” “You all …
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  Robert · [email protected]
December 31, 2022 at 6:16 PM

I wanted to have better news for you

Support Public Citizen Here’s where things stand: On December 31 last year, we saw over $79,000 in online donations. So far today we’re at just $10,886. And we have less than 11 hours to make up that shortfall before the deadline at midnight tonight. Let me give you a peek behind the curta…
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  Public Citizen · [email protected]
December 31, 2022 at 4:44 PM

you help make real, lasting progress happen

Support Public Citizen The deadline is midnight tonight. Please take a minute to review my earlier note — copied below in case you missed it — about the progress you and Public Citizen have already achieved together and our priorities for the year ahead. And please chip in right now if you can…
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  Public Citizen · [email protected]
December 31, 2022 at 2:31 PM

for anyone who thinks this doesn't really matter

Support Public Citizen I know you’re getting a lot of emails right now from organizations whose work you support. Let me explain why this is the most important day of the year when it comes to fundraising for nonprofits like Public Citizen: Public Citizen spreads our fundraising out over the c…
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  Public Citizen · [email protected]
December 31, 2022 at 1:32 AM

we've been doing this since Richard Nixon was president

Support Public Citizen Just wanted to make sure you saw my earlier note — copied below in case you missed it — about the progress you and Public Citizen have already achieved together and our priorities for the year ahead. Please take a minute to give it a look. Thank you! - Robert ****** …
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  Public Citizen · [email protected]
December 30, 2022 at 10:17 PM

this is worrying

Support Public Citizen We need 514 people to step up before midnight tonight. If we come up short today, Public Citizen will not be at maximum strength as we work to fight corporate greed and government inaction throughout the coming year. So I’m asking, straight up: Will you be one of the 5…
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  President's Office · [email protected]
December 30, 2022 at 7:31 PM

'You all deserve a bullet.'

Support Public Citizen So many people responded to my note yesterday about the hate mail we’ve been getting here at Public Citizen. As the president of this organization — and the target of some of these attacks — I can’t thank you enough for standing with us as we continue standing up to plutoc…
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  Public Citizen · [email protected]
December 30, 2022 at 5:02 PM

it's not like you can just hop out and kickstart a jet engine in midair

Support Public Citizen As you may have heard me say before, Public Citizen has more than 500,000 supporters all across America and the world. We need at least 840 of you to donate today to avoid falling behind on this, the second-to-last day of our critical year-end fundraising campaign. (That’s…
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  Robert Weissman, Public Citizen · [email protected]
December 30, 2022 at 3:03 PM

what the heck are we gonna do?

Support Public Citizen “Hey Robert, what does Public Citizen have in store for 2023?” Great question! Here are just some of Public Citizen’s priorities for the coming year in our ongoing mission — we’ve been at this for half a century and counting — to fight corporate power, hold government ac…
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  Public Citizen · [email protected]
December 29, 2022 at 10:31 PM

throwing punches

Support Public Citizen We hear something a lot: “Public Citizen punches above its weight.” We do. Proudly. And not by accident. That means we get more done than we should be able to given our size. And it means that Public Citizen is more effective than other organizations with similar…
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  Robert · [email protected]
December 29, 2022 at 7:02 PM

let me explain

Support Public Citizen You’re probably getting a lot of emails right now from organizations like Public Citizen. Let me explain what’s going on. If — after reading this note — you still think it’s too much, at least it will be clear where things stand. This is a peek behind the curtain that …
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