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Profesor Rena Steinzor talked about her book Why Not Jail: Industrial Catastrophes, Corporate Malfeasance, and Government Inaction, in which she talks about white collar crime and how these …

Representatives of eight public interest organizations participated in panel discussions on Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. In the case the Supreme Court ruled that the Firs…

Federal Election Commissioner Cynthia Bauerly spoke about oversight of campaign finance laws and the impact of 2010 Supreme Court ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. Sh…

Kenneth Feinberg spoke about the latest review of executive compensation at more than 400 banks that received government bailout funds. He also addressed his work as administrator for BP’s $…

Representatives of seven government watchdog organizations outlined a proposal for a lobbying reform package that would address the failures that made the recent scandal involving lobbyist J…

A coalition of consumer groups talked about their new education campaign in their fight to allow consumers to file lawsuits or join class action lawsuits against corporations instead of faci…

A coalition of eight government ‘watchdog’ groups announced a campaign to urge members of the House of Representatives not to weaken ethics standards and long-standing procedures. House deba…

Participants spoke to reporters about the inadequacy of Bush administration homeland security measures including funding levels, port security, enforcing security standards, and the influenc…

The participants talked about the legal action by their organizations that resulted in the Treasury Department disclosing a list of 86 companies it has fined for doing business with countrie…

Members of Congress and others talked with reporters about the Department of Agriculture’s newly-released report on its ground beef testing program. They answered questions from members of t…

Participants spoke to reporters about protests planned for the upcoming Summit of the Americas in Quebec, Canada. Among the issues they addressed were the proposed expansion of the NAFTA tre…

Opponents of federal funding of Tritium, a radioactive isotope of hydrogen used to make nuclear weapons. They outlined their objections and concerns about funding the project. Following thei…

Public Citizen released a report saying that some U.S. hospitals are refusing to provide emergency room care to certain types of patients. Ms. Dame and Dr. Wolfe outlined the problem and tal…

Public Citizen hosted this discussion on campaign finance reform. Panelists debated limiting campaign contributions from political action committees to political parties. The panelists also …

Georgetown University law Center hosted an event on Political campaign contributions. The panelists debated the restriction of individual contributions to political campaigns. The panelists …

Public Citizen hosted a debate on the different interpretations of the Supreme Court case of Buckley v. Valeo. This case established that campaign spending limits are unconstitutional. The p…

Public Citizen hosted a discussion campaign finance reform. Panelists debated limiting independent expenditures to political campaigns. Independent expenditures are contributions made on beh…

Joan Claybrook and Clarence Ditlow briefed reporters on a new study of auto air bag safety. The participants stressed that air bags which deploy vertically are much less likely to cause inju…

Ms. Claybrooke and others released a study on the relationship between lobbying money and congressional votes. They graded the 104th Congress in seven different categories, including an A+ f…

Representatives of activist groups discussed the impact of proposed regulatory reform on food, automobile, workplace and environmental safety. They also answered reporters' questions.