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New York, NY -- A national consumer group is running a 30 second commercial on a Times Square Superscreen that challenges Koch…
Oct 13, 2010Now that health care reform has begun its incremental changes to how health insurers can operate, some companies are demanding waivers exempting…
Oct 12, 2010Top Prop 23 Funder Doesn’t Want Greentech Competition To Get in Way of Profiteering
Oct 12, 2010The passage of a law means nothing to the lobbying industry. It only means refocusing on regulators, and if that fails, on…
Oct 11, 2010"MEGA’s bid to evade the law is a litmus test for President Obama," Consumer Watchdog President Jamie Court said in a statement.…
Oct 11, 2010Support for Do Not Track Me legislation is growing in Washington with the chairman of the Federal Trade Commission telling ABC's Good…
Oct 8, 2010Woman Left With $450K in Medical Bills Joins Call for President to Enforce New Consumer Protections Washington, DC -- Consumer Watchdog called…
Oct 8, 2010Consumer advocates are hoping that the commissioners or Sebelius will ultimately opt for a stricter interpretation, said Carmen Balber, Washington director of…
Oct 7, 2010We aired this video on a 520 sq. ft. Times Square Superscreen as part of our campaign to expose Koch Industries, the…
Oct 7, 2010Candidate Mike Villines Has Taken $66,950 From Insurance Companies Despite Pledge Not to Take Industry Cash Santa Monica, CA – Mercury Insurance…
Oct 6, 2010Jamie Interviewed On NBC LA Regarding His New Book "The Progressive's Guide To Raising Hell."
Oct 5, 201070 million Americans who get health insurance through their employer cannot take their insurance company to court when the insurer doesn't provide…
Oct 5, 2010Mortgage lenders and utility providers are charging customers as much as $20 to pay by phone. "People pay for a product or…
Oct 5, 2010The tea party is often characterized as a grass-roots movement. But some consumer advocates say the involvement of tea party activists in…
Oct 4, 2010Californians, including those stricken by autism, and their parents and caregivers, expect regulators to enforce the law, not to side with insurance…
Oct 4, 2010Leno/Schwarzenegger Bill Uses Insurance Industry's Chosen Language For Evaluating Premium Hikes
Oct 1, 2010Whenever I think it can’t get any weirder in US politics and social progress, things always get weirder. Is it me? Am…
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