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$1.2 Million In Insurance Industry Donations In Past Two Weeks to Chamber PAC Running Ads Against Dave Jones Santa Monica, CA –…
Oct 13, 2010New 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, 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, 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, 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, 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…
Sep 30, 2010We aired this video on a 520 sq. ft. Superscreen in Times Square when Google refused to debate us about our basic…
Sep 29, 2010SANTA MONICA, CA – Consumer Watchdog has placed a digital advertisement in Times Square calling Internet giant Google “chicken” for its failure…
Sep 29, 2010Washington, DC -- Consumer Watchdog asked President Obama to issue an Executive Order freezing health insurance premiums to protect consumers from unjustified…
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