Privacy
Getting a Little Shady
Arnold's fundraiser in Orange County Wednesday night at Shady Canyon Country Club was hosted by the Irvine Company's Donald Bren. Bren's company…
Dec 13, 2003Jamie Court
President
Consumer Watchdog’s President and Chairman of the Board is an award-winning and nationally recognized consumer advocate. Capitol Weekly, naming Jamie to its “Top 100” list of unelected movers and shakers in California politics, wrote, “Court has made a career of battling all comers in the interest of the public, and his take-no-prisoners approach has earned him plenty of enemies.” Jamie’s latest book is The Progressive’s Guide To Raising Hell: How To Win Grassroots Campaigns, Pass Ballot Box Laws And Get The Change You Voted For (Chelsea Green, 2010).
“Americans angry about the state of their government might find in Court’s persuasive manifesto a cause for action,” Publishers Weekly writes. “With great accessibility and a fired-up attitude, Court brings his lessons in empowerment to the people.” He is also the author of Corporateering: How Corporate Power Steals Your Freedom And What You Can Do About It (Tarcher Putnam, 2003) and co-author of Making A Killing: HMOs and the Threat To Your Health (Common Courage Press, 1999). Jamie has led dozens of major corporate and political campaigns to reform insurers, banks, technology companies, oil companies, utilities and political practices. He helped to pioneer the HMO patients’ rights movement in the United States, sponsoring successful laws in California and aiding them elsewhere, and was an early champion of many of the most important consumer protections in the federal Affordable Care Act years before they were enacted. In recent years, he has led the campaign to hold California oil refiners accountable for price gouging at the pump which resulted in the toughest oil refinery regulation in America.
A frequent media commentator and op-ed contributor, Jamie is a high-profile and stalwart defender of consumers’ rights. The Los Angeles Times calls him “a tireless consumer advocate.” The Wall Street Journal writes, “He’s notorious for his dramatic, sharp-tongued attacks on the health- and auto-insurance industries, and on any politician who takes their campaign cash.” His public interest career began as an advocate for the homeless and as a community organizer. Jamie’s Alma mater is Pomona College, where he graduated with a BA in History in 1989.
Articles by Jamie Court
Energy
What’s Driving ChevronTexaco’s $500,000 Investment in the GOP?
ChevronTexaco's recent half-million dollar gift to the Republican party after years of giving only small change may be fueling more than the…
Dec 11, 2003
Healthcare
Who will profit from Medicare reform?
The San Diego Union-Tribune Some Democrats have already discussed introducing moderating legislation, but it's not likely to hold the day, unless it…
Dec 9, 2003
Healthcare
Who will profit from Medicare reform?
The clear signal from Capitol Hill is that benefiting sellers, not seniors, is what Medicare reform is all about.
Dec 9, 2003
Privacy
Lakers Game with Arnold: $10,000
At the December 12th Lakers-Mavericks game, Arnold will be charging $10,000 to join him in a sky-box seat to retire his campaign…
Dec 6, 2003
Privacy
Constructing a Budget One Fundraiser at a Time
Arnold pledged during his campaign not to build a budget while he was building a campaign war chest. At least some boosters…
Dec 4, 2003
Insurance
The Safe Way to Lower Labor Costs
Arnold just recorded another $15,000 from Safeway, the supermarket, on top of $16,200 registered five days before and another $5,000 from Safeway…
Dec 3, 2003
Insurance
Funds Rise, Sun Sets
A governor who claims to want greater sunshine in government should at least let the public know the truth about his fundraisers.…
Dec 2, 2003
Energy
Who Arnold Has to Be Thankful for…And What They Want for Christmans
A dozen new donors have joined the Governor's $21,200 Club in the last few weeks (and some have used loopholes to go…
Nov 27, 2003
Healthcare
Hasta La Vista HMO Regulation?
Capitol insiders are abuzz with news that Governor Schwarzenegger is considering eliminating the four year old Department of Managed Health Care in…
Nov 26, 2003
Insurance
Testimony Under Oath Gives Special Interest the “Willies”
As ArnoldWatch reported Thursday, in its effort to get to the truth underlying the crisis in workers' comp, the Senate has taken…
Nov 25, 2003
Privacy
France should save American states’ privacy
MARKETPLACE (6:30 PM ET)- Minnesota Public Radio So France, here is your chance. Challenge the coming US law that says American states…
Nov 24, 2003
Healthcare
The Governor’s Wayward Broom;
'Housecleaning' puts special interests first. In his first week, the governor who was going to oust special interests has managed not only…
Nov 23, 2003
Healthcare
Commentary: The Governor’s Wayward Broom;
'Housecleaning' puts special interests first.Los Angeles Times In his first week, the governor who was going to oust special interests has managed…
Nov 23, 2003
In The News
Terminating the Labor Rights Manual Link
Labor rights advocates have been scratching their heads at the case of the vanishing Internet manual for "Enforcement Policies and Interpretations" at…
Nov 22, 2003
Insurance
Workers’ Comp Will Come Out Under Oath
Arnoldwatch has learned that insurance company executives will have to testify under oath in the state senate -- risking perjury -- about…
Nov 21, 2003
Insurance
$50/Hour for Elvis Impersonator but $52,400 for Terminator
We've seen all kinds of celebrity impersonators show up at car dealerships for a grand opening or end-of-year sale. But to get…
Nov 21, 2003