On AlterNet: consumer protection

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "consumer protection"

Corporate Legal Rights Grow As Courts Block Pro-Consumer Class Action Suits

Negah Mouzoon, Public Citizen. April 27, 2012.

Consumer activists find a 2011 Supreme Court ruling has blocked dozens of class action suits, instead forcing consumers into arbitration.

Why Obama Needs Elizabeth Warren, Now More Than Ever

Simon Johnson, The Baseline Scenario. November 4, 2010.

Elizabeth Warren has the vision needed to really bring overdue changes to our financial system. If the White House downplays her role, the next two years will be very difficult.

Elizabeth Warren: Why I'm Fighting to Protect Consumers

Elizabeth Warren, AlterNet. September 17, 2010.

"It's time for all of us to pull up our socks and get to work."

4 Bogus Attacks Bankers and Their Political Puppets Are Using to Attack Elizabeth Warren

Zach Carter, AlterNet. July 29, 2010.

Warren is a lauded scholar, and an inspiring advocate who will draw talented and dedicated reformers to her cause.

How You Pay the Tax Bills of Oil and Gas Investors

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. June 21, 2010.

A provision buried deep in the arcane rules of a federal agency gives some investors the ability to make working people pay a piece of their income taxes.

Whip the Senate on Carper's Let-Banks-Violate-the-Law Amendment!

Zephyr Teachout, Zach Carter, AlterNet. May 13, 2010.

Sen. Tom Carper is trying to sneak a covert piece of brutal deregulation into the Wall Street reform bill. Don't let him get away with it!

The GM Truck That Has Been Burning People Alive for 20 Years

Myron Levin, FairWarning. April 7, 2010.

A design flaw causes a GM truck to burst into flames, yet the feds have done nothing about it.

Despite Some PR Spin, the Top U.S. Bank Cop Is Still Pushing the Same Anti-Consumer Agenda

Zach Carter, AlterNet. April 6, 2010.

Instead of strengthening the framework that lead the economy to the brink of collapse, the top U.S. bank regulator wants to sabotage it further.

How Did A Bank Lobbyist Score The Top Bank Regulator Job?

Zach Carter, The Nation. March 5, 2010.

For years, John Dugan waged a war against the economy as a top bank lobbyist. Then George W. Bush made him the top U.S. bank regulator.

Credit Card Companies Are Using Dirty Tricks to Force Us to Pay Late Fees: Why Won't Congress Do Something?

Digby, Hullabaloo. November 23, 2009.

The Democrats should be the consumer's best friends right now, fighting these huge enterprises and demanding that they answer for their previous bad behavior.