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Yaël on Joe Catenacci Show: California Crazies, Launch of CC Radio, and more (10. Jan 2020)

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Consumer Choice Center Deputy Director Yaël Ossowski on The Joe Catenacci Show. Topics discussed: California Crazies! California wants its own prescription drug company and bans gas-powered lawn equipment The launch of Consumer Choice Radio! The Ukrainian Airlines plane crash in Iran and the fallout. An authoritarian regime is on edge, and how to keep people safe in the air This was broadcast on January 10,…

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Big Little Lies and Hollywood: Climate Doomsayers Have Gone Too Far

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Have the climate change doomsayers gone too far? Are we too forgone or are innovation and technology actively making our world better every day? CCC Deputy Director Yaël Ossowski discusses messages coming out of recent Hollywood programs on climate change, and what consumers should really know about innovation for the future of our planet. Broadcast on January 3, 2019, on The Big Talker 106.7 FM…

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Florida should crack down on frivolous lawsuits, costly verdicts

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In a time of bitter division in our country, it’s refreshing to see partisan flags fall and elected leaders rally to improve our institutions and make our communities better off and more secure. In Florida and dozens of other states, that mantra of late has been “criminal-justice reform.” Florida’s 2019 reforms sought to rehabilitate rather than punish, giving new opportunities to nonviolent offenders who’ve done their time…

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After another big lawsuit bites the dust, can we admit it’s time for legal reform?

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It seems California isn’t so lawsuit crazy after all. On Monday, Los Angeles jurors announced their ruling in just one of the dozens of lawsuits currently making their way through the courts on baby powder made by Johnson & Johnson. The jury found the company was not at fault for a woman’s mesothelioma diagnosis. The trial brought forth experts from all stripes who presented their…

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Bad Science, Unscrupulous Lawyers: It’s Time For Legal Reform

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There are several high-profile lawsuits out now that are making a mockery of our justice system. Whether it’s baby powder or meatless alternatives on trial, injury lawyers are using unscrupulous methods to conjure huge settlements from juries. That raises prices for consumers, hurts victims by clogging up our justice system, and completely distorts science. Deputy Director Yaël Ossowski explores these cases and more, focusing on…

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Bad Science, Unscrupulous Lawyers: It’s Time For Legal Reform

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There are several high-profile lawsuits out now that are making a mockery of our justice system. Whether it’s baby powder or meatless alternatives on trial, injury lawyers are using unscrupulous methods to conjure huge settlements from juries. That raises prices for consumers, hurts victims by clogging up our justice system, and completely distorts science. Consumer Choice Center Deputy Director Yaël Ossowski explores these cases and…

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Consumer Choice Radio and the Launch of 21Democracy

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Today the Consumer Choice Center today announced its new radio program, Consumer Choice Radio, to be broadcast from 10:00-11:00 AM on Saturdays on The Big Talker 106.7 FM out of Wilmington, NC. Thanks to a partnership with the radio station and lead talent Joe Catenacci, Consumer Choice Radio will bring the best news, analysis, and updates from the global movement for consumer choice. Featuring activists,…

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L’Europe a besoin de politiques intelligentes pour combattre les régimes autoritaires

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OPINION. L’Union européenne est confrontée à une politique active d’influence militaire, commerciale, numérique et technologique de pays menée par des régimes autoritaires comme la Chine et la Russie. Le cas de l’Ukraine ou l’implantation de la 5G par Huawei en sont des exemples. Il est nécessaire que les démocraties libérales telles que l’UE et les États-Unis contrent cette politique en utilisant les principes de l’Etat…

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