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Now They’re Coming After Your Delivery Apps
Throughout the course of the pandemic, the world of commerce has shifted primarily online. That’s made online retail, digital services, and delivery apps a godsend for millions of us sequestered in our homes. This entirely new sector of the economy has allowed us to safely buy, enjoy, and use goods and services without the risk…
In Kamala Harris, do consumers have an ally or a foe?
This week, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden revealed Sen. Kamala Harris of California as his running mate for the November general election against President Donald Trump. Because Harris’ influence on the Biden campaign will loom large, and be important to whomever American voters choose in the fall, it’s worth looking at some of her ideas…
Antitrust tech hearings dig for consumer harm but come up short
Armed with face masks and fresh customer complaints, members of the House Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law convened both virtually and in-person on Thursday, for the first of many hearings on competition in the tech sector. It was almost a six-hour marathon of gobbledygook legal turns of phrase and static-prone sessions of troubleshooting for lawmakers.…
Consumer Choice Radio EP 22: Justice
Consumer Choice Radio, hosted by Yaël Ossowski (@YaelOss) & David Clement (@ClementLiberty). INTERVIEW: Rupert Boneham (@RupertBoneham) – Criminal Justice Reform, War on Drugs, and Civil Justice. INTERVIEW: Alan Holmes (@OH_holmes) – The Racial Wealth Gap and The Case for Reparations Broadcast on The Big Talker 106.7 WFBT FM on June 6, 2020. consumerchoiceradio.com https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/consumer-choice-radio/id1494241613
Can you sue the ski hut where you contracted coronavirus?
European nations may be opening up their economies throughout the month of May, but that grand opening is likely to be dogged by the wave of COVID-19-related lawsuits. We learned over the weekend that over 5,000 international tourists to the ski town of Ischgl, Austria are in the process of filing a lawsuit against the…
Cigarette-style climate change graphic warnings on fuel pumps? How about NO
Are consumers prepared to be hounded at the pump for fueling up their cars? An article published last week in BMJ, the journal of the British Medical Association, makes an argument for including “cigarette-style” warning labels on fuel pumps, airline tickets, and energy bills. The warnings would highlight the “major health impacts” of fossil fuels…
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Laws Passed in Wake of the Coronavirus Pandemic
It’s now springtime in the northern hemisphere, and we’re now several weeks into the COVID-19 pandemic. As consumer advocates, our job has never relinquished: we’re there to closely monitor regulatory trends in major capitals to inform and activate consumers to fight for #ConsumerChoice. With governments scrambling to protect its citizens, we’ve seen an unprecedented push…
Millennials and Your Retirement Accounts: Keep Calm and Carry On
It’s here. Whether it was Tom Hanks contracting the novel coronavirus, or the shutting down of most major sports league events in an effort to avoid further infections, the pandemic has arrived. We’ve been speaking about this for weeks on Consumer Choice Radio – at first, the story was about the lies and deceptions of the…
DON’T PANIC – Consumer Choice Radio (29. Feb. 2020)
Consumer Choice Radio, hosted by Yaël Ossowski (@YaelOss) & David Clement (@ClementLiberty). Environmental protesters continue their rail blockade in Canada and people don’t want to take it anymore CPAC and Washington, D.C. Mayor Big Gulp Michael Bloomberg making a huge ad push in North and South Carolina INTERVIEW: Fred Roeder, Managing Director, Consumer Choice Center:…
Mayoral Memes – Consumer Choice Radio (15. Feb. 2020)
Consumer Choice Radio, hosted by Yaël Ossowski (@YaelOss) & David Clement (@ClementLiberty). Huawei finally charged; why do the Chinese want Yaël’s credit report? Bloomberg’s leaked tape and Stop-And-Frisk Apology The mayoral memes are hitting hard The unions are going against Bernie Trump at the Daytona 500 will be an absolute BONANZA Los Angeles expunges cannabis…