Tag: consumer protection
The Trump Administration’s Plan for Protecting Consumers? Politely Ask Companies to...
Rather than investigate a buzzy fintech startup for throwing users’ accounts into chaos, the Russell Vought-led Consumer Financial Protection Bureau trusted that the company was “back on track.” Customers soon learned the hard way that this wasn’t true.
Justice Department drops multiple corporate crime investigations
A reported decision to abandon several major corporate crime cases has raised concerns that the federal government is easing pressure on corporate misconduct.
Maryland moves to ban grocery surveillance pricing as algorithmic price discrimination...
Maryland’s first-in-the-nation grocery pricing law targets the use of personal data to raise food costs, but consumer advocates warn industry-backed loopholes could limit its impact as algorithmic pricing spreads.
Consumer watchdog on life support as CFPB rollback leaves $19 billion...
Senate Democrats and consumer advocates cite dropped cases, stalled rules, and a crippled complaint system one year after takeover.
Warren and Jayapal introduce legislation to limit corporate influence over federal...
The EXPERTS Act and the Stop Corporate Capture Act aim to restore agency expertise, increase transparency in regulatory decisions, and reduce the influence of corporate funded studies and litigation in the rulemaking process.
How U.S. policy failures have helped Hamas
To begin with, Washington has failed to be an honest broker in the peace process.
Goldman Sachs’ electricity ambitions: a dangerous power play
As Goldman Sachs moves to sell retail electricity, advocates warn of potential exploitation and conflicts of interest, echoing concerns of unchecked Wall Street expansion.
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Unions win settlement forcing Trump administration to rescind shutdown mass-firing policy
The agreement follows a court fight that began after roughly 4,200 federal employees received layoff notices during last fall's 43-day shutdown.
States settle antitrust suit over $111 billion Paramount-Warner Bros. merger
Critics say a force-majeure clause and a company-appointed editorial board leave the settlement's protections easy to escape.
Why didn’t Netanyahu’s cabinet preempt October 7 (since it knew about it in advance)?
New York Times reporting confirms Israeli leadership had advance intelligence before the October 7 attack, raising fresh questions about why it was not acted on.
The best comeuppance for the first anti-American administration – perpetual exposure as the seditious...
If Russia or China wanted a Manchurian candidate (a brainwashed stooge who betrays his own background and constituency), could they have surpassed the president harumphing in the White House?
Federal judge orders White House to restore access for CNN, MS NOW and Politico
The order lasts 14 days, and the outlets have until Monday to seek a preliminary injunction after some reporters were briefly turned away despite the ruling.