Consumer Rights Law 
Dismantling of consumer safeguards continues – Cleveland Plain Dealer
I agree with Plain Dealer columnist Sheryl Harris regarding Ohio’s Consumer Sales Practices Act (“Law weakens rights of Ohio consumers,” Wednesday). Whenever it comes to loosening requirements on business they really, really can count on Republicans.
The consumer privacy bill of rights should be law – Oregonian
As politicians hunker down for a long, bipolar year producing little, citizen-consumers get no vacation from the need to protect their privacy online. The last two weeks have brought more examples of the kinds of digital snooping that companies …
Jon Leibowitz: Protecting privacy in a TMI world – madison
Although Congress may someday write these practices into law, smart businesses know that protecting consumer privacy is simply good business strategy. But we cannot yet say that the right to privacy has reached the 21st century intact. The Do Not … Continue reading
Use caution with student loans – Coloradoan
Student loan debt is right at the $1 trillion mark and now exceeds the … According to a 2011 study from the National Consumer Law Center, students from for-profit colleges default on their student loans at a higher rate than … Continue reading
Beacon First: Betty Lin-Fisher: Consumer rights dealt a blow information on April SCO and Tax theft ID clarification – Akron Beacon Journal
Consumer rights were dealt a blow with the recent passage in the state legislature and signing into law this past week by Gov. John Kasich of the so-called Right to Cure bill. Ohio’s consumer protection system is now one of … Continue reading
Betty Lin-Fisher: Consumer rights dealt a blow; information on April SCO and Tax theft ID clarification – Akron Beacon Journal
Consumer rights were dealt a blow with the recent passage in the state legislature and signing into law this past week by Gov. John Kasich of the so-called Right to Cure bill. Ohio’s consumer protection system is now one of … Continue reading
Democrats Struggle to Market Obamacare to Skeptical American Public – Daily Beast
However the Supreme Court rules on Obama’s Affordable Care Act in June, one thing is for certain—right … a consumer insight company based in New York, argues that the first thing Democrats would have to do is change the title … Continue reading
DOJ reaffirms court’s power to review health law case but urges caution – News-Medical.Net
On Wednesday, the Health Law, Bioethics & Human Rights Department at Boston University School … California Healthline: Where Would Consumers, Insurer Land If ACA Is Struck Down? California officials have been quick and confident in their …
TINA DUPUY: Obamacare is a market solution, not socialism – High Point Enterprise
The law is really some regulations to help consumers buy private insurance coupled with a small … However, Obamacare is the opposite of socialism – it’s a market solution. The right-wing got a “free” market solution to health care.
It’s time to take ownership of our personal data – Chicago Tribune
In other words, the Internet industry would regulate itself. The FTC also wants Congress to enact laws giving consumers the right to know what sort of information private-sector data brokers are amassing about them. Such companies create files …
