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MLK Day 2018, A Time to Reflect on Socio-Economic Injustice In All Forms

January 15, 2018 Editor

In honor of MLK Day, we post a short educational video here with excerpts from Martin Luther King, Jr. and James Baldwin that draw the connection between racial injustice and…

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Why the U.S. Spends So Much More Than Other Nations on Health Care

January 3, 2018 Editor

From today’s New York Times: The United States spends almost twice as much on health care, as a percentage of its economy, as other advanced industrialized countries — totaling $3.3…

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In Cutting taxes, the Economic Odds and Historical Experience Are Against Trump

December 22, 2017 Editor

From today’s New York Times: When President Trump adds his distinctive signature to the tax bill, he will also be making a huge bet that the Republican strategy of deep…

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Bad news for American consumer rights, as CFPB director announces departure

November 18, 2017 Editor

Richard Cordray, the head of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, is stepping down at the end of the month. The bureau was created in the wake of the financial crisis and…

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Pence casts deciding vote in Senate to deny consumers rights to sue banks

October 26, 2017 Editor

From today’s Washington Post by Ken Sweet: Call it a win for “the swamp.” President Trump and Republicans in Congress handed Wall Street banks a big victory by effectively killing…

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Ralph Nader: Trump’s Anti-Consumer Agenda Hurts His Voters

October 24, 2017 Editor

From today’s New York Times “Opinion” Section by Ralph Nader; As a candidate, Donald Trump promised regular people, “I will be your voice,” and attacked the drug industry for “getting…

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Cordray Gives No Signal of Departure Plans as CFPB Finalizes Payday Rule

October 20, 2017 Editor

From law.com Oct. 5, 20 by C. Ryan Barber: As the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau moved Thursday to impose tighter restrictions on the payday lending industry, one question still looms…