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Will Gavin Newsom pay a price for abandoning single payer? from 2022-02-11T21:30:56
Jamie Court talks with the president of Healthy California and National Union of Health Care Workers consultant Michael Lighty about what the defeat of single payer legislation means for Gavin N...
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Ricardo Lara’s Email Erasure Plan Foiled from 2022-02-02T20:00
The Department of Insurance pulled back a policy to delete agency email databases days after Consumer Watchdog warned it would go to court to stop it. Consumer Watchdog President Jamie Court dis...
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Will Medical Board Reform Happen in the New Year? from 2022-01-14T20:00
In a move that shocked many, state physician regulators announced they support reforms to strengthen doctor oversight and patient safety in California. Did they get it right? What’s missing? Wil...
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Fraud In CA Recycling from 2022-01-07T21:20:17
Hundreds of millions of dollars are lost every year to fraud in California’s bottle deposit system. Consumer Watchdog’s Jamie Court discusses the problem with the author of a new report on...
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DWP Plea Bargain Reveals Bribes and Graft from 2021-12-04T00:19:48
Journalist Justin Kloczko talks with Jamie Court about what a new federal plea bargain reveals about the corruption behind the DWP billing error scandal and what heads might roll next.
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Medical Board of California can’t stand the heat from 2021-11-26T20:00
Carmen Balber and Sandy Perez, who lost her daughter to medical negligence, question the Medical Board of California’s shocked response after a whistleblower complaint to the state auditor that ...
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Our Surprise Win In The US Supreme Court from 2021-11-19T20:00
Consumer Watchdog’s litigation director Jerry Flanagan talks with president Jamie Court about his surprise victory in the US Supreme Court that vindicated the rights of people with disabilities ...
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Patients for Fairness Coalition Launch from 2021-11-12T20:00
Carmen Balber talks with Scott Olsen, Consumer Watchdog Board Member and father of a medical negligence victim, about this week’s launch of the Patients for Fairness Coalition at Listen
License to Steal from 2021-11-05T19:13:35
Carmen Balber and Proposition 103 author Harvey Rosenfield discuss a recent court decision that would strip California’s Insurance Commissioner of the power to order refunds when insurance compa...
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Setback For the Oil Industry from 2021-10-22T19:00:03
This past week California Governor Gavin Newsom announced a landmark, new setback rule banning oil wells within a half mile of a home, school or business. Consumer Watchdog’s Carmen Balber and J...
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Will the Orange County oil spill cause Newsom to stop permitting wells? from 2021-10-08T19:19:17
Consumer Watchdog President Jamie Court and Energy Director Liza Tucker discuss the impact of the Orange County oil spill and why Governor Gavin Newsom needs to take greater action to limit dril...
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Medical Board of California Dismisses Patient Deaths from 2021-10-01T19:23:18
This month a whistleblower told CBS This Morning the California Medical Board’s failure to discipline bad doctors “costs patient lives.” Carmen Balber interviews Alka Airy, who confronted the Bo...
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Furor over Feuer’s State Bar Problem from 2021-09-24T19:00
Mike Feuer, city of LA’s top lawyer and mayoral front runner, is under investigation by the State Bar regarding the DWP billing saga. And he doesn't want to talk about it. Consumer Watchdog Pres...
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Preventing Childbirth Horror Stories - World Patient Safety Day 2021 from 2021-09-17T19:00
Kimberly Turbin shares her traumatic story of assault during childbirth at the hands of her doctor with Carmen Balber on World Patient Safety Day. When she sought to hold the doctor accountable,...
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Surviving California wildfires from 2021-09-10T19:25:22
Carmen Balber talks with Consumer Watchdog Board Member RoseAnn DeMoro about her experience surviving several California wildfires, becoming a fire expert, and how a cactus wall can mitigate fir...
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Federal Investigation of Tesla Autopilot Crashes Could Be Turning Point from 2021-08-20T19:00
The National Traffic Highway Safety Administration’s investigation of deaths involving Tesla’s Autopilot could result in a recall of the self-driving technology. Consumer Watchdog President Jami...
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Will LA City Attorney Mike Feuer Lose His Law License Over LA DWP Billing Scandal? from 2021-07-30T19:00
A new report from the special master in the LA DWP billing scandal reveals that attorneys working for the City Attorney violated the rules of ethical conduct in filing a sham lawsuit against the...
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Never Events - A documentary to save your life from 2021-07-23T19:00
Carmen Balber talks with Angela Asatrian, a social worker-turned filmmaker who wrote, directed and produced the new documentary Never Events about the medical malpractice crisis in America. Cons...
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How Ricardo Lara Violated The Public Records Act from 2021-07-09T19:00
Following a 2019 pay-to-play scandal, California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara agreed to be transparent about its details. After a year and half of litigation over Public Records Act reque...
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CA Drivers Overcharged $5.5 Billion for Insurance Last Year from 2021-07-02T19:00
While the vast majority of Californians drove far less last year, most California insurance companies continued to charge pre-pandemic auto insurance rates, reaping a windfall of about $5.5 bill...
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On Father’s Day This Dad Fights for Justice from 2021-06-18T19:00
Charles Johnson joins Carmen Balber for a Father’s Day discussion about the preventable loss of his wife Kira in childbirth. As Charles shares on Oprah’s Father’s Day Special, Honoring Our Kings...
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Doctors’ Lobby Guts Doctor Accountability Law from 2021-06-04T19:00
Does the California Medical Association own the state Senate? Legislation to make the Medical Board of California more accountable to patients harmed by negligent doctors was gutted this week be...
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Why Your Bottle Deposit Refund Is Missing And How SB 38 Gets It Back from 2021-05-28T19:00
You pay a deposit every time you buy a bottle or can, but how do you get it back? Liza Tucker talks with Nancy Hannickel about the disappearing act of recycling and return centers across Califor...
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Elon's Carbon Credit Bitcoin Hustle from 2021-05-14T19:00
Consumer Watchdog President Jamie Court and Energy Director Liza Tucker discuss how California needs to revoke Tesla’s carbon credits, which give it hundreds of millions of dollars in subsidies ...
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Michael Finney’s 30 Years On Consumer’s Side from 2021-05-07T19:00
Celebrating 30 years as the Bay Area’s leading consumer reporter Michael Finney has seen it all. Consumer Watchdog President Jamie Court talks with Michael about his experiences on KGO’s Seven O...
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How Big A Deal Is California’s Fracking Ban? from 2021-04-30T19:00
Gavin Newsom announced an historic ban on fracking, but what does it really mean? Consumer Watchdog President Jamie Court talks with environmental advocate Liza Tucker about the ban and what mor...
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Better Birth Outcomes for Black Mamas & Babies from 2021-04-16T19:00
Carmen Balber and Nourbese Flint, Executive Director of Black Women for Wellness Action Project, close out Black Maternal Health Week with a conversation about legislation to close racial matern...
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Informed Consent: Revealing Doctors’ Conflicts of Interest from 2021-04-09T19:10:21
When you go into the Dr you assume they are looking out for your best interest. But what if they are looking out for their bank account instead? Carmen Balber talks with Wendy Knecht to discuss ...
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Your COVID Vaccination Questions Answered from 2021-04-02T19:00
With California greatly expanding COVID vaccine eligibility in April, Carmen Balber sits down with Anthony Wright of Health Access for tips on how, why and where you can get vaccinated, and a re...
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When Women make the Rules from 2021-03-26T19:00
For Women’s History Month, Carmen Balber discusses the fight to get women represented in the halls of power with Val McGinty, founder and president of FundHer, the first PAC dedicated to winning...
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What Gavin Newsom’s Recall Means For California from 2021-03-19T19:00
Jamie Court and Mike Mattoch talk with veteran press agent and San Francisco legend Lee Houskeeper about Gavin Newsom’s recall and what it means for California political opportunities in 2021. Listen
Public, Not Doctors, Should Oversee Doctors from 2021-03-12T20:00
Carmen Balber and the Center for Public Interest Law’s Bridget Gramme discuss needed reforms of the Medical Board of California that is failing to protect patient safety. Among their top recomme...
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Banning Schoolyard Oil Pumps & Fracking from 2021-03-05T20:05:34
Carmen Balber talks with environmental journalist Dan Bacher about SB 467, new California legislation by Senators Limón and Wiener to ban fracking and prevent new oil wells from being drilled next ...
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Are you overpaying for auto and home insurance? from 2021-02-26T20:00:13
Does your job affect how much you pay for car insurance? Are insurers transparent about how they set prices as voter-approved Prop 103 requires? Carmen Balber talks with Prop 103 author Harvey Rose...
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Solving California’s Bottle & Can Recycling Problem from 2021-02-19T20:00:17
Bay Area Senator Bob Wieckowski joins Carmen Balber to talk about his bill, SB 38, to reform California’s broken bottle recycling law and hold producers responsible for making it easy for consumer...
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“I Can’t Breathe” Happens in the ER Too from 2021-02-12T20:00:22
Carmen Balber and Sharon Washington-Barnes, whose brother lost his life to medical negligence after waiting 8 hours in an ER for care, preview a march for justice for medical neglience in Manteca t...
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Doctors Protecting Doctors: Medical Board Nominees Compromise Safety from 2021-02-05T20:00:07
Carmen Balber and Consumer Watchdog board member Tammy Smick discuss the hard questions posed about patient safety and doctor accountability at the confirmation hearing for two former presidents of...
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Section 230 - How Big Tech Breaks The Law With Impunity from 2021-01-29T20:00:17
This week, Carmen Balber talks with award-winning filmmaker Mary Mazzio, whose film I Am Jane Doe about online child sex trafficking helped catalyze reform of the law - Section 230 of the Communica...
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What Can Consumers Expect From Biden? from 2021-01-22T20:00:19
For Inauguration week, Carmen Balber and Jamie Court discuss what consumers can expect from the new Biden administration on climate change including a just transition off fossil fuels, healthcare r...
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Newsom Uses Emergency Powers To Protect Politically Connected Doctors In Watchdog Role from 2021-01-15T20:00:19
Carmen Balber and Jamie Court discuss why Gov Newsom should withdraw his nomination of an opponent of patient safety reforms and former head of the doctors’ lobby to the Medical Board charged with ...
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For Overstretched Hospitals, Civil Rights Laws Still Apply from 2021-01-08T20:00:10
As the pandemic reaches crisis levels and health care rationing becomes a real possibility in California hospitals, Consumer Watchdog’s Carmen Balber and Jerry Flanagan remind us of our right to ca...
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Protecting Access to Home Insurance in 2021 from 2021-01-01T20:00:04
Consumer Watchdog’s Carmen Balber and Harvey Rosenfield ring in the New Year with a conversation about big victories to protect homeowners’ access to insurance in 2020, new rules in 2021 to reward ...
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This Year's Good News from 2020-12-25T20:00:14
2020 brought a lot of changes for everyone, not all of them bad. Consumer Watchdog’s leaders look back at some of our big consumer victories during the past year….and forward to next year’s campaig...
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Insider Talks About Protecting Your Connected Car From Hacks from 2020-12-18T20:00:58
Consumer Watchdog President Jamie Court talks with an anonymous technologist and whistle blower about the dangers of Internet connected cars and what can be done to protect your car from hacking.
Mail Order RX is not for everyone from 2020-12-11T20:04:39
Carmen Balber sits down with Consumer Watchdog Attorney Ben Powell to discuss a win this week at the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal in a case enforcing protections under the Affordable Care Act. Peo...
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HIV AIDS Discrimination In 2020 from 2020-12-04T20:00:35
The shadow of the AIDS epidemic persists in 2020, even in medical care. Carmen Balber talks with Consumer Watchdog staff attorney Danny Sternberg about a lawsuit filed on World AIDS Day on behalf o...
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See the toxic oil emissions in your backyard from 2020-11-27T20:00:12
Carmen Balber sits down with Kyle Ferrar of FracTracker Alliance who shot guerilla video footage at oil and gas sites in neighborhoods across California. See those visualizations of otherwise invis...
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Gov Newsom: Give patients a seat at the table from 2020-11-20T20:04:35
Carmen Balber and guest Charles Johnson, whose wife died in childbirth from medical negligence, air California Governor Gavin Newsom’s laundry over his un-masked, un-distanced, dinner party at the ...
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Your Tesla Has Been Hacked! from 2020-11-13T20:00:21
What would you do if your car suddenly tells you it has been hacked? Consumer Watchdog President Jamie Court talks with Evan King about Consumer Watchdog’s hack of a Tesla, as recorded on this vide...
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California Votes YES on Privacy from 2020-11-06T19:59:57
California has passed the most consumer oriented privacy Iniative in America. Jamie Court talks with Prop 24 author Alastair Mactaggart to discuss how California is shaping privacy protections for ...
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How Prop 24 helps vanquish data voodoo dolls from 2020-10-30T19:00:14
Roger McNamee, Activist, Musician and Author of Zucked: Waking Up to the Facebook Catastrophe talks with Carmen Balber about how social media’s manipulative algorithms are imperiling free will and ...
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Governor Newsom: Shut Aliso Canyon Down! from 2020-10-23T19:00:26
Carmen Balber is joined by Alex Nagy, California Director for Food & Water Watch, on the 5-year anniversary of the largest natural gas blowout in US history at SoCalGas’s Aliso Canyon storage facil...
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What Can California Do To Ease the Pain From Wildfires? from 2020-10-16T19:00:04
Consumer Watchdog’s Jamie Court and Mike Mattoch discuss what Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara and the legislature can do to protect people from wildfires and being left without homeowners insur...
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What's On Your California Ballot? from 2020-10-09T19:00:25
Wondering what the story is with the dozen statewide propositions on your California ballot? Consumer Watchdog President Jamie Court and Executive Director Carmen Balber discuss the propositions an...
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Who decides what Props make the ballot? from 2020-10-02T19:07:15
When the cost to qualify a ballot measure in California approaches $5 million – like it did this year – are initiatives still a tool of direct democracy? Consumer Watchdog President Jamie Court is...
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Wildfire recovery: How to get your insurance claims paid from 2020-09-25T19:00:14
Carmen Balber talks with Amy Bach, executive director of United Policyholders, who shares practical tips and mental strategies for the road to wildfire recovery: What consumers can do to get back o...
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Mapping Medical Negligence from 2020-09-18T19:17:20
Consumer Watchdog executive director Carmen Balber and patient advocate Michele Monserratt-Ramos talk about a new interactive website telling the stories of 55 injured patients across each of Calif...
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Rage against the Political Machine from 2020-09-11T19:00:23
Consumer Watchdog President Jamie Court talks with raging artist Charles ‘Chick’ Bragg who created the Trump Raw Deal playing cards to satire the Trump inner circle about the deck and his creative ...
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Has Gov Newsom broken his promise to end fracking? from 2020-09-04T19:00:10
Carmen Balber talks with Kyle Ferrar, Western Program Director for FracTracker Alliance, about the 190% increase in oil and gas well permits issued by the Newsom Administration in the first half of...
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Last Tango In Sacramento from 2020-08-28T19:00:17
How special interests use last minute tactics to pass shady laws that steal consumers’ money. Jamie Court discusses with CW lobbyist Mike Mattoch the tricks we are watching out for on the last nigh...
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Prop 24 for your privacy from 2020-08-21T19:02:49
Carmen Balber talks with Alastair MacTaggart, author of the 2018 law that gave Californians the strongest privacy rights in the country, about Prop 24 on the November ballot that would give us new ...
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Is your Zoom call secure? from 2020-08-14T19:01:08
Carmen Balber talks with Consumer Watchdog litigation director Jerry Flanagan about our new lawsuit against Zoom for lying to the public about its privacy protections. Zoom gained huge market share...
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Speed kills in the Legislature from 2020-08-07T18:59:17
Carmen Balber is joined by Consumer Watchdog’s Harvey Rosenfield and Mike Mattoch to break down the legislature’s pandemic procedures that are short-circuiting the deliberative process in Sacrament...
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The oil well in your neighborhood is killing you from 2020-07-31T19:02:16
Carmen Balber is joined by Kobi Naseck, coalition coordinator for VISION – Voices In Solidarity Against Oil In Neighborhoods - they discuss a California bill to address the serious health impacts o...
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Re-Insurance Under Fire from 2020-07-24T19:00:19
Carmen Balber is joined by Bob Hunter, the Director of Insurance at Consumer Federation of America and former National Insurance Administrator. Bob talks price-gouging on homeowners in Florida pos...
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CA Oil Regulators Clean Up Amidst A Big Bankruptcy from 2020-07-17T18:59:02
Jamie Court is joined by Consumer Watchdog’s Energy Advocate Liza Tucker to discuss new conflict of interest policies that prevent California regulators from owning stock in oil companies and what ...
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COVID-19 Recycling Crisis from 2020-07-10T19:07:26
Carmen Balber is joined by Consumer Watchdog’s Liza Tucker talk about the hidden COVID-19 recycling crisis in California. Recycling centers are closing, and grocery stores are getting pandemic exem...
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The Art of Corruption from 2020-07-03T23:38:39
Carmen Balber is joined by Los Angeles artist Charles Lynn Bragg to talk about his new political art book, “The Art of Corruption - Portraits of a Political Pandemic,” featuring his stunning portra...
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Insurance Industry Doesn’t Waste A Good Crisis from 2020-06-26T19:00:12
Carmen Balber is joined by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist at the Los Angeles Times, Michael Hiltzik, to discuss insurance companies’ attempt to win a long-time goal in Sacramento – insurance der...
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Father's Day loss for families who experience medical negligence from 2020-06-19T19:21:47
Carmen Balber is joined by Tracy Dominguez and Xavier De Leon, the mother and fiancée of 23-year-old Demi Dominguez. Demi and her son died because a Bakersfield doctor with a history of medical neg...
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Systemic Racism Is A Public Health Crisis - Part 2 from 2020-06-12T19:01
Carmen Balber is joined by Dr. Michele Goodwin, the Chancellor’s Professor at UC Irvine and founder and director of the Reproductive Justice Initiative, as protestors fill the streets to discuss ho...
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Systemic Racism Is A Public Health Crisis - Part 1 from 2020-06-12T19:00:30
Carmen Balber is joined by Dr. Michele Goodwin, the Chancellor’s Professor at UC Irvine and founder and director of the Reproductive Justice Initiative, as protestors fill the streets to discuss ho...
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Insurers Attack Under Cover Of Crisis from 2020-06-05T19:00:28
Harvey Rosenfield is joined by Consumer Watchdog President Jamie Court to discuss the legislative attack this week in Sacramento by the insurance companies to raise rates on homeowners in violation...
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Medical Negligence Initiative Goes To The California Voters from 2020-05-29T19:00:27
Consumer Watchdog President Jamie Court is joined by medical negligence survivor Scott Olsen, who is the proponent of a ballot measure to lift California’s 45 year old cap on medical malpractice da...
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Newsom's Oil Problem from 2020-05-22T19:00:23
Carmen Balber is joined by Consumer Watchdog President Jamie Court to discuss Gavin Newsom's growing problems with the oil and gas industry.
Are Favors For The Insurance Industry “essential” Capitol Business? from 2020-05-15T19:00:43
Carmen Balber is joined by CW Sacramento counsel Mike Mattoch to talk about what’s changed, and what’s stayed the same, in Sacramento during the pandemic. Exhibit 1: a bill backed by the insurance ...
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Celebration and grief compete on Mother’s Day when medical negligence is involved from 2020-05-08T19:00:24
Carmen Balber is joined for Mother’s Day by Tammy Smick, Consumer Watchdog board member who lost her 20-year-old son Alex when the medical providers he went to for care gave him a toxic cocktail of...
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Should Governor Newsom take away nursing home residents’ rights? from 2020-05-01T19:00:38
Consumer Watchdog Executive Director Carmen Balber is joined by Patricia McGinnis, executive director of California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform to discuss the medical industry’s push for an e...
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Fracking And Covid-19 Are A Deadly Mix from 2020-04-24T19:00:38
Consumer Watchdog Executive Director Carmen Balber and Consumer Advocate Liza Tucker discuss the Newsom Administration's decision to approve 24 new fracking permits after a six-month moratorium, ev...
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Charles Johnson shares his loss with us during Black Maternal Health Week from 2020-04-17T19:14:58
Carmen Balber is joined by Charles Johnson who worked relentlessly with congress to pass the preventing maternal death act( H.R.1318). This milestone legislation is the first ever to combat the mat...
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You’re not driving: Why 'Safer at Home' should lower your auto insurance rates from 2020-04-10T19:00:43
Richard Holober, President of the Consumer Federation of California, and Harvey Rosenfield, Consumer Watchdog founder and author of insurance reform Proposition 103, join Carmen Balber to discuss w...
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How the for-profit health care industry makes it harder to solve the Covid-19 crisis from 2020-04-03T19:00:33
Carmen Balber is joined by journalist and health insurance whistleblower Wendell Potter to discuss how the pandemic is exposing the failures of a private health insurance system geared to making pr...
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Six Tips Your COVID-19 Health Care Rights from 2020-03-28T18:29:08
Carmen Balber is joined by CW litigation director and healthcare legal expert Jerry Flanagan to answer common health care access and cost questions during the coronavirus pandemic
How CoronaVirus Impact Are Hightened for Medical Negligence Survivors from 2020-03-20T19:37:09
Carmen Balber is joined by CW's Michele Ramos, Mario Guzman, who lost his limbs to infection due to medical negligence, and his partner Ludmila Parada to discuss lessons from their experience and r...
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New Report: How the Cash Rich Insurance Industry Fakes Crises and Invents Social Inflation from 2020-03-13T19:00:28
Carmen Balber and Joanne Doroshow from the Center for Justice and Democracy discuss how insurers fake crises to boost profits and how a phony crisis could play into California's November election
Electioneering How disclosure limits may have fooled Californians from 2020-03-06T20:00:10
Jamie Court and Carmen Balber discuss how political attack ads in Tuesday’s election made use of a California campaign finance loophole to hide the identities of special interest groups funding the...
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A New Lawsuit To Decide If The Public Sees The CA Insurance Commissioner’s Actual Calendar from 2020-02-28T20:00:20
Consumer Watchdog's litigation director Jerry Flanagan and public records expert Kelly Aviles talk about CW’s new lawsuit to make public the actual calendar of California Insurance Commissioner Ric...
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Fairness For Injured Patients Act Backer Nick Rowley Discuss Crossing the 600K Signature Mark from 2020-02-21T20:00:10
Renowned trial lawyer Nick Rowley discusses with CW President Jamie Court the death of jurist, doctor and attorney Russ Kussman and why he is financially backing the ballot measure to adjust the 19...
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Rage for Justice Report – E11- Anatomy Of How Special Interests Kill A Good Bill In Sacramento from 2020-02-14T20:00:30
Consumer Watchdog’s Sacramento Lobbyist Michael Mattoch tells all about how beverage and wine industry lobbyists used their connections to kill a good recycling bill in the statehouse recently.
Rage for Justice Report – E10 – Trump's Raw Deal Playing Cards: Conviction In Every Hand from 2020-02-07T20:00:10
Acclaimed artist and political satirist Charles Lynn Bragg discusses his special edition playing cards featuring searing portraits of Trump’s Russian and American political accomplices with Consume...
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Rage for Justice Report – E9 – Whistleblower Explains How Internet-Connected Cars Can Kill from 2020-01-31T20:46:17
An auto industry technologist discusses how the new fleet of Internet-connected cars can be hacked by foreign states and hostile actors with Consumer Watchdog President Jamie Court.
Rage for Justice Report - E8 - Why is Big Oil Harassing Consumer Watchdog With Federal Subpoenas? from 2020-01-24T20:00:10
President Jamie Court and Chief Counsel Jerry Flanagan discuss Chevron and Exxon's attempt to harass Consumer Watchdog in federal court and force it to reveal its sources for reports proving price ...
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Rage for Justice Report - E7 – Families of injured patients speak out for Fairness Act from 2020-01-17T22:12:34
Families who endured medical negligence tragedies tell their stories and why they have gathered 300,000 signatures to put the Fairness for Injured Patients Act on the November ballot. The families ...
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Rage for Justice Report - E6 - Trashed: New Report Shows How CA Recycling Went Bad And How To Fix It from 2020-01-10T20:07:46
Liza Tucker and Jamie Court revamping California’s dysfunctional recycling program and new legislation to do it.
Rage for Justice Report – E5 – Annette Ramirez on Fairness for Patients from 2020-01-03T20:00:03
Carmen Balber is joined by Annette Ramirez, a quadruple amputee who turned her medical malpractice nightmare into a crusade to restore women’s and patients’ legal rights. A 45-year-old law capped c...
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Rage for Justice Report – E4 - Susan Lieu “140 LBS” One-Woman Show Takes On Medical Negligence from 2019-12-13T20:20:42
Carmen Balber is joined by Susan Lieu a Vietnamese-American playwright, solo performer and activist to discuss her one-woman show, and updating a 1975 law that limited the rights of patients harmed...
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Rage for Justice Report - E3 - Chick Bragg the Raging Art Man from 2019-12-07T00:40:31
Jamie Court and Carmen Balber sit down with Raging Art Man Charles Lynn Bragg to discuss his political art and upcoming projects
Rage for Justice Report - E2 - Loretta Lynch and the PUC from 2019-11-29T20:00:03
Jamie Court discusses with former PUC president Loretta Lynch - how PG&E blackouts offer an opportunity for a public takeover of the company.
Rage for Justice Report - E1 - Gov. Newsom Freezes Fracking from 2019-11-22T22:11:13
Kyle Ferrar from FracTracker, Jamie Court and Liza Tucker discuss California's Fracking Freeze and policy changes by Gov. Gavin Newsom to curb high risk oil and gas exploration, as well as the laun...
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Fairness for Patients Act Ballot Measure Discussion on KGO Radio from 2019-11-14T20:29:27
A proposed ballot measure would adjust the maximum $250,000 compensation cap set in 1975 by the legislature on quality of life and wrongful death survivor damages that has never been updated. The i...
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Norman Goldman Show Roundup: How to Enact Change from 2019-02-21T23:08:31
Jamie and Norm talk about how to enact change in a democracy.
How to Overcome Political Setbacks and the Opioid Epidemic from 2019-02-07T23:01:47
Jamie and Norm talk about the end of Norm's show and how opioid deaths spurred change in spite of setbacks.
Reining in Robot Cars from 2019-02-04T18:58:07
Jamie and Norm discuss the troubling rise of unregulated robot cars.
How Municipalization of Utilities is the Answer to PG&E's Bankruptcy Fallout from 2019-01-24T23:08:32
Jamie and Norm discuss how PG&E's bankruptcy announcement is just a con to scam Californians. And how a municipalization or a buy-out of the utility would be a better deal for CA ratepayers and ho...
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How PG&E's Bankruptcy is an Attempt to Hold Californians Hostage from 2019-01-18T18:03:54
How PG&E's Bankruptcy is an Attempt to Hold Californians Hostage by Consumer Watchdog
BUSTED: How CA Reps Met with Utility Lobbyists at a Maui Resort as California Wildfires Raged from 2019-01-10T23:15:24
Jamie and Norm talk about the Wailea 12. A group of California legislators who met with utility industry lobbyists at a cushy Hawaiian resort to negotiate a bailout as fires that they helped cause...
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New Year Wishlist for Governor Gavin Newsom from 2019-01-09T17:45:52
Jamie and Norm talk about the Governor of California, Gavin Newsom. And what he could do, that Brown did not, which will put California on a more progressive path to a green economy and truly univ...
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2018 Legislative Round-Up from 2019-01-03T00:11:16
Jamie and Norm discuss positive pro consumer legislative achievements made in California and nationally.
Facebook's Lies To Congress and What it Means for Privacy Legislation from 2018-12-20T23:30:14
Facebook's Lies To Congress and What it Means for Privacy Legislation by Consumer Watchdog
Weekend at Bernie's: What a Summit of Activists says about the Progressive Movement Going into 2020 from 2018-12-07T18:23:27
Jamie and Norm talk about Jamie's excursion to the Sanders Institute's summit in Vermont. Where progressive activists, journalists, and academics met to discuss the progressive agenda going into 2...
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The Wildfires that Rage Across California and PG&E's Responsibility from 2018-11-16T21:31:54
Jamie and Norm discuss the wildfires in California and how utility companies are trying to escape accountability.
The Jeep Recall and the Implications for Consumers from 2018-11-09T23:30:17
The Jeep Recall and the Implications for Consumers by Consumer Watchdog
Waymo's Dangerous Driverless Experiment and the Consumer Issues at Stake in the Midterms from 2018-11-01T22:18:30
Jamie and Norm talk about Waymo's dangerous green light to unregulated robot car testing as well as consumer issues at stake in this election.
The Mail Bombs and Democratic Civility from 2018-10-25T21:45:31
Jamie and Norm discuss the mail bombs that were sent to the Clintons, Obama, CNN, and others. And how Trumps open advocacy for violence and norm violation have lead to this act of political violen...
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The 30th Anniversary of Prop 103 and What the Insurance Industry Can Do to Fight Climate Change from 2018-10-18T22:08:26
Jamie and Norm discuss how a California ballot initiative has saved Californian drivers billions and how divestment from Big Oil by the insurance industry could be a key piece to fighting climate c...
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Divestment: How Public Pressure Can Force Insurers to Address Their Oil Investments from 2018-10-12T19:56:23
Carmen Balber, Executive Director of Consumer Watchdog, talks with Norm about the "Divest" movement and how public pressure to get the insurance industry to drop their investments in big oil can fi...
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Hope in Times of Political Hardship and How Local Battles Can Pave the Way for National Victories from 2018-10-04T21:11:14
Jamie and Norm talk about political malaise in the wake of a potential Brett Kavanaugh confirmation and how a statewide battle in California over negligent doctor accountability acts as template fo...
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A Victory for Patient Protection and the Future of Medicare for All from 2018-09-20T22:09:05
Jamie and Norm discuss how a California bill, signed by the Governor, will protect patients by bringing transparency to the doctors office, as well as how this fits into a larger fight to bring Ame...
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What Climate Marchers in San Francisco Have to Say About Jerry Brown and CA's Climate Policy Future from 2018-09-13T22:32:11
Jamie and Norm discuss the climate protests in San Francisco during Jerry Brown's climate summit and how their demands require real climate leadership in California.
Brown's Last Legislative Session and His Last Chance for Children from 2018-09-06T21:49:46
Jamie and Norm talk about the end of the California state legislature session and how environmental groups beat the special interests trying to regulate California's utilities
CA Legislative Round-up: What the End of the Session Means for Californians from 2018-08-31T19:43:22
Jamie and Norm discuss the end of the legislative session in the California state legislature and what it means for Californians.
How Verizon's Data Throttling of Firefighters Puts Lives at Risk and What Can Be Done About It from 2018-08-23T21:39:25
Jamie and Norm talk about Verizon wireless's unforgivable data throttling of firefighters dealing with California's historic wildfires and what politicians can do to put a stop to it.
BUSTED: Politicians in Sacramento Caught Taking Money from Utilities During Bailout Debate from 2018-08-20T22:16:20
Jamie and Norm discuss how a Consumer Watchdog video revealed the conflict of interests in Sacramento in the wake of the debate regarding a bill that would let utility companies off the hook.
How Sacramento Politicians are Helping Utility Companies Avoid Responsibility for Wildfires from 2018-08-14T16:32:39
Jamie and Norm discuss how a bill at the California state capitol would let utility companies off the hook for starting wild fires.
Google's EU Anti-trust Fine and What America Can Do To Fight Monopolies from 2018-07-20T20:20:09
Jamie and Norm talk about the EU's fine against Google Android for their anti competitive practices and what can be done in the U.S. to fight these practices as well.
Brown's Last Chance: How Governor Brown Can Be a Climate Hero in California from 2018-07-12T22:41:13
Jamie and Norm talk about how Governor Jerry Brown, at the end of his final term, can still do the right thing to attack the demand side of oil production to fight climate change.
Two Victories: The Success of Privacy Legislation and Paint Boycotts in California from 2018-07-10T21:32:58
Carmen Balber of Consumer Watchdog discusses two recent consumer victories in California with Norm.
Ballot Measures: Privacy and Corporate Accountability from 2018-06-28T22:16:39
Jamie and Norm discuss two ballot measures which will affect millions of Californians
The CFPB and Forced Arbitration from 2018-06-21T21:47:50
Jamie and Norm talk about how the Trump administration is crippling America's top consumer protection regulator and how forced arbitration stipulations in contracts hurt consumers.
California's Election Round-up: Ballot Measures and the Future of Health Care from 2018-06-07T21:58:06
Jamie and Norm talk about the aftermath of the June 5th California primary election and what it means for ballot initiatives and the fight for universal health care.
What Car Crashes Reveal About "Auto-Pilot" And Driverless Cars from 2018-05-31T21:50:13
Jamie and Norm discuss what recent car crashes involving driverless cars reveals about the state of the developing technology. As well as how more oversight is required.
Public Faith in Driverless Cars and Doctor Discipline in California from 2018-05-24T00:00
Public Faith in Driverless Cars and Doctor Discipline in California by Consumer Watchdog
How a Little Known Newborn DNA Database Raises Privacy Concerns for California Parents from 2018-05-17T00:00
Jamie and Norm talk about how a California DNA database of newborns would be a concern for new parents in the state of California.
Socialized Risks and Privatized Profits: How Utility Companies Hope for a Bailout from 2018-05-03T22:25:11
Jamie and Norm talk about how Big Utility and Big Insurance are teaming up to leave Californians on the hook for their failures.
Brown's Last Chance: How the Outgoing Governor Can Do the Right Thing on Climate from 2018-04-26T21:38:24
Jamie and Norm talk about how Jerry Brown can leave a positive climate legacy by grappling with the supply side of oil.
Investor Owned Utilities: How Utility Companies are Pushing for a Public Bailout from 2018-04-20T19:49:45
Jamie and Norm discuss how investor owned utilities, increasingly strapped for cash, are trying to socialize losses by making ratepayers and taxpayers pay for their mistakes, mismanagement, and gri...
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Governor Jerry Brown's Climate Legacy and Facebook Data Protection from 2018-04-13T16:48:29
Jamie and Norm discuss Jerry Brown's questionable record on climate action and the future of data privacy in light of Mark Zuckerberg's congressional testimony
Facebook Privacy Violations and Home Surveillance Tech from 2018-04-05T21:58:13
Jamie and Norm talk about Facebook's privacy blunders as well as how Amazon's home assistant devices are liable to similar problems.
Uber's Driverless Car Crash and Online Sex Trafficking from 2018-03-22T21:58:06
Jamie and Norm discuss the lack of oversight that lead to Uber's deadly car crash and how grassroots activism lead to a legislative success in battling online sex trafficking.
Utilities and Energy: How LA's Ratepayer Advocate Left LADWP Customers on the Hook for Billions from 2018-03-15T22:10:22
Jamie and Norm discuss the failure of LA's Ratepayer Advocate, Fred Pickel, to stand up for LADWP customers as the city raised utility rates and scammed ratepayers.
Movie Pass: A Privacy Nightmare That Preys on Consumers from 2018-03-12T20:29:04
Jamie and Norm talk about recent revelations regarding to Movie Pass's business practices. Movie Pass, a subscription service for theaters, tracks the movements, habits, and other data about it's ...
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A Dangerous Videogame: Driverless Cars Without Safety Regs Put Pedestrians At Risk from 2018-03-01T23:02:23
Jamie and Norm talk about how new California driverless car regulations allow auto company to put cars on the roads without humans to act as a backup during testing.
Insurance Company Scams and Data Breaches from 2018-02-15T23:03:42
Jamie and Norm talk about how insurance companies bilk ratepayers by upping rates at renewal and how new revelations about the Equifax data hack shows the extent to which consumers are at risk.
How Drug Databases Can Fight the Opioid Crisis from 2018-02-08T23:16:02
Jamie and Norm talk about how a database used by Doctors could reign in the overprescription of opioids.
Tesla Troubles, Genetic Testing, and Amazon's Health Care Bid from 2018-02-01T22:28:47
Jamie and Norm talk about continued problems with driverless cars, the hidden agenda of genetic testing firms like "23 and Me", as well as Amazon's bid to 'disrupt' Health Care.
Driverless Car Transparency and CFPB Sabotage from 2018-01-29T22:33:31
Jamie and Norm discuss the difficulty in ensuring driverless car tests have proper oversight and how Trump appointed regulators are undermining the mission of the Consumer Financial Protection Bure...
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State Farm's Powergrab: How Auto Insurers Steer Consumers Into Bad Repairs from 2018-01-19T01:37:54
Jamie and Norm talk about how auto insurers are trying to pass a law that would allow them to steer consumers into bad auto body shops for their own profit.
Offshore Drilling and Consumer Protection Regulation from 2018-01-12T23:29:08
Jamie and Norm discuss Trump's expansion of offshore drilling and what Jerry Brown can do to stop it. As well as the attacks on the regulatory state and what it means for consumers.
Net Neutrality: At the State Level and Robot Car Accident Reporting. from 2018-01-05T00:53:56
Jamie and Norm discuss how the states can take on the Net Neutrality fight and how federal regulators are making roads less safe with lax regs on robot cars.
Trump's Regulatory Roll-back and a 2017 Consumer Watchdog Roundup from 2018-01-04T00:39:40
Jamie and Norm talk about Trump's attack on the regulatory state and how that hurts consumers.
The Twelve Days of Jerry from 2017-12-18T21:51:05
Gov. Jerry Brown talks big about the environment, but his record in California is full of dirty energy giveaways. To keep track of them all, Consumer Watchdog shares this re-imagined holiday carol,...
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Google/Amazon Surveillance and the Disney/FOX Merger from 2017-12-14T22:52:11
Jamie and Norm talk about how Google and Amazon use home assistants to spy on their owner's homes and how the Disney Fox merger is a bad deal consumers.
Like a Good Neighbor? Home Insurers Shortchange Fire Victims from 2017-12-08T21:21:19
Jamie and Norm talk about the damage caused by California's Wildfires and how home insurers are trying to skirt the bill bankrupting homeowners.
The CFPB Shake-up and the GOP Tax Scam from 2017-11-30T23:45:25
Jamie and Norm discuss the shake up at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the corporate giveaway that is the GOP tax plan.
The House GOP Tax Cut and Driverless Car Liability from 2017-11-15T00:00
Jamie and Norm talk about the House GOP's planned tax cut and what it means for middle class Americans.
How a New Law Will Strike a Major Blow Against Sex Trafficking from 2017-11-09T00:00
Jamie and Norm talk about how a bill has gained enough support to hold websites accountable for hosting sex traffickers.
Tom Steyer, Impeachment, and Forced Arbitration from 2017-11-02T00:00
Jamie and Norm talk about Tom Steyer's petition to impeach Donald Trump as well as the GOP bill that strips people of their right to sue banks. (11/2/17)
California's Wildfires: Caused by Utility Corruption? from 2017-10-24T00:00
Jamie and Norm talk about how a failure to hold Public Utilities accountable lead to northern California's devastating wildfires. And how Governor Brown's administration is responsible for this fa...
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Sexual Assault: A Culture of Sexism That Reaches Sacramento from 2017-10-17T00:00
Jamie and Norm, in light of the Harvey Weinstein allegations, discuss sexual assault and harassment. Specifically, how power silences women at the capitol in Sacramento.
Backpage: Out of Court Settlements Won't Stop Anti-Sex Trafficking Legislation from 2017-10-03T00:00
Jamie and Norm discuss recent out-of-court settlements Backpage has negotiated and how it relates to current legislation in congress.
Positivity and the Importance of Nonviolent Activism from 2017-06-15T00:00
In light of the politically charged shooting of a Republican congressman this week, Jamie and Norm discuss the importance of nonviolence and peaceful activism.
The Paris Climate Agreement and the Future of Green Energy in the U.S. from 2017-05-31T00:00
In light of Donald Trump backing out of the Paris Climate Agreement, Jamie and Norm discuss how individuals and states can lead the way where the federal government has faltered.
California's Proposed Single-Payer System, Is the Price tag Prohibitive or an Opportunity? from 2017-05-25T00:00
Jamie and Norm discuss SB 562's price tag. Can California give its residents medicare for all?
Google's Irresponsible Defense of Websites Connected to Child Prostitution from 2017-05-18T00:00
Jamie and Norm discuss google's defense of Backpage.com
Trumpcare Moves Through the House, Can California Find an Alternative? from 2017-05-03T00:00
Jamie and Norm talk about the GOP's passage of the house bill that would repeal Obamacare and whether this is an opportunity to pass a Single Payer system in California.
United Airlines and Consumer Protection at the Airport from 2017-04-20T00:00
Jamie and Norm discuss the recent debacle with United Airlines and other ongoing issues the airline industry has with consumer rights.
SB 562: Medicare for All in California? from 2017-04-13T00:00
Jamie and Norm discuss SB 562, a bill being proposed in the state senate that would create a single-payer healthcare system in the state of California.
Gas Taxes, Infrastructure, and Big Oil's Profits from 2017-04-05T00:00
Carmen and Norm talk about Jerry Brown's proposed gas tax and California consumers continued gouging at the pump.
Driverless Cars and Consumer Protection from 2017-03-29T00:00
Norm and Jamie discuss the efficacy of driverless cars and the moral dilemmas that allowing them on public roads come with.
Amazon's Misleading Discounts and the Future of American Healthcare from 2017-03-23T00:00
Norm and Jamie talk about a recent Consumer Watchdog report showing Amazon's fake discounts as well as the future of the American healthcare system.
The Future of the AHCA and How Blue States Can Respond from 2017-03-15T00:00
Norm and Jamie talk about the viability of Trumpcare and how blue states can react by enacting healthcare reform at the state level.
Government Transparency and Being a Successful Activist from 2017-03-02T00:00
On this episode, Jamie and Norm talk about a recent California Supreme court decision which mandates a level of transparency with government email accounts as well as ways for regular people to get...
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How Green is Jerry Brown? from 2017-02-23T00:00
Liza Tucker and Norman Goldman discuss: "How Green is Jerry Brown?"
Halting the Rise of Prescription Drug Costs from 2017-02-15T00:00
Jamie and Norm Discuss Controlling Drug Prices (2/16/17)
Otto, Uber's Renegade Driverless Truck Company Flouts California's Regulations from 2017-02-09T00:00
Jamie and Norm dicuss Otto, Uber's driverless Truck company and the company's continued violation of California's laws.
How to Successfully Pressure Your Lawmakers from 2017-02-08T00:00
Jamie and Norm talk about how regular folks can get engaged and lobby their representatives.
Big Oil and Energy Policy in the Age of Trump from 2017-01-26T00:00
Jamie and Norm talk about the future of energy policy under Trump. (1/26/17)