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Consumer rights activism
Consumer rights activism news and analysis from The Nation
February 23, 2023
Ralph Nader Remembers Michael Pertschuk
Mike was called the “101st Senator”—his life and work offer invaluable lessons for today’s progressive movements and electeds.
Ralph Nader
June 22, 2021
Appointing Lina Khan May Be the Best Thing Joe Biden Has Done
Massive corporations have wielded extraordinary power over our economy for the past 40 years. That’s about to end. Why? Because there’s a new sheriff in town.
Morgan Harper
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Zephyr Teachout
December 22, 2020
Here’s the Progressive Biden Should Pick to Run America’s Consumer Watchdog
President-elect Joe Biden should start rebuilding the CFPB—and thereby gain a powerful weapon in the fight against this economic downturn.
Katrina vanden Heuvel
June 23, 2020
America’s Digital Divide Is an Emergency
Denying high-speed Internet to all Americans puts marginalized groups at risk.
Katrina vanden Heuvel
March 31, 2020
As the Covid-19 Crisis Deepens, Grassroots Organizers Take Action
Progressive ideas on housing, health care access, wage subsidies, and more are entering the mainstream at a startling pace.
Sasha Abramsky
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March 7, 2019
A CFPB Official Who Quit in Protest Will Testify About the Bureau’s ‘Incompetence’
Seth Frotman has tough words for CFPB’s political leadership, and big ideas on how to solve the student-debt crisis.
George Zornick
February 21, 2019
Elizabeth Warren Is Not Afraid of the Democrats
The 2020 presidential candidate has a long track record of opposing lobbyists, billionaires, the Republicans—and her own party.
George Zornick
October 11, 2018
Letters From the November 5, 2018, Issue
Inequality, Inc.… Overruling the Court… A flaming outrage…
Our Readers
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Jamie Lincoln Kitman
September 13, 2018
Why Loan Sharks, Car Salesmen, and Payday Lenders Love Mick Mulvaney
Trump’s pick to protect consumers is throwing students and members of the military under the bus.
George Zornick
July 9, 2018
Can a New Kind of Payday Lender Help the Poor?
Oakland’s Community Check Cashing offers an unusual alternative for the underbanked.
Susie Cagle
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