Rage for Justice Report

Consumer Watchdog

Providing an effective voice for American consumers in an era when special interests dominate public discourse, government and politics. Non-partisan.

  1. 10/07/2022

    How A Windfall Profits Tax Can Stop Californians’ Pain At The Pump

    Pointing to windfall profits reported by California oil refiners to their investors, Consumer Watchdog Executive Director Carmen Balber discusses with Jamie Court a new report showing that a windfall profits tax is needed to bring California gas prices under control and outlining how to structure the tax.

    10 min

  2. 08/26/2022

    California’s Landmark Privacy Laws Could Be Preempted By Washington

    Consumer watchdogs Jamie Court and Justin Kloczko discuss how pending federal legislation could strip Californians of new landmark privacy rights, including the right to be free from pregnancy surveillance, if House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a Californian, doesn’t stop it.

    8 min

  3. 08/19/2022

    California's High Gas Prices Are All About Profit

    Jamie Court discusses recent oil refiner investor profit reports with CW Energy director Liza Tucker. California's Big 5 oil refiners' profits doubled to $26 Billion — more than $1 per gallon.

    9 min

  4. 07/15/2022

    Old Oil Wells Get New Life from Newsom Administration

    Permit re-approvals for old, unproductive and idle oil wells shot up 124% this quarter over last year, approvals that threaten Californians’ health, Consumer Watchdog’s Carmen Balber and Liza Tucker discuss. Environmental justice activists disrupted business as usual this week at the state’s oil & gas regulator to protest the Newsom Administration’s lax oversight.

    12 min

  5. 06/10/2022

    Golden State Gouge

    Why do Californians pay more for their gas than any other state? Consumer Watchdog Executive Director Carmen Balber talks with Jamie Court  about how oil companies are making huge profits at the gas pump, and an upcoming bill to do something about it.

    9 min

  6. 05/13/2022

    Updating Malpractice Cap Will Reduce Errors & Save Medi-Cal Millions

    Carmen talks with UCLA’s Dr. Jack Needleman about his new study finding that California could reduce medical errors and save $245 million annually by updating the state’s cap on medical malpractice damages and increasing incentives to make health care safer. A legislative deal forged to head off a November 2022 ballot initiative would update the cap after 47 years, and index it for inflation going forward. The bill AB 35 is on the way to Governor Newsom

    15 min

  7. 04/29/2022

    Historic Deal For Injured Patients Rights

    Jamie Court talks with Consumer Watchdog board member Scott Olsen, whose son survived medical malpractice, about a new legislative deal to increase the California cap set on medical malpractice survivors’ compensation in 1975 and never indexed for inflation.

    17 min

  8. 04/15/2022

    Preventing Public Record Purges

    Carmen Balber and Consumer Watchdog Litigation Director Jerry Flanagan talk government transparency and protecting public records from government purges. AB 2370 would require state agencies to keep records for two years – a response to recent whistleblower revelations that the California Department of Insurance was seeking to automatically delete employee emails after 6 months.

    12 min
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Providing an effective voice for American consumers in an era when special interests dominate public discourse, government and politics. Non-partisan.

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  • Creator
    Consumer Watchdog
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2022
  • Episodes
    187
  • Rating
    Clean
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