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Consumer Protection
October 14, 2023
Jason Linkins
Hey, Democrats—Here’s a Winning 2024 Message on a Silver Platter
Why the party should go big on protecting consumers from corporate crooks
October 3, 2023
Matt Ford
The Surprising Argument That Could Save America’s Consumer Watchdog Agency
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s defenders may have won over some of the Supreme Court’s conservative justices.
October 18, 2019
Magazine
Kim Kelly
The Freshman Democrat Who’s Making Conservatives Squirm
California’s Katie Porter studied under Elizabeth Warren. Now she’s going viral by schooling Republicans on Capitol Hill.
March 16, 2017
Magazine
Alexander Zaitchik
Trump and Warren Are on a Collision Course
Why is a so-called populist trying to dismantle America's most effective consumer watchdog?
September 15, 2015
David Dayen
The Infuriating Reason That Car Repairs Are So Expensive
Don't blame your mechanic. Blame your automaker for creating a car-parts monopoly.
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