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Legendary actor and mental health advocate Glenn Close is on a quest to change how we think about mental health, starting with her decision to speak out about her own family's struggles — a brave choice considering the stigma that pervades the topic. This week, we're revisiting this sweeping conversation with TEDWomen curator Pat Mitchell, where Close shares the inspiration behind the advocacy group she founded to combat the crisis, underscoring the transformative power of community and the critical need for comprehensive mental health care systems. Want to help shape TED’s shows going forward? Fill out our survey ! Become a TED Member today at ted.com/join Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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

187 Episoden

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How A Windfall Profits Tax Can Stop Californians’ Pain At The Pump 10:21

vor 3 years10:21

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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.…

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California’s Landmark Privacy Laws Could Be Preempted By Washington 8:29

vor 3 years8:29

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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.

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California's High Gas Prices Are All About Profit 9:20

vor 3 years9:20

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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.

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Old Oil Wells Get New Life from Newsom Administration 12:02

vor 3 years12:02

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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.…

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Golden State Gouge 9:12

vor 3 years9:12

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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.

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Updating Malpractice Cap Will Reduce Errors & Save Medi-Cal Millions 15:03

vor 3 years15:03

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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…

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Historic Deal For Injured Patients Rights 16:50

vor 3 years16:50

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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.

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Preventing Public Record Purges 11:57

vor 3 years11:57

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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.…

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Bombshell Drops on City Attorney Feuer in DWP Billing Scandal 11:38

vor 3 years11:38

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Carmen Balber and Justin Klozcko discuss an explosive KNBC-TV investigation that revealed City Attorney Mike Feuer was calendared at a meeting where his office okayed an extortion scheme to keep the DWP billing debacle from becoming public.

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Connected Cars and The Threat to Your Privacy 9:50

vor 3 years9:50

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Jamie Court talks with Justin Kloczko the author of a new report detailing the privacy problems posed for consumers from connected cars and points to new rules to be developed in California as a potential model across the country, if the rules can withstand lobbying by the powerful auto and insurance industries.…

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Legislation Targets Sky-High California Gas Prices 12:06

vor 3 years12:06

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With California gas prices topping $5 to $7 per gallon, California State Senator Ben Allen joins Consumer Watchdog President Jamie Court to announce new legislation that will require oil refiners to disclose once a month the price they pay for crude oil and the profit margins they make on the gasoline they refine and sell.…

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Will Gavin Newsom pay a price for abandoning single payer? 17:42

vor 3 years17:42

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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 Newsom and his political future.

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Ricardo Lara’s Email Erasure Plan Foiled 14:47

vor 3 years14:47

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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 discusses what was at stake with Litigation Director Jerry Flanagan

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Will Medical Board Reform Happen in the New Year? 19:23

vor 3 years19:23

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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? Will the doctor lobby continue to stand in the way of reform? Carmen Balber and Kathy Olsen Patient Advocate Michele Monserratt-Ramos break down the good, the bad and the ugly.…

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Fraud In CA Recycling 9:03

vor 3 years9:03

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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 the topic, Liza Tucker.

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