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The FDA Review

2008-10-12T02:47:15Z

Michael Lynch, Goleft.tv's Consumer Advocate reviews a 300 page report on how the FDA's scientific and regulatory programs are woefully deficient.

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No Initial Panic in U.S. From Banking Crisis

2008-10-12T02:49:56Z

Gallup Poll Daily tracking conducted Sept. 14-16 shows Americans initial reaction to the worsening economic crisis is fairly muted.

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Consumerism Art

2008-10-12T02:43:56Z

Photographic artist Chris Jordan's subject chose him. His art gives the viewer a visual sense of the vast amount of stuff we consume and teaches the importance of every individual in managing one's own consumerism.

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Ok, guys! What can the other candidates do for me?

2008-10-12T02:38:41Z

I mean I been hearing so much talk about the other candidates here. So I guess I offer the video of the major players outside the Democrats and Republicans.

Thanks for viewing and post comments at the bottom. Thanks supporters. Screw critics. Take a stand against the corporate owned media and turn that television, radio, and internet smear machine off. Let the real media analysis do the work for you.

Click on a link and give me feedback. And for all the supporters of the third party candidates, tell me what you think about the candidates! Post comments or video responses to me. Convince me1

Libertarian Party Bob Barr
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Barr
http://bobbarr2008.com/

Green Party Cynthia McKinney
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cynthia_McKinney
http://votetruth08.org

Constitutional Party Chuck Baldwin
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Baldwin
http://baldwin2008.com

Independent Consumers Rights Campaign Ralph Nader
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Nader
http://votenader08.org

I am supportive of Senator Barack Obama. I know a lot of criticism has been focused on me not standing on principles of the other candidates. I am going to give them a voice and ask all the other viewers to take a least the time to understand where they stand on issues. So for those who are opposed to not only Barack Obama but John McCain, send me some feedback, and I will answer to the most honest comments.

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The end of American Exceptionalism-1/3

2008-08-28T18:45:05Z

The Limits of Power: Andrew Bacevich on the End of American Exceptionalism

Andrew Bacevich is a conservative historian who spent twenty-three years serving in the US Army. He also lost his son in Iraq last year. In a new book titled The Limits of Power: The End of American Exceptionalism, Bacevich argues that although many in this country are paying a heavy price for US domestic and foreign policy decisions, millions of Americans simply continue to shop, spend and satisfy their appetite for cheap oil, credit and the promise of freedom at home. Bacevich writes, "As the American appetite for freedom has grown, so too has our penchant for empire." [includes rush transcript]

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The end of American Exceptionalism-2/3

2008-08-28T18:45:05Z

The Limits of Power: Andrew Bacevich on the End of American Exceptionalism

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The end of American Exceptionalism-3/3

2008-08-28T18:45:05Z

The Limits of Power: Andrew Bacevich on the End of American Exceptionalism

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Gallup Glance Around the Globe

2008-09-16T06:45:39Z

Data-driven insights into Americans' economic outlook, plunging consumer confidence in Germany, how religion affects smoking in the United States, and battling terrorism in India.

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Recruiting America's Best Teachers - Education Panel

2008-06-18T16:40:12Z

Complete video at: fora.tv

Roy Romer proposes another new deal in education to create a federal policy of consumer protection.

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CNN Special Correspondent Frank Sesno moderates a discussion titled, Which Way to Education Excellence?

The panel discussion will bring together thought leaders from all sectors of the education community and focus on what America must do to prepare students for academic excellence in the 21st century.

ED in 08 is a national, nonpartisan campaign that calls on all the presidential candidates to propose plans to ensure that American students will graduate from high school with the skills needed to compete in a global economy. For more information, log onto www.edin08.com - The New Republic

Roy Romer chairs Strong American Schools, a nonpartisan campaign promoting sound education policies for all Americans.

Romer directs the "ED in '08" campaign, a nonpartisan public awareness and action campaign to raise education to one of the country's top domestic priorities and challenge the 2008 presidential candidates to begin a dialogue about how they will improve American schools. He was the 39th Governor of Colorado, serving from 1986 to 1998, and from 2001 to 2006 he served as superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District.

John Deasy is the Superintendent of Prince George County's Schools.

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Geoffrey Heal: Corporate Social Responsibility 2

2008-09-19T14:29:48Z

A recent experiment showed that consumers (at least for some products) are willing to pay a significant amount more money for fair trade and/or organic goods, says Geoffrey Heal.
This is an excerpt from a Carnegie Council event on May 21, 2008. For the full video and audio, go to the Council's online magazine www.policyinnovations.org

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Is Yale Too Juicy?

2008-06-18T09:37:38Z

The school has threatened to block it and Connecticut is ready to sue it. Whatever it is, it must be good. Lindsay hits the Ivy League to find out what's up with Juicy Campus.

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What's the Real; Inflation Rate?

2008-09-07T08:18:47Z

I found the data below at
http://inflationdata.com/Inflation/Inflation_Calculators/Inflation_Rate_Calculator.asp

It's based upon the Consumer Price Index, provided by the U.S. Government.

Here's what it said:

What cost $62500 in 1987 would cost $116722.44 in 2007.

That's a 187% increase.

So how come that house is now appraised at over $300,000.00, a 528% increase, if inflation has been what the government says it has been?

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Consumer TV - Episode 1

2008-10-12T02:27:52Z

Consumer TV, Where you, the consumer decide.

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Consumer TV - Episode 4

2008-10-12T02:27:52Z

Consumer TV, Where You, The Consumer Decide.

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Consumer Confidence Slide Slows in April

2008-06-15T21:30:15Z

After three straight months of decline, Gallup's consumer confidence measure appears to be leveling off in the first days of April.

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No more cheap eats

2008-06-08T09:29:44Z

Mar. 28 - Increased fuel costs, extreme weather, and changing diets cause food prices to soar around the globe. In the U.S., some American consumers are paying double or more for their bread.

Manoush Zomorodi reports.

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Stocks slide on retail warning

2008-06-08T09:30:07Z

Mar. 28 - A profit warning from department store retailer JC Penney and a slump in consumer sentiment agitated Wall Street's fears of a consumer led slowdown. The Dow fell 86 points to 12,216. The S&P 500 lost 10 points to 1,315. The Nasdaq gave up 19 points to 2,261. Crude oil prices dropped nearly $2 to settle at $105.62 a barrel.

Conway Gittens reports from new York.

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Riz Khan - Ralph Nader: Saint or spoiler? - 20 Feb 08

2008-06-12T03:33:19Z

We talk to former presidential candidate and consumer rights crusader Ralph Nader.

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The Microsoft-Yahoo! Deal -- Pursuing Privacy Online

2008-07-02T16:19:03Z

http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2008/02/yahoo_microsoft.html

Why is privacy relevant to Internet company mergers? And what kinds of privacy solutions should merging companies consider? Center for American Progress Senior Fellow Peter Swire explains that Microsoft's bid for Yahoo! deserves some strong scrutiny from Federal regulators, to ensure that the companies don't overstep their bounds with consumers.

www.AMERICANPROGRESS.org

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Economic Stimulus Bill Passes - CAP's Shakir on CNBC

2008-07-02T14:18:58Z

http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2008/01/quick_action.html

President Bush last night spent 45 seconds (including applause) addressing the severe downturn in the housing market. This morning, we were treated to the release of new data on house prices and foreclosures, each of which indicates that a more aggressive role for government is warranted to help solve the current crisis.

House prices have now declined for 11 consecutive months, with November's annual decline of 8.4 percent a record low. Seven metropolitan areas are showing double-digit declines year over year. Not surprisingly, many of the places with the steepest declines are in states with high rates of foreclosures.

Foreclosures jumped 75 percent nationally for all of 2007 and nearly doubled in December, marking the fifth consecutive month with more than 200,000 foreclosures. In addition, the inventory of lender-owned homes nearly doubled last year. We can expect more sharp downdrafts on home prices in 2008 if the vicious cycle between lost equity and foreclosures is not broken.

Housing markets in scores of communities have effectively ground to a halt, with December's existing home sales plummeting 22 percent over last year, leaving us with a 45.5 percent increase in unsold homes. New home sales fared even worse, down 41 percent over the same period. Until we implement programs to prevent additional homes from falling into foreclosure and programs designed to buy up vacant foreclosed properties owned by banks, we can only expect the housing markets to limp along.

Debating whether homeowners who tapped subprime mortgages are more at fault than the unregulated mortgage companies that marketed these high-cost mortgages is no more productive now than arguing in the face of a rapidly spreading wildfire whether the negligent camper or neglected forest clearance practices were more at fault. The first order of business is putting out the fire before it consumes more homes, which in the long run is also a more cost-effective approach.

The Center for American Progress is proposing solutions that address the problems plaguing homeowner communities forested with foreclosure signs, where most borrowers were not necessarily subprime borrowers, but are still finding their homes devalued and their neighborhoods at risk. CAP's proposals also responsibly address the longer-term need to expand ownership opportunities to working families still shut out of the market without inviting a new round of unregulated, high-cost, "ticking-time bomb" types of mortgages.
Center for American Progress Research Director Faiz Shakir joined CNBC to discuss the housing crisis and the economic stimulus bill currently before Congress.

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Headzup: More Lead, Please.

2008-06-15T03:29:47Z

The head of the Consumer Products Safety Commission, Nancy Nord, is asked about trips paid for by the companies she oversees.

Read more about Nord here--
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/01/AR2007110102732.html?hpid=topnews
And here--
http://thinkprogress.org/2007/10/29/tougher-consumer-protections-opposed-by-agency-chair/

Download daily Catch and Release Comedy™ political cartoons to your mobile phone or iPod at www.headzup.tv

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Judith Levine - "Not Buying It: My Year Without Shopping"

2008-06-07T09:35:31Z

Complete video at: fora.tv

Author Judith Levine examines her spending habits in relation to those of the average American consumer in an excerpt from her book, "Not Buying It: My Year Without Shopping."

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Judith Levine talks about "Not Buying It: My Year without Shopping."

Shocked by the commerce in everything from pet cloning to patriotism, frightened by the downward spiral of her finances and that of the trash-strewn earth, Judith Levine enlists her partner, Paul, in a radical experiment: to forgo all but the most necessary purchases for an entire year.

Without consumer goods and experiences, Judith and Paul pursue their careers, nurture relationships, and try to keep their sanity, their identities, and their sense of humor intact. Tracking their progress - and inevitable lapses - Levine contemplates need and desire, scarcity and security, consumerism and citizenship. She asks the Big Questions: Can the economy survive without shopping? Are Q-tips necessary? NOT BUYING IT is the confession of a woman any reader can identify with: someone who can't live without French roast coffee or SmartWool socks but who has had it up to here with over-consumption and its effects on the earth and everyone who dwells there. For the humor and intelligence of its insights, the refreshment of its skepticism, and the surprises of its conclusions, NOT BUYING IT is sure to be on anyone's list of necessities. Levine is also the author of "Harmful to Minors," "My Enemy, My Love" and "Do You Remember Me?" - Cody's

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The Gallup Poll: State of Economy

2008-06-07T09:37:15Z

What American's have to say about the current state of the economy.

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