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point THE CONSUMERS UNION PERSPECTIVE
Here, a monthly perspective from Consumers Union on the latest challenges—and possible solutions—facing U.S. consumers today.


A win for product safety 12/09
Skimpy broadband access 11/09
Want that phone? 10/09
Locked out of the courts 9/09
A prescription for health care 8/09
Stop credit gotchas 7/09
Recipe for safer food 6/09
Cable rates' endless rise 5/09
Raise the roof-crush standard 3/09
Payday lenders: Small loans, hefty fees, big problem 2/09
Why texting is too $$$ 1/09
When a gift card is no gift 12/08
Confused about cable 11/08
As if gas didn't cost enough... 10/08
Hospitals will have to pay for their mistakes 9/08
The hidden price you pay for energy 8/08
3 things you should know about your food 7/08
A new law helps make vehicles safer 6/08
Credit-card pitfalls 5/08
Problems complaining about banks 3/08
Activists help reduce hospital infections 2/08
Wireless carriers lock out consumers 1/08
Winning a fight for stronger drug-safety laws 12/07
Your voice can help reduce identity theft 11/07
You deserve safer imported goods 10/07
Families need clarity on financing college 9/07
Laws have a chilling effect on identity theft 8/07
Emergency room crisis 7/07
High costs for changing your cell service 6/07
Costly credit-card practices 5/07
Health insurance for children 3/07
Consumers’ to-do list for the new Congress 2/07
Stop playing chicken with food safety 1/07
Needed: A bold policy on gas consumption 12/06
Medicare drug plan 11/06
Tighter protections needed for your ID 10/06
Diverse ownership of media 9/06
Caught in the storm of insurance scores 8/06
The FDA at 100: Are you that much safer? 7/06
Uniformity for Food Act is uniformly bad 6/06
False promises: ‘Consumer driven’ health plans 5/06
Product safety standards are no safety guarantee 3/06
Fighting for a strong organic label 2/06
Needed: Stronger safety laws for drugs and medical devices 1/06
Protections needed for disaster victims 12/05
Rights that credit-card users deserve now 11/05
Fuel-economy claims need a reality check 10/05
Make manufactured housing a fair deal 9/05
You shouldn’t pay for digital-TV transition 8/05
Make ‘nonprofit’ health insurers do their duty 7/05
Tougher fire-safety standard for mattresses 6/05
Put a stop to the check-hold squeeze 5/05
Pass legislation to force disclosure of drug info 3/05
Market competition would increase Web access 2/05
Dangerous hide-and-seek with recalled meat 1/05
New Web site offers help for your telecom woes 12/04
Recycling electronics: Industry's responsibility 11/04
Hospital infections: Consumers drive a movement 10/04
Cell-phone users’ bill of rights 9/04
A victory in fight against insurance redlining 8/04
Preventing the next ephedra 7/04
Cable á la carte: Consumers should be able to pay only for the channels they want 6/04
Increase testing for mad cow disease 5/04
Critical: Disclosing hospital-infection rates 2/04
The uninsured: Americans at risk 1/04
A challenging year for U.S. consumers 12/03
Safety alert: The quality of nursing-home care 11/03
Cars should be made safer for children 10/03
Calling for better cell phone service 9/03
Assault on organic standards 8/03
Fighting media monopolies 7/03
The battle for privacy begins 6/03
Consumer WebWatch: Raising Web standards 5/03
Accounting reform: Watching the watchdogs 3/03
Working to get ephedra banned 2/03
Hospitals: Your right to know 1/03