Intel changes its course on civil rights issues & class action suits.
A recent FTCR fax campaign successfully fought and won a battle against Intel and their racist practices in ads as well as politics.
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Ban Corporate-Funded Political Junkets
FTCR uses public records to expose the details of privately funded foreign vacations, where corporate donors wine and dine politicians and policymakers in luxurious settings. Doesn’t anyone remember Jack Abramoff?
Sue the Banks
by Anchor: Tess Vigeland - Commentator: Jamie Court of FTCR
The following commentary by FTCR President Jamie Court, was broadcast on Thursday, May 10th, 2007 on American Public Media's Marketplace program on NPR.
Click here to listen to the audio of the commentary.
READ THE PRESS RELEASE: Consumer Advocates Demand Details Withheld of Lobbying By Enron Banks of SEC Chair Cox
Elizabeth Edwards at the 2007 Rage for Justice Awards
Elizabeth Edwards received the Phillip Burton public service award from FTCR on Friday, June 8. Watch her speech, in which she discusses continuing to fight for a better tomorrow when faced with cancer; as well as civic responsibility, the state of public service in America, and Paris Hilton.
View Part 1 of Edwards' speech (10 minutes)
View Part 2 of Edwards' speech (10 minutes)
Read the transcript of Edwards' speech
State Farm Cuts Homeowners Insurance Rates by $230 Million After Prodding by FTCR
The largest homeowners insurer in the nation has agreed to reduce its California rates by 20%, about $266 million, after FTCR challenged an initial plan to cut prices by 10.6%. Under the consumer protection rules of Proposition 103, FTCR has saved policyholders more than $800 million since 2003.
While State Farm joined Farmers, Safeco, USAA, Hartford, Nationwide and Kemper, in lowering rates, Allstate continues to push for unwarranted rate hikes. FTCR has challenged Allstate's increase, and the Department of Insurance has agreed to not only look at lowering Allstate's rates, but also forcing the insurance giant to issue refunds for past gouging.
In related news, FTCR joined with insurance reformers around the nation this week to release a report prepared by the Consumer Federation of America that found insurance companies earned record profits of about $60 billion in America last year through a combination of overcharging customers, reducing coverage and underpaying legitimate claims. Download the report from ConsumerWatchdog.org.
Reform Corporate Conduct
Society can take steps to hold big corporations in check. (more)
Stop the Corporate Purchase of Government
Over $2 billion was contributed to politicians in federal campaigns in 2004. California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger raises over $80,000 every day. Across the board, the vast majority of campaign contributions comes from Big Industry, which explains a lot about the way things are going...(more)
Fight Billing Fraud
FTCR has been collecting bad bills -- overcharges, erroneous charges, unfair fees and mistakes. Billing errors costs American consumers billions of dollars and millions of hours in wasted time trying to fix them...(more)
Stop Junk Faxing
Did you know it's illegal to send unsolicited "junk" faxes? You can even take junk faxers to small claims court for up to $1500. (more)
Learn How Big Industries Win at the Ballot Box
Read the recently published report - Unfair Competition by FTCR's Carmen Balber about how America's biggest companies convinced Californians to give up their legal rights to sue corporations.
