Consumer Freedom
The Media Is Obsessed With Bad News
To keep scare stories in perspective, remember all the good news that gets less attention.
Disappointed Swedish Woman Files Consumer Complaint Against Dating Site
Her future mate is in for it
Disney Introducing Encoded Bracelets for Park Visitors
Will allow for easy purchases and reservations, and also to track consumer data
It Takes Less Work to Afford to Purchase Nice Clothes Compared to 1956
Remember when folks bring up the gap between the classes or the "vanishing middle."
US Consumer Agency Goes After Baby Furniture Maker
Claims foam rubber recliners contributed to deaths of five infants
How the Consumer Became King
Stores don't open on Thanksgiving because they want to; they open because shoppers reward those that do.
Virtual Children, Genome Sequencing for Everyone, and Forget Genetic Privacy
Ronald Bailey sends his first dispatch from the Fourth Annual Consumer Genetics Conference
Can Wal-Mart Scale L.A.'s Great Wall of Regulation?
Opponents claim local Asian-Americans oppose the big-box store. Locals tell a different story.
Putting Customers Second
Banking fees are becoming more expensive and less transparent thanks to Wal-Mart and Sen. Dick Durbin.