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Years and they are recently closed and other stores in san francisco over the past two years including one store that was losing $1,000 a day and goods. now next month, five more stores will close. the pharmacy chains as the shoplifting is to blame and the safety of its customers and employees. those employees are extracted not to stop people taking whatever they want. in the bay area of california, these hit stores in broad daylight carrying calculator is because under state law here in california, theft of less than $950 is a misdemeanor. consumer activists are pushing the to change that law...

The Twilight of the Ethical Consumer The Twilight of the Ethical Consumer Getty Images / Keith Mayhew / SOPA Images / LightRocket Elizabeth L. Cline is a journalist and expert on consumer culture, fast fashion, sustainability, and labor rights in the fashion industry. She is the author of two books 'Overdressed' and 'The Conscious Closet.' This piece was originally published in Atmos in October 2020 and is the first in an ongoing collaboration highlighting stories that bring a critical lens to consumerism and its impact on our planet.  During the pandemic, like everyone else, I made promi...

Some cases. we don't know what this bill is going to do. but a lot of consumer activists, the ama, aarp are saying this is going to hurt a lot of people and come out strongly opposing this. this bill contains a lot of the issues as we have seen that the republicans put forth. >> what about pre-existing conditions, would that be protected? >> not in the way it's protected under obamacare. there's iron clad protections, insurers must provide coverage to everyone. they can't charge people based on their medical history and provide comprehensive policies. under the graham cassidy bill they would b...

One of the two that held out for better conditions for some of the big banks and made that a lot stronger for consumer activists. governor, i'm wondering if you can speak to the legacy that he leaves behind as a political figure. >> he leaves a very strong legacy as attorney general. the thing that i think most of in terms of that legacy is his advocacy and protection of children from predators. it was something he started to campaign on are from the very beginning and it's something he worked on every day as attorney general. so he does leave behind a remarkable record as attorney general. bu...

Help people by hyping every media risk of the day. and the regulation that comes out of the hype hurts everybody. it makes everything cost more and often deprives us of good things. some clueless environmental zealots got meryl streep to suggest a pesticide on apples might call cancer. >> in a growing number of school districts they are banning apples and apple products. >> there are so many hazardous chemicals and pesticides in the environment now. >> and so scare after scare, so-called consumer activists worried about everything. >> can spoil in your own refrigerator. >> watch out for poultr...