A Consumerist Review of Chris Christie’s Let Me Finish Chris Christie’s new book is a fun read—especially the last two chapters and if you live in New Jersey. Mostly he retells stories in which he portrays himself playing important critical roles, as in the recovery efforts from Hurricane Sandy and the famous President Obama embrace that upset his […]
What Should Yale Do About Kavanaugh?
by Charles Selden on October 3, 2018 in Breaking News, Newsmakers
Has Saturday Night Live pushed Yale to take action? In a nutshell—or because of a nut—Yale University is probably wrestling with an image management problem: What should Yale do about Brett Kavanaugh’s claims about beer consumption while at Yale compared to what his classmates say? Yale has three options: Ignore:Whether Kavanaugh becomes an Associate Justice or […]

Questions For Melania
by Charles Selden on June 22, 2018 in Newsmakers
“Kids in cages” has a ring to it Tweet
Kim’s Comments On Meeting Trump
by Charles Selden on June 15, 2018 in Breaking News, Newsmakers
Kim: We compared weight-loss programs. Tweet
Corporations Get Protection From Consumers
by Charles Selden on February 13, 2018 in Breaking News, Consumerist Issue, Mick Mulvaney, Trump
Consumer protection being steadily reduced Corporations are heaving a collective sigh of relief: Like a new sheriff riding into town to rescue townsfolk from a gang of gunmen, Mick Mulvaney has reversed the mission of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). No longer will the CFPB prosecute financial operators for misdeeds that abuse consumers. The […]
Citibank Will Not Pay $770 Million
by Charles Selden on February 1, 2018 in Citi, Fake News, Newsmakers
Calling it a $770 million fine is misleading without qualifiers. Tweet
Citi-Scam Post Finally Updated
by Charles Selden on January 29, 2018 in Bloomingdale's, Citi, Macy's, Newsmakers, Scam Alert
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is under new management Tweet
Citi-Scam: “Protecting” Consumers
by Charles Selden on October 19, 2017 in Bloomingdale's, Citi, Consumer Comp, John Stumpf, Macy's, Scam Alert, Wells Fargo
Part One: Did you get Citi’s refund letter? Organized Crime had better watch out: Citi is in the old protection racket. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau caught Citi in a deceptive marketing scam that added a Credit Protection “service” for Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s credit cards without cardholder prior knowledge or consent. The Cosa Nostra invented […]
Trump May Delay Return From Europe
by Charles Selden on May 23, 2017 in Breaking News
“So many requests from so many countries, so little time” Tweet
United Airlines’ Defining Moment…
by Charles Selden on May 17, 2017 in Consumer Comp, Newsmakers
United’s CEO has had a transformational moment leading to goodwill gestures for consumers Tweet
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