Consumer Information Links

• Adbusters
  Adbusters says that it is dedicated to "delivering the messages that the world needs to survive" by "reinventing the outdated paradigms of our consumer culture and building a brave new understanding of living." If what that means isn't crystal clear, you need to visit their site.
• Anti-Consumerism
• Backwoods Home Magazine
  Practical ideas for self-reliant living.
• Best Links & Tips
  Best Links & Tips provides a categorized collection of information and links helpful to the consumer,
• Central Notice
  Central Notice provides links to important consumer and legal announcements such as product recalls & class actions, and provides other consumer information.
• Consumer Democracy
  Spend a minute or two to register, and you'll have the opportunity to voice your opinion on products and services, while receiving incentives for doing it. Because this site is so new, you may not find opinions about the products you're interested in, but over time, this could become a valuable database for consumers.
• Consumer.Net
  This is Russell Smith's consumer information site. Russell has testified at the FTC Spam hearings. His site contains information on protecting yourself from junk email and junk phone calls, as well as plenty of other consumer information.
• Consumer News & Reviews
  Information on the latest developments in the consumer field from the American Council on Consumer Interests.
• The Consumer Project
  The mission of this organization is to take on lobbyists, corporate interest groups, and politicians to protect the interests of taxpayers and consumers.
• Consumer Tips & Resources
  Consumer tips, information, referrals, and common sense advice.
• Consumer World
  A constantly-updated collection of consumer links. Search through the database if you know what you're looking for, or just browse through the recent additions.
• The Dollar Stretcher
  Weekly newsletter containing practical ideas to make your money go further.
• Go Inside
  An e-zine with various consumer-related articles.
• Karen's Koncepts
  Fantastic collection of links about telemarketing and consumer fraud.
• National Council Against Health Fraud
  Enhancing freedom of choice through reliable information
• National Association of Consumer Advocates
  This provides a clearinghouse for information related to consumer advocacy.
• News You Can Use (US News)
  Consumer articles from recent issues
• No Debt Living News
  While the premise of the "No Debt Living News" is that it offers information "with a Christian Perspective," most of the advice offered on this web site applies regardless of your religious orientation.
• QuackWatch
  Your guide to health fraud, quackery, and intelligent decisionmaking
• Scams on the Net
  Links to reports of scams found by their search engine.
• Smart Consumer
  Worth Magazine's online web zine.
• Sound Money
  Minnesota Public Radio's financial information and money management program.
• Street Cents
  A consumer information program from the Halifax office of the CBC. This is about as much fun as you can get from a consumer information site that actually has useful information.
• Telecommuting Links
  This is actually more about work-at-home opportunites. Among the gazillions of fraudulent and otherwise worthless offers out there are a tiny handful of truly legitimate offers, and even this site admits to not being able to completely keep out the scams, but your odds are a lot better here.
• Tele-Consumer Hotline
  Organization to help consumers with telecom issues.
• UK Office of Fair Trading UK Trading Standards Net
  Read about consumer issues and consumer rights on purchases made in the United Kingdom.
• University of Texas Advertising World
  Links of interest to consumers.
• WEBtown Money Pages
  WEBtown provides a variety of consumer information.

legislative advocacy groups

• Consumer Alert
  Consumer Alert has a free market philosophy, based on the premise that consumer interests are served through competition and free choice.
• Corporate Watch
  Focusing on corporate practices contrary to the public interest.
• NetAction
  NetAction addresses technology-based social and political issues as they relate to cybersapce.
• Oregon Consumers League
  For over 30 years, the activites of the Oregon Consumers League have demonstrated that local action can have a national impact.
• Public Citizen
  An organization set up by Ralph Nader, Public Citizen wants to make sure that laws are designed to protect consumers and to serve the public interest rather than special interests.
• Student Environmental Action Coalition
  A student-run and student-led network of progressive organizations that seeks to uproot environmental injustice through action and education.

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