Olivia Panthofer and Christina Zordani, WISPIRG coordinators and UW Madison students, discuss the New Voters Project with Jonathan Zarov on the Friday, July 24, 8 O’Clock Buzz. The New Voters […]
WISPIRG and student groups work to register young voters
WISPIRG and Student PIRGS have begun a New Voter Project to get out the student vote in more than 15 states. Jan Miyasaki speaks to Julia Seremba and Sofia Miller […]
Amid COVID publicity, EPA works to weaken mercury standards
Hiding under all the publicity of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Trump administration is quietly continuing to weaken environmental standards. WISPIRG Director Peter Skopec talks about the effort to undercut mercury […]
Consumer financial protections under attack
The Consumer Finance Protection Board was established following the recession of 2008. The Trump administration is disabling those protections from the inside out — by selecting administrators who are removing […]
Skopec: House bill will weaken consumer data protection
WISPIRG is a consumer group that stands up to powerful interests whenever they threaten our health and safety, our financial security, or our right to fully participate in our democratic […]
Congress set to remove consumer protection in lending
Would you want a loan at 500% interest? Hell no. But that’s what many pay at “Pay Day Loan” facilities, preying on the poor who may not have the resources […]