In this short video, the acclaimed artist Chick Bragg talks with Consumer Watchdog President Jamie Court about his Trump's Raw Deal Playing Cards. The 54 face cards in this special edition deck are original satirical portraits of the players and plays who helped Trump occupy and abuse the most powerful post on earth. Learn their history and how they are connected by visiting the website: trumpsrawdeal.com

Los Angeles, CA — Consumer Watchdog reported today that a major overhaul of the state’s once-vaunted bottle deposit system is needed to make drink makers responsible for refunding deposits or consumers will continue to lose a greater share of the roughly $1.5 billion a year they pay in nickel and dime deposits. Redemption centers that redeem bottle and can deposits are closing in the face of economic hardship.

As she walked into the hospital on August 1, 2012, Annette Ramirez was nervous. At age 48, she was about to have the first surgery of her life; a hysterectomy. Her husband, Rolando, took her hand and reassured her with the facts the medical providers had given them. This was a common surgery that thousands of women undergo every day, and they had performed it many times with success. There was nothing to worry about.