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Jamie Court (born 1967) is an American author, political activist, lobbyist, and consumer advocate. He serves as president of Consumer Watchdog, a nationally recognized, leftist, nonprofit public interest group. Court helped pioneer the HMO patients' rights movement in the United States. He has also led campaigns to reform insurers, politicians, banks, oil companies, and utilities. The Los Angeles Times dubbed Court "a tireless consumer advocate."〔Nicholas, p3〕 Court is the author of ''Corporateering: How Corporate Power Steals Your Personal Freedom'' and the co-author of ''Making A Killing: HMOs And The Threat To Your Health''. His newest book, ''The Progressive's Guide to Raising Hell: How To Win Grassroots Campaigns and Get the Change You Voted For'' was released September 15, 2010.〔http://www.consumerwatchdog.org/about/〕 Court is also a regular Los Angeles Times op-ed contributor and a commentator on National Public Radio's Marketplace.〔http://www.consumerwatchdog.org/about/our-team〕 ==Early career and education== Originally from Suffern, New York, Court attended Pomona College in Claremont, California and earned a degree in history.〔Nicholas, p3〕 Upon graduation in 1989, Court canvassed door-to-door to raise money for the enforcement of insurance reform ballot initiative California Proposition 103, which passed on November 8, 1988.〔Nicholas, p3〕 From 1990 to 1994, in the wake of President Clinton's welfare reform plan, Court worked as a homeless advocate and community organizer for an interfaith lobbying group called JERICHO and as the associate director of Harbor Interfaith Shelter.〔http://www.consumerwatchdog.org/about/〕〔Nicholas, p3〕 During this period, Court began pioneering the unusual activism tactics he became known for later in life. For example, in an effort to save public assistance programs in Los Angeles County, Court bussed hundreds of homeless people from skid row and signed each of them up for the two-minute public comment, required by law, to talk about their plight and how the city's cuts would affect them. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jamie Court」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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