Consumer Alert, 'to advance the consumer interest through advocacy of free-market solutions to consumer dissatisfaction and scrutiny of any action which discourages competition in the marketplace.'

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…The group supports the third rule of Lineberry's traditional democratic theory: enlightened understanding. With offices in Washington DC, Consumer Alert has individual members in all 50 states, and along with their bimonthly publication, Consumer Alert does a good job of 'alerting' consumers and allowing them to have a louder voice in today's marketplace. WORKS CITED Jaszczak, Sandra. Ed. Encyclopedia of Associations. Detroit: Gale Publishing, 1996. Consumer Alert World Wide Web site: Zipperer, Rich. Consumer Comments June 1996, Vol. 20.