Alexander Zaitchik / Counterpoint PressMar 30, 2023
Seventy-five years ago in Chicago, a conservative project was hatched to cure classical economics of its aversion to patents and monopolies. The drug companies were its first and biggest beneficiaries. Dig deeper ( 18 Min. Read )
Jake Johnson / Common DreamsFeb 1, 2023
Pfizer's record-Shattering $100 Billion in revenue denounced as 'sickening' by civil society groups. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Ed Rampell / TruthdigNov 25, 2022
Whether it’s a sophisticated surveillance state, the military-industrial complex, or billion-dollar pharmaceutical firms, Poitras shows us that the high and mighty can be held accountable—and even defeated. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Thom Hartmann / Independent Media InstituteJan 17, 2020
By manufacturing in such poorly regulated countries as China and India, the industry risks that our drugs may be laced with carcinogens. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Hannah Fresques / ProPublicaDec 22, 2019
Pharmaceutical companies have paid doctors billions of dollars for consulting, promotional talks, meals and more. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
Jim Hightower / OtherWordsDec 16, 2019
A gaggle of don’t-rock-the-corporate-boat, fraidy-cat Democrats want progressives to back off big proposals, but they're not the only ones. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Eoin Higgins / Common DreamsDec 10, 2019
An expected standoff between Democrats over a drug pricing bill provides a possible preview of larger ideological battles ahead. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Mattea Kramer / TomDispatchNov 20, 2019
The pharmaceutical executives behind the opioid crisis could learn a thing or two from people in recovery from drug addiction. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
Marshall Auerback / Independent Media InstituteOct 18, 2019
With Republicans embracing more labor-friendly policies on trade and immigration, we could be in store for a massive political realignment. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Stefanie Dodt and Jan Lukas Strozyk, ARD German TV, and Dara Lind / ProPublicaOct 6, 2019
Companies offer high payments and bring-a-friend bonuses to Mexicans who cross the border on temporary visas to donate blood plasma. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
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