Book Excerpt

Neoliberalism and the Birth of Big Pharma 

Alexander Zaitchik / Counterpoint Press Mar 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 )

Business & Economy

Pfizer Earns Record-Breaking $100 Billion in Revenue

Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Feb 1, 2023 Pfizer's record-Shattering $100 Billion in revenue denounced as 'sickening' by civil society groups. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Health & Wellness

The Importance of “Breakthrough” Designation in Drug Policy

Russell Hausfeld / Truthdig Dec 15, 2022 What’s good for Pharma isn’t always good for average drug users. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Film

The Goldin Girls

Ed Rampell / Truthdig Nov 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 )

Big Pharma Is Literally Poisoning Us

Thom Hartmann / Independent Media Institute Jan 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 )

How Economic Despair Drives Workers to Their Deaths

By Tom Conway / Independent Media Institute Jan 16, 2020 More and more often, economic despair kills the have-nots. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Doctors Prescribe More of a Drug if Big Pharma Pays Them

Hannah Fresques / ProPublica Dec 22, 2019 Pharmaceutical companies have paid doctors billions of dollars for consulting, promotional talks, meals and more. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Why Are Democrats So Afraid of Medicare for All?

Jim Hightower / OtherWords Dec 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 )

The Battle Brewing Between Progressives and Pelosi Over Drug Pricing

Eoin Higgins / Common Dreams Dec 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 )

Big Pharma Must Learn From Its Own Victims

Mattea Kramer / TomDispatch Nov 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 )

Will the GOP Become the Party of Blue-Collar Conservatism?

Marshall Auerback / Independent Media Institute Oct 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 )

Big Pharma Lures Mexicans to Donate Plasma in U.S.

Stefanie Dodt and Jan Lukas Strozyk, ARD German TV, and Dara Lind / ProPublica Oct 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 )