By Michael Winship / Moyers & CompanyAug 31, 2016
This new price gouge is the latest example of a corrupt system that hurts regular Americans—but we will hold accountable those who are responsible. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 30, 2016
After a year of news about outrageous drug price hikes, a ballot measure in California aims to help control the cost of prescription medications. Not surprisingly, pharmaceutical companies are working hard to defeat it. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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By Ellen Brown / Web of DebtJun 25, 2016
The war on cannabis that began in the 1930s seems to be coming to an end. But skeptics question the sudden push for legalization, which is largely funded by wealthy investors linked to Big Ag and Big Pharma. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 27, 2016
Medical societies and paid drug industry researchers have loaded society up with new definitions of alleged ill health from which drug companies can profit when millions of otherwise well people are labeled as ailing. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 25, 2016
Wall Street’s drive for profits is diminishing the benefits to society of new life-enhancing medications for which companies can charge patients hundreds of thousands of dollars per year. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
By Nika Knight / Common DreamsMay 23, 2016
Pro-Clinton Democrats have joined Big Pharma and state Republicans in an effort to defeat a first-in-the-nation ballot measure calling for a statewide single-payer health care plan. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 4, 2016
Amid the recent hubbub about the TTIP (Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership), it's easy to lose sight of that other international trade deal with two Ts and a P in its abbreviation that's caused a worldwide backlash in recent months. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
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