The Rumble From the People Can Work

By Ralph Nader / Common Dreams Jan 2, 2016 With press report after press report documenting how big business stiffs millions of its consumers and workers, why is it that more of these victims do not externalize some of their inner agonies by channeling them into civic outrage? Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Martin Shkreli Is Just a Brasher, Larger Version of What Others in Finance and Corporate Suites Do

Robert Reich / Truthdig Dec 22, 2015 The former hedge-fund manager and pharmaceutical executive may be a rotten apple, but hedge funds and the pharmaceutical industry are two rotten systems that are costing Americans a bundle. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Would Washington’s FDA Fix Cure the Patients or the Drug Industry?

Staff / Truthdig Oct 21, 2015 A bill that would speed up approval for medications and medical devices shows how a major initiative can get traction even in the midst of Washington gridlock — but critics say all the lobbying is drowning out some warnings about patient safety. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Valeant Pharmaceutics Raised Prices on Needed Drugs, Then Its Stock Took a Hit

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Oct 7, 2015 Some are bound to chalk this news up to the magical equalizing powers of capitalism’s famous "invisible hand," while others might point to the democratizing sting of actual journalism as the more potent force in this mix. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Another Big Pharma Company Forces Patients to Pay Sky-High Drug Prices

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Oct 5, 2015 Another drug company has joined the likes of the recently exposed Turing Pharmaceuticals by jacking up prices of life-sustaining meds on extremely short notice. Remember this name: Valeant Pharmaceuticals International. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The 9 Most Expensive Medicines in the World—Courtesy of Big Pharma

By Larry Schwartz, AlterNet Sep 30, 2015 Many of these drugs cost more than a house. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

A Solution We Didn’t Know We Needed: Now You Can Bequeath Your Tattoos

Staff / Truthdig Sep 24, 2015 If you have a tattoo, you no longer have to worry about it dying out with your body, thanks to a new service; a piece explains why we're unable to keep pharmaceutical companies from charging absurd amounts for drugs; meanwhile, a year after the Ayotzinapa disappearances in Mexico, relatives of the missing students are still seeking justice. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

CEO Who Raised HIV Drug Price by 5,000% Also Hiked Cost of Pill for Children With Incurable Disease

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Sep 23, 2015 Pharmaceuticals CEO Martin Shkreli is being called the most hated man in America for raising the price of the HIV drug Daraprim from $13.50 to $750 per pill. Now his earlier pricing decisions are being examined. It is being reported that one such decision led to a 2,000 percent price increase for a medication taken by children suffering from a rare kidney disease. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

VIDEO: Turing Pharmaceuticals CEO Martin Shkreli: 5,000 Percent Price Boost ‘Not Excessive at All’

Staff / Truthdig Sep 23, 2015 In case you hadn't heard, last month, Turing Pharmaceuticals CEO and former hedge fund manager Martin Shkreli got hold of the rights to parasite-zapping drug Daraprim, and then he had the bright idea to raise the price from $13.50 to $750 per pill. Now he has a big public relations problem and a self-created health care crisis on his hands. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Doctors Are Prescribing Powerful Antipsychotics to Many People With No Mental Illness

Staff / Truthdig Sep 4, 2015 Large numbers of people with learning disabilities and no record of severe mental illness are being prescribed strong psychotropic drugs, possibly as a means of subduing and controlling uncooperative patients, research shows. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Nader’s 10 Reasons That the TPP Is Not a ‘Progressive’ Trade Agreement

By Ralph Nader Jun 9, 2015 "We have an opportunity to set the most progressive trade agreement in our nation's history," reads BarackObama.com, the website of the president's "Organizing for Action" campaign. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Cuba’s Had Cancer-Suppressing Drugs for Years, but Thanks to the Trade Embargo, We Haven’t

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig May 14, 2015 One of Cuba's most incredible discoveries, a lung cancer vaccine, is about to cross U.S. borders. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )