Courts & Law

DOJ Sues CVS, Alleging ‘Massive Public Harm’ From Opioid Dispensing

Kastalia Medrano / Filter Dec 23, 2024 The chain is accused of pressuring pharmacists to fill as many prescriptions as they could and rewarding them for doing it fast — ‘like McDonalds.’ Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Health & Wellness

Commercialization Has Made Access to the COVID Vaccine More Difficult

Laura Weiss / Prism Oct 10, 2023 Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Business & Economy

Corporate Consolidation Is Ruining Pharmacies and Hurting Patients

Luke Slindee / Minnesota Reformer Jul 28, 2023 The corporate consolidation led by CVS has transformed the pharmacy industry—to the detriment of patients. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Drug Companies Seek to Disqualify Judge in Opioids Suits

MARK GILLISPIE / The Associated Press Sep 14, 2019 Attorneys for distributors including CVS, Rite Aid and Walmart say his effort to obtain a multibillion-dollar global settlement shows bias. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Who Exactly Is the Economy ‘Booming’ For?

Jim Hightower / OtherWords Jun 25, 2019 Ordinary workers now have to work centuries—or even millennia—to make what their CEOs make in a year. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Robert Reich: The Economy Is in Much Worse Shape Than It Looks

Robert Reich / Truthdig Oct 15, 2018 Unemployment is down to 3.7 percent, but jobs are less secure than ever. So much for the president's favorite talking point. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Robert Reich: We’re Living in a New Gilded Age

Robert Reich / Truthdig Oct 11, 2018 Corporations have completely rigged the economy to boost their profits. If Democrats regain power, they must revive antitrust. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

America’s Scary New Reality: The Poor Can’t Afford Pneumonia Treatment Anymore

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Mar 15, 2014 And guess who's behind this disastrous shift? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

No Smokes

Steve Sack, Cagle Cartoons, The Minneapolis Star Tribune Feb 9, 2014 Dig deeper

Up in Smoke

David Fitzsimmons, Cagle Cartoons, The Arizona Star Feb 7, 2014 Dig deeper

CVS to Pull Tobacco Products From Shelves

Staff / Truthdig Feb 6, 2014 Americans jonesing for a cigarette, or any other tobacco product, will soon have to take their business somewhere besides CVS/pharmacy. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Retailers Use Databases to Track and Exclude Workers

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Apr 3, 2013 Retailers across the country have created a database of workers accused of stealing and are using the information to deprive those people of jobs. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )