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September 17, 2021
AOC Would Have Cast the Winning Vote for Drug Price Reform
But top Democrats blocked her in favor of centrist Kathleen Rice—who voted with Big Pharma instead.
John Nichols
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August 25, 2021
How Capitalism Has Made the World Sick
Rupa Marya and Raj Patel’s Inflamed argues that the human cost of our economic system is a key to understanding the health of the world.
Sarah Jones
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July 23, 2021
Closing the Largest Generic Drug Plant in the US Is a Sick Joke
But Joe Manchin’s daughter, a company executive, is laughing all the way to the bank.
Laura Flanders
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July 22, 2021
3 Things Biden Can Do Right Now to Stop Covid and Save Lives
Unless the president changes course, and confronts Big Pharma, the past six months will indelibly tarnish his legacy.
Gregg Gonsalves
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June 22, 2021
Wealthy Countries Have Left the Rest of the World Behind
Vaccine nationalism bought wealthy countries a return to normalcy, while leaving the Global South with devastating surges.
Rajan Menon
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June 17, 2021
Covid-19 Stopped Progress on the Drug Epidemic in Its Tracks
Bold policy changes are needed now to save lives.
Joshua Barocas
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June 4, 2021
How to Make Money Off a Pandemic
The Trump administration saw the pandemic not for what it took away but for what it offered.
Nina Burleigh
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April 28, 2021
India Desperately Needs Biden’s Help to Address the Covid-19 Surge
It starts with ensuring that the vaccine is treated as a public good. With cases surging in India and the death toll skyrocketing, the world can’t wait.
Madhuri Sastry and Suchitra Vijayan
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March 18, 2021
Covid-19 Is Big Business. But Who’s Making a Killing?
You’d think that in a pandemic, the fate of billions of people around the planet would be the first priority of our governments rather catering to the pharmaceutical industry. But you’d be wrong.
Gregg Gonsalves
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February 8, 2021
Want to Reverse Inequality? Change Intellectual Property Rules.
Changes in IP have done far more than tax cuts to increase inequality—and US protection of IP could lead to a cold war with China.
Dean Baker