3 Things Biden Can Do Right Now to Stop Covid and Save Lives 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.
Jul 22, 2021 / Column / Gregg Gonsalves
Wealthy Countries Have Left the Rest of the World Behind 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.
Jun 22, 2021 / Rajan Menon
Covid-19 Stopped Progress on the Drug Epidemic in Its Tracks Covid-19 Stopped Progress on the Drug Epidemic in Its Tracks
Bold policy changes are needed now to save lives.
Jun 17, 2021 / Joshua Barocas
How to Make Money Off a Pandemic How to Make Money Off a Pandemic
The Trump administration saw the pandemic not for what it took away but for what it offered.
Jun 4, 2021 / Nina Burleigh
India Desperately Needs Biden’s Help to Address the Covid-19 Surge 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.
Apr 28, 2021 / Madhuri Sastry and Suchitra Vijayan
Covid-19 Is Big Business. But Who’s Making a Killing? 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 ...
Mar 18, 2021 / Gregg Gonsalves
Want to Reverse Inequality? Change Intellectual Property Rules. 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.
Feb 8, 2021 / Dean Baker
We Already Paid for These Vaccines Once We Already Paid for These Vaccines Once
So why do we talk about Pfizer or Moderna, when these should be the people’s vaccines?
Jan 27, 2021 / Reshma Ramachandran and Zoey Thill
The US Chamber of Commerce Says Trump Is Bad for Business The US Chamber of Commerce Says Trump Is Bad for Business
The administration’s in hot water with corporate America for draconian work visa policies.
Jul 28, 2020 / Signal:Noise / Sasha Abramsky
How Can Big Pharma Make Amends for the Opioid Epidemic? How Can Big Pharma Make Amends for the Opioid Epidemic?
It’s unlikely pharmaceutical executives will face a full reckoning in court, but transformative justice could give victims the relief they deserve.
Nov 22, 2019 / Mattea Kramer