COVID-19 further exposes inequalities in the global financial system
With a greater public awareness of soaring inequality within countries, it is also important to recognize the deep imbalances across the global financial system.
Big Pharma has failed: the antibiotic pipeline needs to be taken under public ownership
Similar to the other major crisis of our era – climate change – the antibiotic crisis poses a fundamental threat to human wellbeing around the world.
The most important thing media can tell us is how we’re getting infected
Finding out what the weak spots are in our defense against the coronavirus is the most vital task journalists can perform right now. It’s news we could use—desperately.
The Real Drug Racket
Big Pharma "cornered the market on life-saving heart drugs" and guess what happened next: they jacked up the prices. Are pharmaceutical companies' business models based on legalized price gouging?
VIDEO: Organic Farming Flourishes in Cuba, but Can It Survive Entry of US Agribusiness?
While Cuba was forced to build a largely organic farming system out of necessity when the Soviet Union collapsed, what will happen now that the country will enter the U.S. agribusiness?
The Agriculture Attitude
This Thanksgiving, let's support, celebrate and share the amazing bounty that dedicated farmers like Lee Jones produce — for us, for the land and for the future.
US sits out as world leaders pledge $8 billion to find a COVID-19 vaccine
The various leaders on the call pledged as much as they could and took a few moments to boast of their efforts to stop the pandemic.
Prepare for the next pandemic today
A small investment now could mean more protective equipment and faster vaccine development before the next plague hits.
Two years in, we need to learn the lessons of this pandemic
America’s pre-existing condition when the pandemic hit is not a “normal” we should return to.
A third woman died under Texas’ abortion ban. Doctors are avoiding D&Cs and reaching...
Some said it raises serious questions about how abortion bans are pressuring doctors to diverge from the standard of care and reach for less-effective options that could expose their patients to more risks.