Tag: Big Pharma
You Don’t Matter to Drugmakers
Big pharma executives are going all out to paint themselves as the good guys — just not to you.
New FDA Commissioner Has Ties to Big Pharma
Robert Califf has close ties to the pharmaceutical industry, so how can he be impartial in role as the new commissioner of the FDA?
How Big Pharma Is Trying to Improve Its Image
If you wonder why Congress keeps ignoring what the people want it to do — while doing things that people don't want it doing — take a peek at the unique PR campaign now being run by Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America.
If I Were the American Dictator
“The overall composition of Congress is not going to change much at all after the election. So, really, the only way to reboot America is to have a smart, benevolent dictator.”
Bernie Blocks Obama’s Big Pharma FDA Nominee
Bernie Sanders does not approve of President Obama’s FDA nominee.
Three Middle-Class-Killing Industries for 2016
The companies in the spotlight are specialists in the disdainful business practices that permeate their industries.
Of Rotten Apples and Rotten Systems
Shkreli may be a rotten apple, but hedge funds and the pharmaceutical industry are two rotten systems that are costing Americans a bundle.
Partnering with the Devil
Blatant lies, PR cover-ups, and a culture of total impunity are now central to the corporate business model.
Signs of a Dying Society
While Edward Snowden and Chelsea Manning and John Kiriakou are vilified for revealing vital information about spying and bombing and torture, a man who...
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?
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Sander’s monumental mistake: failing to explain exactly what a democratic socialist government is
It’s time that Sanders speaks out, explains what democratic socialism is and reminds Americans that it is a central part of this country, and that’s why he espouses that political ideology.
Yale study says Medicare for All would save US $450 billion, prevent nearly 70,000...
The study in The Lancet found that Medicare for All, supported by Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, will save money and is more cost-effective than “Medicare for All Who Want It."
Factchecking NPR’s attempted takedown of Bernie Sanders
Their ignorance is willful, and finds its roots in a profoundly ideological position, an ideology adopted by journalists who favor and are rewarded by corporate arguments promoted by corporate Democrats.
Sanders alone on debate stage to say candidate with the most votes should get...
“Out of all the candidates, Bernie is the only one to advocate for the democratic will of the people.”
Millions of Americans crowdfunding to cover medical expenses
“It comes down to a profit-making motive that is baked into a system—a system that puts profits over patients.”