[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShrjiDbAFZw&rel=0&feature=relmfu] David Harvey Economic Update
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Big Pharma Firms Spent More Enriching Investors Than on R&D
The leading 14 Big Pharma firms paid out more to enrich their investors than they spent on research and development from 2016 to 2020, a … Big Pharma Firms Spent More Enriching Investors Than on R&DRead more
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A New Form of Slavery? California’s Incarcerated Firefighters
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Pfizer must Share COVID Vaccine Technology with Africa
The Food and Drug Administration has fully authorized the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for U.S. residents aged 16 and over, making it the first COVID vaccine … Pfizer must Share COVID Vaccine Technology with AfricaRead more
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“White-collar crime” and the nature of capitalism
Big Dirty Money, The Shocking Injustice and Unseen Cost of White-collar Crime , by Jennifer Taub, Viking, New York, 2020 The term “white-collar crime,” which … “White-collar crime” and the nature of capitalismRead more
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OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma pleads guilty to criminal charges
Purdue Pharma LP pleaded guilty to criminal charges over the handling of its addictive prescription painkiller OxyContin, capping a deal with federal prosecutors to resolve … OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma pleads guilty to criminal chargesRead more
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The Corporate Top 1% Control Over 50% of International Trade
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdPhlGNV_to&rel=0&feature=relmfu] Richard Kozul-Wright
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Vaccine monopolies make cost of vaccinating the world against COVID at least 5 times
The cost of vaccinating the world against COVID-19 could be at least five times cheaper if pharmaceutical companies weren’t profiteering from their monopolies on COVID-19 … Vaccine monopolies make cost of vaccinating the world against COVID at least 5 timesRead more
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IMF is Back in Business in Latin America – Just as Neoliberal as Always
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_PnLwddr9Q&rel=0&feature=relmfu] Vijay Prashad
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Pandemic profiteers
Faced with an economic crisis that could lead to starvation or riots, a finance minister was forced to default on their country’s debt, massively devalue … Pandemic profiteersRead more