Last week, the Economic Policy Institute, a nonpartisan thinktank, released a report on the increasing pay gap between chief executives and workers. This research tells … American CEOs make 351 times more than workers. In 1965 it was 15 to oneRead more
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Sacklers Threaten to Pull Out of Opioid Settlement
A scion of the Sackler family, the billionaire owners of Purdue Pharma, vowed in court on Tuesday that the family would walk away from a … Sacklers Threaten to Pull Out of Opioid SettlementRead more
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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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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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Fast fashion is now poisoning African rivers
Rivers in some African countries are turning the colour of ink, and fast fashion is behind it. Untreated or partially treated effluent from textile factories, … Fast fashion is now poisoning African riversRead 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
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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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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
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Billionaires Backed Consortium To Buy U.K. Maker Of Covid Tests For $41 Million
Billionaires George Soros and Bill Gates are part of a consortium set to buy Mologic, a U.K.-based maker of Covid tests, in an effort to … Billionaires Backed Consortium To Buy U.K. Maker Of Covid Tests For $41 MillionRead more