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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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
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Linking Trade to Full Employment and Domestic Industrialization
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUUPelc7Mks&rel=0&feature=relmfu] Richard Kozul-Wright
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The military is looting Israel
When I was drafted into the army, Israel was in a state of war against the armies of Syria and Jordan, maintained large forces and … The military is looting IsraelRead more
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Private insurance companies benefitted the most from PM Fasal Bima Yojana
The Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (crop insurance scheme) may have benefitted some farmers but insurance companies surely made the most of it. In the … Private insurance companies benefitted the most from PM Fasal Bima YojanaRead more
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How Unemployment Insurance Fraud Exploded During the Pandemic
A Bronx man allegedly received $1.5 million in just ten months. A California real estate broker raked in more than $500,000 within half a year. … How Unemployment Insurance Fraud Exploded During the PandemicRead more
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Why Bitcoin is not the answer
Recently, I argued that a central bank cryptocurrency can be a useful tool in the struggle to democratise money. Such a tool is, of course, … Why Bitcoin is not the answerRead more
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A central bank cryptocurrency to democratise money
The history of money has been the history of the struggles to control the payment system and the money tree. Today, with control over both … A central bank cryptocurrency to democratise moneyRead more