America’s nearly 750 billionaires collectively got $1 trillion richer in 2021, a tax-free 25% gain, according to calculations by Americans for Tax Fairness (ATF) based … America’s billionaires got $1 trillion richer last yearRead more
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Confessions of a ‘human guinea pig’
In July 2020, I volunteered to be in Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine trial. If I knew then what I know now about the company’s quest for … Confessions of a ‘human guinea pig’Read more
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Coronavirus Criminals & Pandemic Profiteers
What I try to detail in the book, and what I’ve written about a lot over the last two years, is a painful reality. At … Coronavirus Criminals & Pandemic ProfiteersRead more
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Pharma Hikes Prices on 442 Drugs
Patient advocates on Monday condemned the U.S. pharmaceutical industry for ushering in the new year with price hikes on more than 440 medications. According to … Pharma Hikes Prices on 442 DrugsRead more
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This Scientist Created a Rapid Test Just Weeks Into the Pandemic
When COVID-19 started sweeping across America in the spring of 2020, Irene Bosch knew she was in a unique position to help. The Harvard-trained scientist … This Scientist Created a Rapid Test Just Weeks Into the PandemicRead more
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Meet the Scientist Who Built a Cheap Rapid Test
As the U.S. faces a shortage of rapid COVID tests amidst the Omicron surge, we turn now to speak to a scientist who developed an … Meet the Scientist Who Built a Cheap Rapid TestRead more
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A Vaccine for the World
The United States is now averaging over 400,000 new COVID cases a day as the Omicron variant rapidly spreads across the country. The record-breaking surge … A Vaccine for the WorldRead more
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Merck Sells Federally Financed Covid Pill to U.S. for 40 Times What It Costs to Make
A five-day course of molnupiravir, the new medicine being hailed as a “huge advance” in the treatment of Covid-19, costs $17.74 to produce, according to … Merck Sells Federally Financed Covid Pill to U.S. for 40 Times What It Costs to MakeRead more
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Purdue Pharma/ Sackler Family Fails in End Run around Justice
In a seismic victory for justice and accountability that re-opens the deeply flawed recent September, 2020 settlement of the Purdue pharma bankruptcy case, the Sackler … Purdue Pharma/ Sackler Family Fails in End Run around JusticeRead more
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No One Is Safe Until Everyone Is Safe
New research shows the European Union, the United States and the U.K. have received more COVID vaccines in the past six weeks than the entire … No One Is Safe Until Everyone Is SafeRead more