America’s High Covid Death Toll Is a Result of Capitalist Austerity Policies
The Biden administration is continuing them and has declared an end to the pandemic when it still exists.
Big Pharma Hikes Prices on 442 Drugs
By Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Patient advocates on Monday condemned the U.S. pharmaceutical industry for ushering in the new year with price hikes on more than 440 medications, a…
Congress ‘Asleep at the Switch’ as Biden Continues Trump-Era Ploy to Privatize Medicare
By Jake Johnson / Common Dreams A Trump-era pilot program that could result in the complete privatization of traditional Medicare in a matter of years is moving ahead under the…
Why I’m Not Rushing to Get My Six-Year-Old the COVID-19 Vaccine
Like many Americans, I have concerns about giving my six-year-old a new vaccine that was not tested on humans until last year.
Why Are Moderna’s Billionaires Airbrushing Scientists Out of the Vaccine Patent Picture?
U.S. taxpayers helped make Moderna executives super-rich, but those same execs aren't exactly sharing the wealth with scientists who made their COVID-19 vaccine a global success.
Democrats Urged to Seize ‘Historic Chance’ on Billionaire Wealth Tax
Following Sen. Kyrsten Sinema's objection to raising the corporate tax rate, the party has turned to Sen. Ron Wyden's proposal.
Big Pharma Greed Is ‘Killing Americans,’ Sanders Says Outside Drug Lobby HQ
"How many people need to die, how many people need to get unnecessarily sicker, before Congress is prepared to take on the greed of the prescription drug industry?" asked Sen.…
Big Pharma Secrets Revealed as Group Uncovers Portion of Pfizer Vaccine Recipe
"This leaked contract teaches the world more about how to make mRNA vaccines than anything done by rich countries so far."
Meet The Censored: Ivermectin Critic David Fuller
If Internet algorithms can't tell the difference between criticism and advocacy, what's safe to report? Why one filmmaker believes "YouTube is unfit for the purpose for hosting journalism."
‘Catastrophic Injustice’: Judge OKs Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy Plan Shielding Sacklers
"The greed of some Sacklers fueled an opioid epidemic that has killed more than 500,000 Americans," said Rick Claypool of Public Citizen.
Pfizer and Moderna Hike Vaccine Prices
The two companies are expected to rake in tens of billions of dollars this year from vaccine sales.
Doctors Without Borders Calls on BioNTech to Share Vaccine Tech With World
The aid group underscored in its demand the fact that the vaccine was developed with significant public funding.
Chris McGreal: The Opioid Crisis, Made in the USA
The "American Overdose" author explains how Big Pharma and our health care industry conspired to forge a national epidemic.