Tag: Big Pharma
Drug prices likely to rise in Trump Administration
If drug costs continue to rise, it’s a good bet that Pharma will benefit far more than people with Medicare.
How a battle over affordable medicine helped kill the TPP
The debate about an exotic new kind of drug delayed the trade deal for years, thanks in part to relentless advocates who stood up to big pharma.
Big Pharma shares drop as Bernie Sanders launches Twitter attack
Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk clearly care more about their profits than their patients. It’s time to end their greed.
Big Pharma Preps to Spend Hundreds of Millions to Keep Drug...
"PhRMA's decision to hike membership dues 50 percent will increase the trade group's considerable coffers to more than $300 million per year," Politico reports
Bernie Sanders Questions Staggering Price of Cancer Drug
“Members of Congress can no longer allow the drug companies to charge our people the highest prices in the world. We have to make a stand.”
Bernie Sanders’ Tweet Causes Big Pharma Company’s Stock to Plummet
Ariad Pharmaceuticals' stock dropped $387 million in just one day.
How the President Can Curb Big Pharma Greed
Rep. Pocan’s letter urges President Obama to “use executive action and take concrete steps” to address the drug cost crisis, and lists three tools that the president can use.
Watch Bernie Sanders Go Off on Rising Prescription Drug Prices
"I would hope that my Republican colleagues listen to the American people and get their priorities right."
Five Deadly Sins of Big Pharma
Patriotism is a beautiful thing to corporations when it protects their profits.
Why Hillary Should Fulfill Bill’s Promise on Pay
Hillary Clinton has proposed penalizing pharmaceutical companies like Mylan that suddenly jack up the prices of crucial drugs. But she could take it even farther.
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David Huitema confirmed as ethics Czar amid fears of Trump’s return and conflict of...
As Trump’s second term looms, the Senate confirmed David Huitema to lead the Office of Government Ethics. Advocates praise the move, but critics warn of a tough road ahead for government accountability.
The worse the chaos that results, the sooner the eventual revulsion and turnaround
A too gullible population let itself be bamboozled.
Tlaib, ACLU, and advocates warn H.R. 9495 could empower Trump to silence nonprofits and...
Progressives and civil rights groups sound the alarm over legislation that could allow President-elect Trump to strip nonprofits of their tax-exempt status without evidence, threatening free speech and democracy.
JD Vance hints at Elon Musk’s role in targeting Social Security under Trump’s ‘efficiency’...
Republican vice-presidential nominee J.D. Vance reveals Elon Musk could lead a commission to cut federal spending, with Social Security and the Department of Defense as potential targets. The billionaire’s past decision-making raises concerns about the future of essential programs.
The ultimate corporate corruption: Trump appoints Musk to oversee US regulations
Examining the implications of Musk’s appointment to lead Trump’s new department of Government Efficiency and what It means for American democracy.