TOP NEWS: Big Pharma's First Defeat—Let's Make Sure It's Not the Last

 

August 08, 2022

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Sinema Received Over $500K From Private Equity Before Shielding Industry From Tax Hikes "Remember the days when taking half a million bucks from an industry, and then passing legislation that only benefits that industry, while passing the costs onto everyone else, would be called corruption?" asked one critic. "Today it's just lobbying as usual." by Kenny Stancil Ukraine Plant Under Fire Showcases 'Dangerous' Nature of Nuclear Power, Experts Say "Having reactors in a war zone is a nightmare waiting to become a grim reality," said one critic. by Kenny Stancil Sanders Says Senate Bill 'Nowhere Near' Enough as Dems, GOP Tank His Amendments The Vermont senator nevertheless supported final passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, calling it "a step forward" on climate and drug prices. by Jake Johnson

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The IRA Is Big Pharma's First Defeat—Let's Make Sure It's Not the Last Big Pharma is terrified because they are no longer invulnerable. by Alex Lawson We Must Seize This Opportunity to End the War in Ukraine A narrow window for a diplomatic end to the war may be ahead as both sides are exhausted, making a pause conceivable. We must not miss this chance. by Hrair Balian Theirs But Not Ours? No War Criminal Should Be Immune From Prosecution Isn't it time for the major military powers to give up the notion that their war criminals should be allowed to operate with impunity? by Lawrence Wittner

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