Canary Mission’s blacklists, union busting at Google, Pfizer’s vaccine negotiation tactics, police dogs, and forced sterilization round out the list of censored stories.
Big Pharma
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
The Billionaire Behind the Fight for Lower Drug Prices
A former Enron executive has poured tens of millions into national drug pricing reform. Why hasn’t it worked?
Posted inBuilding Back America
The Drug Price/Tax Break Quid Pro Quo
Democrats in high-tax states cut a deal on the Build Back Better Act.
Posted inTAP
Memo to Media: Stop Calling Manchin et al. ‘Moderates’
Today on TAP: Being more swayed by big-money contributions and an anti-mother bias are far better descriptors.
Posted inBuilding Back America
What You Might Have Missed in the Build Back Better Bill
The bill is teeming with hundreds of programs, which in some cases crowded out the bigger priorities.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Will Biden’s FDA Be Led by a Pharma Guy?
Robert Califf—who’s worked and lobbied for the big drug companies—looks to be the front-runner for the job.
Posted inTAP
World’s Biggest Half-Full, Half-Empty Glass
Today on TAP: Biden’s bill is historically great and bitterly disappointing.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
U.S. Snubs Biodiversity Summit
The U.S. refuses to join the global conference in China on biodiversity due to decades of pharma lobbying. Yet habitat destruction could fuel future pandemics.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Drug Industry–Backed PAC Trying to Spike the Biden Agenda
Center Forward is funding practically all the corporate Democrats making trouble in Congress.
Posted inCoronavirus
How to Vaccinate the World
There’s a lot more the Biden administration can do to stop the pandemic—like no more kowtowing to pharma.
