Will Medicare use its ample leverage to make Wegovy affordable?
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Posted inHealth and Social Policy
The Post-Ozempic Gold Rush
So much energy is going into developing effective weight loss pills, while hundreds of lifesaving medications remain in shortage.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Stirrings of a Conservative Christian Rule of Law
The court case involving the FDA approval of mifepristone revealed a little too much about the conservative movement’s aims.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Drug Shortages as an Indictment of Capitalism
Here is a vital sector of the economy crying out for socialized production and distribution.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Democrats Struggle to Face the Illegitimate Court System
A few Democratic members of Congress understand what needs to be done. More should join them.
Posted inTAP
Understanding the Latest Restrictions on Mifepristone
Today on TAP: These efforts will backfire on the right—but produce a lot of suffering along the way.
Posted inTAP
Resisting Kacsmaryk
Today on TAP: In Los Angeles, both the DA and the sheriff say there’ll be no arrests or prosecutions when women take abortion pills, regardless of court rulings.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Federal Judges Explain Things to Me
SCOTUS and Judge Kacsmaryk force us to pose the question: Where did it all go wrong?
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
The Inevitable Prosecutions of Women Who Obtain Abortions
The attorney general of Alabama finally went where the logic of the anti-abortion movement has long pointed.
Posted inCoronavirus
Go Get an Omicron Booster Shot
We finally have updated vaccines, and not a moment too soon.