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05/03/2018 / By Ethan Huff

Did the DEA really just give Insys approval to develop synthetic cannabis despite the company’s history of corruption and abuse?

Everyday Americans are still prohibited in the year 2018 from growing and using all-natural cannabis due to federal restrictions that unjustly classify the herb as a Schedule I “drug” with no acceptable or valid use by humans. But a pharmaceutical corporation with an extensive rap sheet of illegal activity has just been given the go-ahead […]

02/07/2018 / By Vicki Batts

OUTED: DuPont covered up the health risks of Teflon

Few things are as ubiquitous in modern kitchens as nonstick cookware; from frying pans to baking dishes and a host of other accouterments, you’d be hard-pressed to find a kitchen without something brandishing a nonstick coating. While it may seem innocuous, that’s probably because corporations like DuPont have the money, influence and power to keep the […]

01/01/2018 / By JD Heyes

Big Pharma BOOM: Drug prices SOARED in 2017 and you’ll never guess who’s getting YOUR medicine rebates

President Donald J. Trump campaigned, in part, on a pledge to pursue policies that would end the nightmare trend of skyrocketing costs for medications across America, and the latest data on Big Pharma’s revenue stream proves once again that this is a promise he really needs to keep. In October, the president heavily criticized drug […]

11/29/2017 / By Jhoanna Robinson

Big Pharma greed strikes again: “Life-changing” thyroid pill manufacturer spikes price by 5,000%

The National Health Service is eyeing the cessation of the incessant prescription of Liothyronine, a drug that is used to treat thyroid disorders, after its manufacturer, Oakville, Canada-based pharmaceutical company Concordia International, increased its retail price by 5,662 percent to 9.22 British pounds from 16 p per tablet. Liothyronine is used to treat hypothyroidism or […]

02/03/2017 / By Don Wrightman

Half of humanity’s wealth is owned by only eight people

In 2017, the wealth gap is wider then ever before. Just eight billionaires have a net worth of more than half the world’s population combined. To illustrate the rate at which this growth continues to occur, last year there were 62 individuals who had collectively accumulated as much wealth as half the planet. The gap […]

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