Human needs before profits

Big Pharma prices soar, Part 2Big Pharma prices soar, Part 2

Big Pharma prices soar, Part 2

Lifesaving medications, including Harvoni which can cure hepatitis C, are often developed through taxpayer-funded research. But they are priced out…

January 12, 2017
Under capitalism: ‘They don’t really care about us’Under capitalism: ‘They don’t really care about us’

Under capitalism: ‘They don’t really care about us’

Six-year-old Toussaint Birwe was killed by a 14-car State Department convoy that barreled through his hometown of Mokong in the…

January 10, 2017
Big Pharma prices, profits soarBig Pharma prices, profits soar

Big Pharma prices, profits soar

Affecting all population sectors in the U.S., the costs of prescription medicines are skyrocketing, fueled by the pharmaceutical industry’s greed…

January 5, 2017
‘Fake news’ covers up domestic propaganda law‘Fake news’ covers up domestic propaganda law

‘Fake news’ covers up domestic propaganda law

Straight from the pages of publications that passed along lies about Iraq’s alleged “weapons of mass destruction” and that gave…

December 15, 2016
What’s behind Trump cabinet choicesWhat’s behind Trump cabinet choices

What’s behind Trump cabinet choices

Since the election, the corporate media have focused on the president-elect’s cabinet and senior White House staff appointments, often announced…

December 14, 2016
State to Flint and Detroit: ‘You have no rights’State to Flint and Detroit: ‘You have no rights’

State to Flint and Detroit: ‘You have no rights’

Attorneys for the state of Michigan have filed a 62-page motion to dismiss a lawsuit on behalf of children in…

December 2, 2016
Wall Street welcomes TrumpWall Street welcomes Trump

Wall Street welcomes Trump

Did the super-racist, immigrant bashing, sexual predator Donald Trump becoming president alarm Wall Street? The day after the election the…

November 22, 2016
Train crashes and capitalist decayTrain crashes and capitalist decay

Train crashes and capitalist decay

The Sept. 29 train crash in the Hoboken, N.J., terminal during the morning rush hour has shaken people throughout New…

October 8, 2016
Activists demand fed funds be used to stop foreclosuresActivists demand fed funds be used to stop foreclosures

Activists demand fed funds be used to stop foreclosures

A public meeting in Detroit Sept. 22 demanded that federal Helping Hardest Hit Funds be used to stop tax foreclosures…

September 29, 2016
Wells Fargo and capitalist fraudWells Fargo and capitalist fraud

Wells Fargo and capitalist fraud

It’s called cross-selling. Wells Fargo cultivated this strategy, pressing its customers to enroll in several of the bank’s various types…

September 28, 2016