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The $100,000-Per-Year Pill: How US Health Agencies Choose Pharma Over Patients
Our taxes pay for most of the front end (riskier) research on drugs, so why do private companies get to set the price?
Can Jill Carry Bernie’s Baton? A Look at the Green Candidate’s Radical Funding Solution
Bernie Sanders supporters are flocking to Jill Stein.
Following the Money Behind Tim Kaine
Throughout his time in politics, Tim Kaine has certainly seen his share of campaign money — we examined the cash behind his extensive career.
Here’s a Terrifying Truth: Trump Could Win
With 44 percent of white Americans scoring high on the authoritarianism scale, Trump can't be far behind.
Will Bill Bratton’s Resignation Slow Down the Militarization of the NYPD? Not Likely
Bratton stoked fear over ISIS-style terror and the “war on cops” until his resignation.
Teargassing of Indigenous Youth in Australian Detention System Reeks of Colonialism
During the peak of colonial conquest in Australia, the torture and incarceration of aboriginal peoples was commonplace.
Is Hillary Clinton Double-Talking on Trade Deals?
There is good reason for the buyer to beware.
Surveillance of Everyone: Europe’s “Smart Borders” Would Automatically Monitor Individuals
Europe's “Smart Borders” system puts individual privacy in great jeopardy without a guarantee of security.
The Trials and Trauma of Flying While Transgender
In many ways, airport security measures are built around surveilling and policing gender.
When AFRICOM Evaluates Itself, the News Is Grim
It's rare to hear one top military commander publicly badmouth another, call attention to his faults or simply point out his shortcomings.