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A New Way Insurers Are Shifting Costs to the Sick
By charging higher prices for generic drugs that treat certain illness, health insurers may be violating the spirit of the Affordable Care Act, which bans discrimination against those with …
Dr. Cart Hart’s TED Talk Challenges Everything You Know About Drugs
Award-winning author of “High Price” shares insights from his remarkable personal journey and career as a scientist.
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The Next Round of an Unwinnable War Beckons
Bombing raids on Islamic State targets in Iraq may just make things worse.
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Fund Cancer Research to Keep Breakthroughs Coming
If Americans do not want decades of medical progression to reverse, they must urge Congress to change course quickly.
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Africa’s Dividing Farmlands a Threat to Food Security
Experts say that Africa's extensive land subdivision is emerging as a significant threat to food security.
Haitian Tourism Project Leads to Environmental Damage and Community Repression
“Destination lle-a-Vache” is a government-driven tourist project planned for a small island off the northern coast of Haiti.
“Socially Responsible” Capitalism Still Feeds the Disease
Socially responsible investment companies invest heavily in the stock of tech corporations, which have poor human rights records.
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Why We March: Stepping Forth for a Planet in Peril
There's a world to march for — and a future, too.
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Obamacare and Family Values: Parents Get to Stay Home With Children
Even most Republicans probably would have said that parents spending time with their kids is a good thing.
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Scott Walker’s Snow Job
The governor's race in Wisconsin between the Republican incumbent, Scott Walker, and his Democratic challenger, Mary Burke, is coming down to one issue: jobs, jobs, jobs.