It’s not socialism. Public factories are an old American answer to monopoly profiteering. The Progressive Caucus wants to bring them back.
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No, Negotiating for Lower Drug Prices Won’t Hurt Innovation or Seniors
The Build Back Better bill gives Medicare the power to buy drugs cheaply. No wonder Big Pharma is trying to smear it.
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Biden’s Pivot on Drug Price Controls
The president abandons the long-held view that innovation requires high prices.
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When it Comes to Big Pharma, Montana Senator Has a Split Personality
Republican Steve Daines, a recipient of substantial campaign contributions from the pharmaceutical industry donors, backed a bipartisan drug price control bill. Now he’s behind a GOP plan.
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Opioid Prescriptions in the U.S. Are Down, But It Still Leads the World
New data suggests that neither of the two competing narratives about the crisis are entirely true.
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Trump Missed His Last Chance to Work with Democrats
In his State of the Union address, the president put little emphasis on bipartisan legislation.
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When Politics is a Matter of Life and Death
Over-prescription of opioids and the availability of guns are contributing to a reduction of life expectancy.
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Trump’s Empty Promise on Opioids
The president says there will be a big announcement next week, but his administration hasn’t done the prep work.
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Nevada to Big Pharma: ‘Show Us Your Books!’
Working Nevadans finally scored a victory against big pharma. Will other states follow suit?
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The Stupid War on Cory Booker
His controversial vote against a prescription drug amendment means absolutely nothing.
