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Obama: Social media platforms’ pursuit of profits undermines democracy
April 8, 2022At an event at the University of Chicago, the former president, also a former law prof, talked about how social media endangers democracy.
Read more9/11 anniversary: How to measure 20 years of endless war?
September 10, 2021Whether counted in lives lost, wars launched, or dollars spent, the post-9/11 period stands out for its waste in human and financial terms.
Read more‘People’s Vaccine’ needed to break monopoly profiteering and end vaccine apartheid
August 12, 2021Vaccinating the world’s population faces two big obstacles: right-wing sabotage and extreme profiteering by pharmaceutical companies.
Read moreHundreds turn out Juneteenth to stop desecration of Maryland cemetery
June 22, 2021Profiteering developers would deny Black people even the right of a decent permanent burial.
Read moreSuspending COVID vaccine patent restrictions puts people before profits
May 6, 2021In a surprise decision that angered Big Pharma, the Biden administration announced its support for a waiver of COVID-19 vaccine patent rights.
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