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Monopoly in Pharma: Big Private Profits from Publicly Granted Patents

The researchers patented insulin as US Patent No. 1469994 on Oct. 9, 1923 — and they quickly sold the patent…

2 years ago

Super Tuesday Sets Frame For November

Here in LA, initial results—with roughly half the votes counted—show two public defenders running for county judge in close races…

2 years ago

Putin’s Puppets And America’s Circus Courts

To put things in a broader context, "Today is an excellent day to remind all of you Americans that the…

2 years ago

Defense Contractors Are Bilking the American People

It should therefore come as no surprise that defense contractors routinely overcharge the Pentagon—and the American taxpayer—by nearly 40 to…

2 years ago

The Strategic Cross-Border Alliance

  Feb. 27 Interview with Benedicto Martinez and Robin Alexander UCLA - Institute for Research on Labor and Employment/NACLA Report…

2 years ago

Why Won’t Our Media Say Donald Trump is America’s Modern-Day Benedict Arnold?

Merrick Garland and his DOJ need to get some answers and share them with the American people soon. And the…

2 years ago

Life After Mother: Spark Joy and Love

“The true purpose of tidying is not to cut down your possessions or unclutter your space,” Kondo advises as well,…

2 years ago

All about that Base

The many culinary acids, including citrus and vinegar, get all of the attention while its counterpart quietly makes good things…

2 years ago

Polluters Will Finally Pay For LA’s Unhealthy Air

. Under the settlement, the AQMD will have to adopt a rule by November 2024 that should require major producers…

2 years ago

Low Carbon Fuel Standard Decision Postponed

The California Air Resources Board or CARB has postponed a March 21 public hearing to consider amendments to the Low…

2 years ago