Filed Under: “Common Dreams”
Polls: With Trump gone, America’s standing in the world has improved
By Kenny Stancil
Favorable views of the U.S. have increased by an average of nine points since Joe Biden became president, according to new polling
Pharmaceutical companies launch lobbying blitz to keep patent monopolies on coronavirus vaccines
By Jon Queally
Freeing coronavirus vaccines from global patents would save millions of lives with almost no expense, but it would compromise corporate profits
America’s profit-driven media system promotes disinformation
By Mario A. Murillo
Media business models predicated on maximizing audience will inevitably lead to junk news
Big Pharma’s billions in excess profits could finance COVID vaccines for the entire continent of Africa
By Jake Johnson
Pharmaceutical companies claim to be all about public health, but their prioritizing of payments to investors belies this claim
Congressional Dems miss deadline to repeal last-minute Trump regulation changes
By Jake Johnson
Congressional Republicans proved much more adept at overturning Obama-era regulation changes than Democrats have during Joe Biden’s first days in office
Biden administration ends Trump policy to restrict federal food assistance program
By Jake Johnson
The new president has officially ended a Trump-era policy which allowed states to place work requirements on food assistance programs
Temporarily suspending coronavirus vaccine patents will save millions of lives
By Jake Johnson
The U.S., Canada, and the U.K. are currently blocking a World Trade Organization proposal from India and South Africa to temporarily suspend patent protections for coronavirus vaccines.
Will Biden administration repeal Trump’s quiet attempt to privatize Medicare?
By Diane Archer
The Trump administration has outsourced Medicare to insurance companies and other for-profit middlemen, placing them between Americans and their doctors.
Hedge funds are lining their pockets with federal green investment dollars
By Lynn Parramore
Wealthy investors are using lawsuits to force companies receiving environmental protection funds to give it back to their shareholders instead of investing it in green technology.
Progressives urge Kamala Harris to overrule Senate parliamentarian and allow $15 minimum wage vote
By Jon Queally