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5 WikiLeaks Revelations Exposing the Rapidly Growing Corporatism Dominating American Diplomacy Abroad

Rania Khalek, AlterNet. June 21, 2011.

One of WikiLeaks' greatest achievements has been to expose the exorbitant amount of influence that multinational corporations have over Washington's diplomacy.

Pharma's New Sales Pitch to Women: If You Aren't Horny, It's 'Sexual Dysfunction' -- Try These Pills

Ray Moynihan, Barbara Mintzes, The Tyee. December 25, 2010.

How drug companies plan to profit from so-called 'Female Sexual Dysfunction.'

15 Dangerous Drugs Big Pharma Shoves Down Our Throats

Martha Rosenberg, AlterNet. November 19, 2010.

In the pharmaceutical industry’s rush to get drugs to market, safety usually comes last. And the public suffers.

Dollars For Docs: The Top Physicians In Big Pharma's Pocket

Tracy Weber, Charles Ornstein, ProPublica. November 16, 2010.

A new investigation reveals some big-name doctors who have make hundreds of thousands of dollars boosting sales for drug companies.

Anthrax War: The Malaysian Connection

Bob Coen, Eric Nadler, ProPublica. September 7, 2010.

Corporations and governments are taking steps to guard against deadly germ attacks. But some of these efforts could actually be creating a threat.

100,000 Americans Die Each Year from Prescription Drugs, While Pharma Companies Get Rich

Daniela Perdomo, AlterNet. June 25, 2010.

Prescription drugs taken as directed kill 100,000 Americans a year. That's one person every five minutes. How did we get here?

How Drug Manufacturing Facilities Are Threatening Our Drinking Water

Andrea Donsky, Randy Boyer, TreeHugger. June 15, 2010.

A new study found that pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities are a "significant source" of the water pollution resulting from pharmaceuticals.

The Pill Turns 50: Its Surprising Effects on Population, and the Risks It Poses to Our Water Supply

Sara Novak, Planet Green. May 7, 2010.

With so many women today taking the pill, we need to think about the adverse ecological effects that this powerful pharmaceutical have on our water supply.

New Cosmetic Has Dangerous Side-Effects -- Why Do People Use It?

Martha Rosenberg, AlterNet. April 1, 2010.

Despite the Maybelline close-ups, Allergan's new drug Lattise is not mascara, but a glaucoma drug repurposed as an eyelash grower. And its side-effects are frightening.

Most Results of Drug Studies Never Published

Maggie Mahar, Health Beat. September 29, 2008.

The results of over half of all clinical trials on drug safety and effectiveness are not published within five years of the drug going on the market.

America's Chemically Modified 21st Century Soldiers

Clayton Dach, Adbusters. May 3, 2008.

Armed with potent drugs and new technology, a dangerous breed of soldiers are being trained to fight America's future wars.

Moody Is the New Bipolar

deleted, Z Magazine. November 14, 2007.

The author of a new book on depression shows how Big Pharma is cashing in on drugs that aren't likely to help mood disorders.

Medifraud: Available at a Pharmacy Near You

Art Levine, The American Prospect. November 2, 2007.

Unbridled profits, lax safety regulations and corporate fraud are all part of a normal day in the life of our corrupt drug industry.

Toxic Waste Exposure Is the High Price Developing Countries Pay to Produce Our Medicine

Stan Cox, AlterNet. August 27, 2007.

Many of us rely on drugs imported from developing countries like India. But a new report reveals the toxic industry that produces them and the people who pay the price.

Pooping Yourself Skinny: Today's Pharmaceutical Lifestyle

John Fischer, Huffington Post. August 6, 2007.

Much like the historical practice of using Mercury to treat syphilis, GlaxoSmithKline's diet drug Orlistat could be an effective solution for the present but a dangerous precedent for the future.

Drugmakers Hurry Sales, Delay Safety Studies

Michelle Chen, The NewStandard. February 9, 2007.

Fast-tracked pharmaceuticals are on the market for an average of almost two years without beginning required safety tests, and the FDA is letting it happen.

Tax Evaders: Multinationals are Selling the Country Short

Peter Rost, AlterNet. December 6, 2006.

When drug companies dupe the IRS by shifting their profits to low-tax countries, the rest of us have to pay billions of dollars in unnecessary taxes to make up for the shortfall.

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