Eastern Tiger swallowtail (Papilio glaucus), female
Ice Age National Scientific Reserve Unit, Wisconsin, USA
2018-08-10 446aaa
“AbbVie, the manufacturer of the popular anti-inflammatory medication Humira, exploited the U.S. patent system to block competitors from bringing cheaper generics to market that would have driven down the medication's price for people who need it. This allowed AbbVie to extend its monopoly for an additional six years on a drug that retails for $50,000 a year.”
“How a Drug Company Made $114 Billion by Gaming the U.S. Patent System
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“Cattle, not coca, drive deforestation of the Amazon in Colombia – report
Authorities have blamed the growing of coca – the base ingredient of cocaine – for clearcutting, but a recent study shows otherwise”
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“A Carbon Tax Could Solve the Climate Crisis, So Why Isn’t There One?”
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“Dumping 1M gallons of radioactive water in Hudson is ‘best option,’ per Indian Point nuclear plant “owner
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“Free market” = riddled to the point of being ineffective with commercial interests:
“The CIA’s Changing Take on the Climate Emergency
“A Free Market-Based View””
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“Corporations Can Now Kill People!”
“Corporations have more rights than actual human beings.
Corporations have been granted personhood status in Canada and the U.S for hundreds of years. Of course this only occurred to separate the corporation from its shareholders and investors just in case legal trouble began to stir. But corporations have surpassed the legal rights of any other Canadian or American. Corporations can kill people now, and it happens a lot more than you think.”
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“What the Supreme Did to America When They Legalized Political Bribery
It’s hard to overstate how much damage these corrupt rulings by Republicans on the Court — from Buckley and Bellotti in 1976/1978 to Citizens United in 2010 — have done to American democracy”
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“After Progressive Ballot Victories, GOP Wages War on Citizen Lawmaking
GOP legislators across the country are attacking the ballot initiative process.”
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“Malaria-Carrying Mosquitos Are Expanding Their Territory Almost 3 Miles a Year”
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“Are U.S. Sanctions Against Syria Stalling Humanitarian Aid After the Earthquake?
The Assad regime is using the devastating earthquake to renew calls to lift sanctions, but critics argue that sanctions protect Syrians from the possible resurgence of war.”
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