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Jake Johnson
Jake Johnson is a staff writer for Common Dreams.
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US’s high Covid death rate mark the dark side of American exceptionalism
The US’s high Covid-19 death rate can be attributed at least in part to structural barriers and a for-profit healthcare system. Continue reading »
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DC’s Doomsday scenario: is America on the road to dictatorship?
Warnings of the collapse of a democratic US are growing. A second Trump term may spawn a leader in his vein to bring order to the chaos he creates. Continue reading »
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Richest 1% takes 38% of global wealth while bottom half gets 2%
Global inequities in wealth and income are as great today as they were at the peak of Western imperialism in the early 20th century. Continue reading »
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Rich countries blamed for ‘avoidable’ new Covid variant
‘Allowing new variants to emerge and spread, 13 months into the vaccine era, is a policy choice by the rich world.’ Continue reading »
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Biden urged to fight big pharma’s vaccine greed at key WTO meeting
Joe Biden must make sure those at WTO talks next week endorse a plan to waive COVID-19 vaccine patents to help end the pandemic. Continue reading »
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‘Obscene’: Pfizer, BioNTech, and Moderna rake in $5.4 million an hour
A few companies are making huge profits off COVID-19 vaccines while just 2 per cent of people in low-income countries have been fully vaccinated. Continue reading »
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EU, UK under fire for opposing a vaccine patent waiver due to Big Pharma lobbying
Rich nations’ refusal to take on the pharmaceutical industry could ‘prolong the pandemic indefinitely’, warned one campaigner. Continue reading »
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A year and 3.5 million deaths later, ‘greed is triumphing over human life’ in vaccine fight
‘How many more people must die needlessly before countries do the right thing and support the lifting of patent restrictions, so COVID-19 vaccines, tests, and treatments can be produced worldwide?’ Continue reading »
