Drugs are expensive. A vial of insulin can be up to $250 and a pack of pens can be up to $500. Every month, many families decide between life and food. For a country as rich as ours this is a disgrace and a moral crime. The culprit is the pharmaceutical monopoly. With a drug patent, a pharmaceutical company can block other companies from selling a much cheaper generic version. Preventing competition, these patents lead to medicines like the heart disease drug Lipitor costing over $270 for a packet of 100 tablets back when it was patented. The best way to lower these prices is to abolish...
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Moscow Accuses Washington of ‘Unreasonable and Unnecessary Escalation’
Russia claims the US provoked the Kremlin with a request to inspect Moscow's nuclear weapons under the New Start treaty. The Kremlin recently announced it was suspending American inspections because Western sanctions were preventing Russians from implementing checks on US nukes. On Monday, the Kremlin revealed it would no longer allow Americans to verify Russia is following the New Start treaty in a retaliatory move. Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov explained Moscow's decision, saying the US requested to inspect Russia's weapons knowing Western sanctions would prevent Russian...
US to Conduct Military Operations in Chinese-Claimed Waters
Amid unprecedented Chinese military drills surrounding Taiwan, a top defense official said the US will carry out Taiwan Strait transits and freedom of navigation operations (FONOPs) in waters claimed by China.
US to Send Ukraine $5.5 Billion in New Budgetary, Military Aid
The US announced on Monday new massive aid packages for Ukraine, including $4.5 billion in direct budgetary aid and a $1 billion weapons package.
News Roundup 8/9/2022
US News Relatives of 19-year-old Anton Black, who died after being detained by police officers in Maryland, have reached a $5m partial settlement in their wrongful death lawsuit. AJ According to a lawsuit filed by the New Jersey Office of the Public Defender (OPD), the practice came to light after a case in which New Jersey State Police successfully subpoenaed a testing lab for a blood sample drawn from a child. Police then performed DNA analysis on the blood sample that reportedly linked the child’s father to a crime committed more than 25 years ago. Tech Dirt Ukraine The US approves a...
8/5/22 Laurie Calhoun on Zawahri’s Alleged Assassination and the Fanaticism of the Military Industrial Complex
Download Episode. Scott talks with Libertarian Institute Senior Fellow Laurie Calhoun. They begin with a discussion of last week's announcement that a CIA drone strike killed Al Qaeda leader Ayman Al-Zawahri in Kabul Afghanistan. Calhoun explains why she remains skeptical of the CIA’s claims absent any proof. They then get into the article she published at the Libertarian Institute which examines the fanatical mindset behind war hawks and others who depend on killing for their livelihoods. Discussed on the show: Site Intelligence Group “The MIC Cult” (The Libertarian Institute) “A MAD...
8/5/22 Connor Freeman on JCPOA Negotiations and Opposing War with China
Download Episode. This week on Antiwar Radio, Scott interviewed Libertarian Institute Assistant Editor Connor Freeman. Freeman goes over the messy situation Iranian officials face as JCPOA negotiations pick back up while the Middle East Cold War continues to heat up. He also touches on an article he published at the Institute arguing we need more principled opposition to war with China. Discussed on the show: “Biden and Allies Continue to Put Iran in the Crosshairs” (Libertarian Institute) KPFK.org “The Next Giuliani Moment: No War With China” (Libertarian Institute) Connor Freeman is...
The White House Will Approve New $1 Billion Weapons Transfer to Ukraine
Reuters reports unnamed officials in the Biden administration say a new $1 billion weapons package is waiting for the president’s signature. The next arms transfer will be the 18th since Russia invaded Ukraine in February.
Report: White House At Odds With Lawmakers Over Taiwan Policy Act
As tensions with China have risen to dangerous levels, President Joe Biden’s administration is lobbying Senate Democrats to “put the brakes” on the Taiwan Policy Act of 2022, Bloomberg reported
WBAI News in Exile: the al Zawahiri Drone Strike in Kabul
News in Exile (WBAI): Paul DeRienzo and Laurie Calhoun consider the al Zawahiri drone strike report. Discussion begins at 14:30 and lasts five minutes....
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