Long Reads: Big Pharma's Toxic Record w/ Nick...

David McNally, author of Slavery and Capitalism, discusses the political economy of the institution. Plus: Billy Fleming, author of Building Postcarbon Futures, explains how we might get from here to there. Behind the News, hosted by Doug Henwood, covers the worlds of economics a ...  Show more

Mike Davis died in 2022, but his work is more urgent than ever. As record temperatures, fires, floods, El Niño, and megadroughts threaten the planet, we hear his prescient 1995 talk, “Reconceptualizing the Environment.” Mike challenged the idea of “natural disaster,” showing how ...  Show more

In the first of two episodes this week, we're taking a deep dive into the pharmaceutical industry. How much does the medication you take actually cost? What if a company came along and bought the rights to a particular drug and started charging double, triple, or even 10,000 time ...  Show more

In this episode, Tudor interviews investigative journalist Gardiner Harris about his new book, 'No More Tears: The Dark Secrets of Johnson & Johnson.' The conversation delves into the shocking revelations about the pharmaceutical giant's unethical practices, including the ...

In this episode, Pharmageddon, we plunge into the depths of the pharmaceutical underworld, exposing a web of corruption, clandestine dealings, and the puppet masters behind Big Pharma. The narrative unfolds as investigative journalists peel back layers of secrecy, revealing a ...

The second of two episodes this week, taking a deep dive into the pharmaceutical industry.Big drug companies have won plaudits for their work producing Covid vaccines within a year of the start of the pandemic. How much money are they making from them? And why are vaccines for ot ...  Show more