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The Coronavirus Crisis

As markets recover, Big Pharma gains power, and governments around the world scramble to contain the pandemic, predatory capitalism moves in for the kill.

NIH Urged to Consider Banning Wuhan Institute of Virology From Future Grants

Jimmy Tobias – Jan. 26

The Wuhan lab has continued to stonewall NIH and EcoHealth Alliance on scientific documentation, an inspector general report confirmed.

Covid-19 Drugmakers Pressured Twitter to Censor Activists Pushing for Generic Vaccine

Lee Fang – Jan. 16

The social media pressure campaign was just a part of the pharmaceutical industry’s successful lobbying blitz to retain patents — and make record profits.

Covid Disinformation Doctor Wants to Help Elon Musk Do Medical Fact-Checks on Twitter

Micah Lee – December 15 2022

Convicted U.S. Capitol insurrectionist Simone Gold offered her vaccine disinformation group America’s Frontline Doctors for the job.

Incarcerated People Forced to Do Dangerous Work for “Slave” Wages at Height of Pandemic

Akela Lacy – December 12 2022

New documents show the extent of the prison labor in New York, including jobs like asbestos removal.

The Right’s Anti-Vaxxers Are Killing Republicans

James Risen – October 10 2022

Since Covid-19 vaccines arrived, the gap in so-called excess deaths between Republicans and Democrats has widened, a new study says.

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