It’s 1960s Cuba all over again. It’s 1970s Cambodia all over again. Food shortages. Mandatory labor. Nationwide suffering. Yep, this is what you get in socialist states, which always seem to have deep affection for price controls and central planning. Last week, the government of Venezuela issued a decree that would amount “to forced labor.” […]
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How doctors are influenced by drug companies
By: Michel Accad It’s true that perks from pharma companies influence doctors. But pharma dollars are nothing compared to the subsidies doled out by governments. In his recent article “Feed Me, Pharma,” ProPublica’s Charles Ornstein has been calling attention to studies showing that the prescribing decisions of doctors are linked to the amount of money that drug […]
Week in Review: July 25 to July 31
In case you missed any of this week’s articles, here is a round-up of some of the most read pieces written by the Economic Collapse News staff: Britain’s Minimum Wage Short-Changes Young Workers Florida judge declares bitcoin is not money Media Collusion & Rewarding Big Donors: 5 of the biggest findings from DNC emails leak […]
Discrimination Against Discrimination: Why We Don’t Need Anti-Discrimination Laws
By: Jonathan Newman In March of this year, the North Carolina state government passed legislation with at least two controversial components. The law requires that people use bathrooms according to what their birth certificate says regarding sex and it removes legal protections against sexual orientation discrimination at private firms. Government agencies are exempt from this […]
5 random things for a Friday (Jake Tapper responds to DNC leak, palladium surging, Milton Friedman on conscription)
News Story of the Day: The Wikileaks dump of DNC emails this past week have provided some interesting insight into the political process and the mainstream media (SEE: Media Collusion & Rewarding Big Donors: 5 of the biggest findings from DNC emails leak). Although the media have concentrated their efforts on the DNC sabotaging the […]