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Prescription drugs
September 16, 2019
Dana Brown, Isaiah J. Poole
The Case for a Public Option for the Drug Industry
The controversial proposed deal with Purdue Pharma hints at better alternatives to for-profit pharmaceutical companies.
June 3, 2019
Alex Pareene
Do Democrats Actually Want to Make Drugs Cheaper?
Or are they just looking to cut a deal for the sake of cutting a deal?
January 30, 2019
David Dayen
Democrats Are About to Give Big Pharma the Big Tobacco Treatment
The House of Representatives' first oversight hearing of 2019 wasn't about Trump. It was about skyrocketing drug prices.
May 10, 2018
Fran Quigley
Building a NASA for Prescription Drugs
A bold solution to America's soaring drug prices
January 12, 2017
Alex Shephard
Cory Booker’s explanation for voting against cheap prescription drugs doesn’t track.

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