HEALTH
Manufacturing Consent: Big Ag’s Playbook of Propaganda and Power
Antonio Gramsci argued that propaganda is the main fabric through which contemporary power asserts itself. For Gramsci, propaganda is central to cultural hegemony; in other words, the dominance of a particular worldview (often that of the ruling class or elite) that is so deeply internalised by society that it becomes ‘common sense’ and uncritically accepted as natural and inevitable. There are many reasons why transnational agribusiness has been able to secure […]
The Forgotten Dry Run for Lockdown
WE SHUT our schools, we emptied our streets, we shuttered our shops not because reason demanded it, but because fear commanded it. We followed the models, not the evidence. We fought a virus by locking down the healthy. We sacrificed livelihoods on the altar of safety. And we were told […]
Aluminium in Vaccines Is Harmful
It has been surprisingly difficult to get an answer to a simple and highly relevant question: Is aluminium in vaccines harmful? After having studied the best evidence we have, the randomised trials, in great detail, I conclude that the answer is yes. Like lead, aluminium is a highly neurotoxic metal. […]
A 500-Year Storm Just Hit Healthcare
Last week, President Trump set in motion a transformation that will fundamentally redefine American medicine for a generation. In a single news conference, he delivered a direct and sweeping challenge to the entire structure of public health authority. As a result, the credibility of national health agencies, leading professional associations, […]
The Plain Truth About Vaccines
To vaccinate or not to vaccinate? This has been the contentious and controversial question for over three hundred years. Since COVID-19, that question has intensified. In my case, I’m not anti-vaccine. I’m anti-unnecessary vaccine. I’m anti-compulsory vaccine. I’m anti-toxic and deadly vaccine. That said, it’s important to understand that I’m not stating […]
Trump announces “TrumpRx” website and Pfizer deal to slash drug prices, boost U.S. manufacturing
In a major move aimed at lowering prescription drug costs, President Donald Trump announced a landmark agreement with pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc. that includes deep discounts for Medicaid, a new direct-to-consumer drug purchasing website called “TrumpRx,” and a $70 billion investment in U.S. manufacturing. Speaking alongside Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla at the White House, Trump declared […]
Coming Soon From Bill Gates’s Lab of Horrors: FRANKENBUTTER
Hey, kids — it’s trivia time. But don’t sweat today’s question because it’s an easy one. What do you get when you take carbon dioxide captured from the atmosphere, hydrogen from water split by renewable energy, and glycerol, then use proprietary catalysts in high-pressure bubble reactors to synthesize hydrocarbon chains, […]
Yuck! The Sour Taste of the Modern Food System
The Yuka app is a mobile application designed to help consumers quickly assess the health quality of food and cosmetic products by scanning their barcodes. It produces a health score ranging from 0 to 100 and provides a colour-coded rating, which categorises products as excellent, good, mediocre or poor for […]
The American Academy of Pediatrics — Mining Children for Profit
Story at-a-glance In North America, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) holds enormous influence over how children’s medical care is shaped. Its public positions and policy priorities steer the direction of pediatric practice, often setting the tone for what’s considered standard care. What’s less visible is how those priorities are […]
A Step Forward but Still in the Mud: The New United States Global Health Strategy
Changing the direction of a dinosaur was, presumably, hard for any who tried. Especially when the direction of the dinosaur was highly profitable to its minders. While paleontology does not fully support the analogy, the picture describes the new Global Health Strategy just released by the US government. Someone is trying hard […]
