Kirsten Axelsen argues that adopting foreign-style drug pricing models in the United States would harm patients and stifle innovation. While other nations keep prices low by denying access through health technology assessments and rigid cost-effectiveness thresholds, the U.S. system fosters competition, broad access, and generics that lower costs. She contends the U.S. should push for fairer global cost-sharing rather than importing restrictive foreign policies.
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Commentary: Black Vote, Black Power: Don’t be fooled. The president’s J6 pardons are all about race
Donald Trump has granted clemency to every criminal involved in the January 6 insurrection, including those who attacked police officers, raising concerns about the U.S. legal system and the treatment of White supremacy.
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Being Black in Germany has never been easy–elections in eastern states could make it harder still
In Germany, Black people, including migrants from Guinea, have been subjected to racist attacks, with the far-right Alternative for Germany party leading the polls in the state of Thuringia, where radical far-right forces have created an environment hostile to minorities.