In the US, big pharmaceutical companies often seem like a boogeyman, and that’s no accident. Profit, rather than altruism, drives pharmaceutical development, meaning if a new drug isn’t deemed cost-effective, it won’t make it to the market. Moreover, these companies frequently boost their profits by offering doctors commissions on the medications they prescribe. The US is also one of the rare countries where pharmaceutical companies are permitted to advertise their drugs directly to consumers. Journalist Martha Rosenberg and host John Kiriakou explore the impact of this pharmaceutical dominance on public health.

There have been so many important whistleblowers over the years—big names like Daniel Ellsberg, Edward Snowden, Bradley Birkenfeld, Annie Machon, and Katherine Gunn, just to name a few—that you wouldn’t be wrong to think that official opinion, the opinion of governments, had changed so that these truthtellers would be protected for their revelations. But that’s not necessarily the case. Certainly, many countries have moved forward on whistleblower protection. The European Union immediately comes to mind. But the US and UK are not among them. In most cases, at least involving government whistleblowers, the US and UK cite national security as the reason for not welcoming new disclosures. And indeed, they use the Espionage Act and the Official Secrets Act, respectively, to prosecute whistleblowers. But why hasn’t more been done to protect private sector whistleblowers? Why do people who blow the whistle on waste, fraud, abuse, illegality, or threats to the public health or public safety at Big Pharma, in international banking, inside international conglomerates, and elsewhere still face the untampered wrath of their companies? Where are protections for these whistleblowers? On this episode of The Whistleblowers, John Kiriakou discuss the critical importance of whistleblowers with former whistleblower and whistleblower advocate Jane Turner.

On this episode of The Cost of Everything, we take a closer look at the ‘wokeness’ moment that has taken over the world. From movies to classrooms, it has shaped and groomed citizens with an ideology not everyone is on board with. Host Christy Ai and co-host Ed Martin explain how the ‘woke’ movement has impacted their careers. Later, filmmaker Sean Stone joins the show to dive deep into how wokeness has made Big Pharma big money with hormone disruptors and medication for teenagers, as well as groomed children to doubt their own sexuality.

ICYMI: Dr. Mike Yeadon — Former Pfizer VP NAMES NAMES of his ex-#BigPharma colleagues + calls for accountability for those directly responsible for #CrimesAgainstHumanity

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CDC WENT TOO FAR THIS TIME!

This is a declaration of war from #BigPharma on our children. It’s time for people to stop complying.

ACT NOW: Demand CDC + elected officials STOP COVID MANDATES!

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