Catalog of Interviews and Bits

John O'Connor, Postgate: How the Washington Post Betrayed Deep Throat, Covered Up Watergate, and Began Today's Partisan Advocacy Journalism He served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in Northern California representing the United States in both criminal and civil cases.

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Lloyd Marcus, performer of the Trump Train 2020 Video for Re-Election and author of Confessions of a Black Conservative: How the Left Has Shattered the Dreams of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Black America

NY & Detroit Auto Shows Cancelled, But Not Forgotten Now Virtual- LIVE Interview w/ Mike Caudill on 7/21

Bad Pricing Policy for Medical Products Is Bad Health For Americans

Pharmaceutical and Medical Diagnostics Pricing Policy Must Benefit the USA

The International Pricing Index Is A Disaster!

PRESCRIPTION DRUG EXPERT: Dr. Salvatore J. Giorgianni, Jr., Pharm.D. is Senior Science Adviser to the Men's Health Network and a Past-Chair/Chair-Emeritus of the American Public Health Association and former Alumni Association Board Member of Columbia University School of Public Health.

PHARMA RISKS ARE RISING...

(1) During COVID, Watch Out for Counterfeit Drugs

(2) US Must Decrease Dependency On Geopolitical Rivals For Critical Medical Supplies

(3) US needs access to COVID medications not made by our enemies

(4) Need to maintain security in the supply chain for Critical Technologies

WHAT IS THE INTERNATIONAL PRICING INDEX?

Setting prices of critical technologies such as medications and diagnostic products to prices in other countries is flawed:

(1) These are Completely different consumer price indexes

(2) Medical product companies outside of US are frequently supported or owned by a foreign government

(3) Quality and regulatory standards in many countries are not adequate or at US standards, Inferior products are not what American’s deserve

(4) Price Indexing and Government pricing boards have been a disaster in many countries such as Germany hurting access, quality and reliability of supply chain

(5) US has seen such impacts on some product areas such as antibiotics because of Third Party Payer policies

IMPACT OF SUPREME COURT DECISION

STRIKING DOWN ABORTION RESTRICTIONS

ORIAKU NJOKU -- NATIONAL EXPERT ON ABORTION ACCCEES & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR of ACCESS REPRODUCTIVE CARE-SOUTHEAST explains impact of Supreme Court decision and barriers to abortion care that remain

Washington D.C.—In a recent decision, the Supreme Court struck down a Louisiana law designed to shut down abortion clinics, meaning states cannot enact abortion restrictions under the guise of patient safety and health and clinics in Louisiana can stay open.

But this ruling is just the beginning — the legal right to abortion is the floor, not the ceiling. Advocates are mobilizing to ensure everyone has the abortion care they need in their communities and end the restrictions that push care out of reach even with the right to abortion in place.

The Supreme Court’s decision comes as threats to legal abortion in the United States have never been greater. Many women, and especially those struggling to make ends meet who are disproportionately women of color, will continue to face barriers to care, especially amid an increasingly hostile political climate:

● The decision comes amid a global pandemic that also disproportionately impacts communities of color, including Black women. Anti-abortion politicians have tried to exploit the pandemic to push even more restrictions and bans on abortion care;

● Since 2011, states have passed more than 400 laws restricting abortion — forcing clinics to close and placing medically unnecessary barriers in front of people seeking care. Last year saw an unprecedented wave of abortion bans passed in the South and Midwest.

● In 2019, an estimated 29 independent abortion clinics were forced to shut down, while 136 have shuttered since 2014.

● The impact of abortion restrictions falls hardest on people struggling financially, especially women of color, young people, rural and immigrant communities, and LGBTQ individuals.

For more information: https://www.arc-southeast.org/

Who We Have: Oriaku Njoku is the co-founder and executive director of Access Reproductive Care – Southeast, which provides funding and logistical support for Georgians and women across the region who cannot afford to pay for their abortion care. She is a national expert on abortion access and the impact of restrictions on Black women and communities of color and serves on the board of the National Network