Talk about aids! (If you’re rich…)

If you wanna see systematic exclusion, check out the fees of the International Aids Conference happening in Amsterdam right now: Registration: 500-1200 euros One-day pass: 320-565 euros Jup, that’s 565 euros for a single day if you’re from a ‘high income country’, no matter what your own situation is. This includes the ‘population-specific pre-conferences’ they’ve … Continue reading Talk about aids! (If you’re rich…)

Zach Carter: Some background for folks who are shocked by this (outstanding) NYT story on Trump making brutal economic threats against countries that encourage breastfeeding. The U.S. has a *terrible* record on public health and international trade, going back to the Bill Clinton presidency. A stated goal of U.S. trade policy under Obama was to … Continue reading

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