Jonas Salk, inventor of polio vaccine: "There is no patent. Could you patent the sun?"
Frederick Banting, inventor of insulin: "Insulin does not belong to me. It belongs to the world."
Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel: 400% price hike on COVID vaccine is "consistent with the value."
This year marks the 5th anniversary of the publication of my first book, From #BLM to Black Liberation. Haymarket is releasing a new, expanded edition in June w a new foreward from Angela Y. Davis. My book is five years old but I think it still stands up. Pre-order a copy!
It is truly sad and dangerous that only 7 Republicans voted to convict a president who is promoting a Big Lie, conspiracy theories and violence, and is aggressively trying to destroy American democracy.
I will be joining @BernieSanders in blocking the defense bill until we get a vote on $2000 in direct cash relief. That relief passed in the House today with 44 Republicans voting for it. Senate Republicans must do the same and get the American people the help they need.
I applaud this effort to end Facebook’s monopoly. Their greed knows no bounds, and they’ve used their power to try and control too much of political and economic life all over the world. The only thing that will stop Facebook is to say “enough is enough” and break it up.
Hmm. What do you call a billionaire who registered a $40 million, 164-foot yacht in the Cayman Islands to avoid $2.4 million in U.S. taxes, while undermining public schools? The worst Education Secretary in the history of America. Bye-bye, Betsy DeVos. You won't be missed.
We worked together to expand the electorate. Now @JoeBiden has received more votes than any president in the last century & is on his way to a win. But Trump held onto his 2016 vote & added to it. We need to think critically & analyze why, rejecting pundit’s shallow assumptions.
this kind of shit is just so unnecessary. the senator worked incredibly hard for @JoeBiden. he held 30+ virtual rallies, campaigned in mi, pa and nh, and made a consistent and clear case for his supporters to back the vp everywhere he went.
Now, in this unprecedented moment, is the time to reaffirm our belief in democracy and to give states the time they need to count every ballot so that the will of the American people is heard. That's what this country is about and must always be about.