{"product_id":"owning-the-sun-a-peoples-history-of-monopoly-medicine-from-aspirin-to-covid-19-vaccines-hardcover","title":"Owning the Sun: A People's History of Monopoly Medicine from Aspirin to Covid-19 Vaccines - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlexander Zaitchik\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor readers of \u003ci\u003eBad Blood\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEmpire of Pain\u003c\/i\u003e, an authoritative look at monopoly medicine from the dawn of patents through the race for COVID-19 vaccines and how the privatization of public science has prioritized profits over people\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eOwning the Sun\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of one of the most contentious fights in human history: the legal right to produce lifesaving medicines. Medical science began as a discipline geared toward the betterment of all human life, but the merging of research with intellectual property and the rise of the pharmaceutical industry warped and eventually undermined its ethical foundations. Since World War II, federally funded research has facilitated most major medical breakthroughs, yet these drugs are often wholly controlled by price-gouging corporations with growing international ambitions. Why does the U.S. government fund the development of medical science in the name of the public only to relinquish exclusive rights to drug companies, and how does such a system impoverish us, weaken our responses to crises, and, as in the cases of AIDS and COVID-19, put the world at risk? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOutlining how generations of public health and science advocates have attempted to hold the line against Big Pharma and their allies in government, Alexander Zaitchik's first-of-its-kind history documents the rise of privatized medicine in the United States and its subsequent globalization. From the controversial arrival of patent-wielding German drug firms in the late nineteenth century to present-day coordination between industry and philanthropic organizations--including the influential Bill \u0026amp; Melinda Gates Foundation--that stymie international efforts to vaccinate the world against COVID-19, \u003ci\u003eOwning the Sun \u003c\/i\u003etells one of the most important and least understood histories of our time.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlexander Zaitchik\u003c\/b\u003e is a freelance journalist. His writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The New Republic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Intercept\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eForeign Policy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVICE\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Baffler\u003c\/i\u003e, among many other publications. This is his third book. He lives in New Orleans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 9.1 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767296950560,"sku":"9781640095069","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/8915fa6f6dd56efc8dd44074932897d1.webp?v=1780308564","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/owning-the-sun-a-peoples-history-of-monopoly-medicine-from-aspirin-to-covid-19-vaccines-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}