Germany

Ex-Heads of State, Nobel Laureates Urge Merkel's Successor to Back Vaccine Patent Waiver

"The new chancellor of Germany will hold extraordinary power to turn the tide on this horrific pandemic and can be the world leader remembered for helping save millions of lives."

Jake Johnson · Sep 14, 2021

Protesters urge rich countries to support a patent waiver for coronavirus vaccines

German Groups Sue Major Carmakers for Fueling the Climate Emergency

Jessica Corbett · Sep 3, 2021

Europe's Flooding Shows Climate Solutions Must Be Driven by People-Power

Lesley Rankin · Jul 29, 2021

Living on a Newly Unrecognizable Planet

John Buell · Jul 27, 2021

'We Are in Deep, Deep Sh*t': Climate Experts Shocked at Severity of Floods in Germany and Belgium

Julia Conley · Jul 16, 2021

Protesters hoisted a large banner outside the White House calling on German Chancellor Angela Merkel to stop blocking an emergency waiver of intellectual property rules.

President Biden, Please Persuade Chancellor Merkel to Support the WTO Waiver and Save Lives

This health crisis is now also a global justice crisis—a failure of humanity.

Fr. Charles Chilufya · Jul 14, 2021

People hold a sit-in during a protest to demand German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Pfizer make Covid-19 vaccines and treatments more accessible outside the pharmaceutical company's headquarters on July 14, 2021 in New York City. (Photo: Michael M. Santiago via Getty Images)

'Merkel's Delay Could Kill Us All': Protesters Demand Germany Stop Obstructing Patent Waiver

"We cannot afford any more deaths at the hands of vaccine nationalism and pharma monopolies," said Rep. Jan Schakowsky. "We need shots in arms and we need them now."

Kenny Stancil · Jul 14, 2021

US Lawmakers Demand EU 'Do the Right Thing or Get Out of the Way' on Covid-19 Vaccine Patent Waivers

"A global recovery requires a global response based on health needs—not Big Pharma," said Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García at a rally.

Brett Wilkins · Jun 24, 2021

Tough Truths Are Desperately Needed About America's Lost Wars

America is stabbing itself in the back.

William Astore · Jun 18, 2021

Biden 'Well-Prepared to Answer for This,' Says Snowden After Report Denmark Helped US Spy on Merkel

The whistleblower wrote that Biden "was deeply involved in this scandal the first time around."

Andrea Germanos · May 31, 2021

On Vaccine Patents, A Light Out of the Darkness

Demonstrators weren't just protesting vaccine patents. They were defying a neoliberal order that uses the luminous products of human intelligence for private exploitation.

Richard Eskow · May 14, 2021

Will Movement for People's Vaccine Open Doors to Larger Revolt Against Big Pharma?

A TRIPS suspension may only be a first step, but it is an important one. It puts in play questions of who really makes and who profits from these miraculous vaccines.

John Buell · May 13, 2021

With Afghanistan Withdrawal Underway, New Report Reveals Costs of Post-9/11 Wars for US Allies

"Americans do not fully understand, do not acknowledge, the sacrifices that allies made in Afghanistan," said the report's author.

Jessica Corbett · May 12, 2021

Big Pharma Stocks Rebound After Germany's Merkel Speaks Out Against Vaccine Patent Waiver

"By blocking wider vaccine production globally, the E.U., U.K., and a few other laggards are boosting pharma companies' profits while people are suffering and dying."

Jake Johnson · May 7, 2021