Episode 601: Big Pharma Strong Arming Countries over Vaccines

<p>This week on Ring of Fire, <a href="https://twitter.com/sarahlazare">Sarah Lazare</a>, Reporter &amp; Web Editor for In These Times magazine, joins Emma to discuss <a href="https://inthesetimes.com/article/pfizer-pharmaceutical-companies-covid-pandemic-coronavirus-latin-america-trips-waiver-vaccines">how pharmaceutical companies are threatening desperate nations</a> with retaliation if those nations choose to support vaccine waivers, waivers that would make vaccines more globally equitable... but would cut into big pharma’s profits .</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/digby56">Heather “Digby” Parton</a> will help us run down the biggest new stories of the week</p> <p>Bonus content you are missing this week; Sam interviews <a href="https://twitter.com/dwallacewells">David Wallace-Wells</a>, from New York Magazine, about the <a href="https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/07/the-kids-were-safe-from-covid-the-whole-time.html">safety of our children when it comes to Covid</a>. Become a member at www.rofpodcast.com</p>