Many corporations, lobbyists and establishments favour the pursuit of money over the health of human beings. I don’t often write about it because it’s too depressing – but I got a little out of my system in the first Nutshell video and last year’s article about HFCS.
I listened to a radio programme on the BBC last week which so effectively exposes the cynical, grasping, manipulative mentality of the pharmaceutical industry, I just had to share it.
Fellow bloggers regularly expose the same issues, but somehow, hearing such a long and detailed exposé from an institution like the BBC, with candid testimonies from former employees, really brought it home. You can read the accompanying news story on the BBC website, or listen to the whole, one-hour program if you have time: