First published 2024
Emmy Award-winning investigative journalist Sharyl Attkisson reveals decades of pharmaceutical industry corruption in this exposé. The author of bestsellers Stonewalled, The Smear, and Slanted documents how Big Pharma prioritizes profits over public safety through deliberate deception and government collusion. Attkisson presents detailed evidence of cover-ups involving dangerous medications and treatments. She shows how pharmaceutical companies silence critics by labeling them "science deniers" and suppress media coverage through advertising pressure. The book examines how public health officials and researchers commit ethics violations to protect industry interests, then attack victims and whistleblowers when exposed. Attkisson traces this pattern through recent controversies over Covid-19 vaccines and expensive treatments that failed to deliver promised results. The investigation reveals the callous disregard pharmaceutical executives show toward vulnerable populations harmed by their products. This book challenges readers to question the healthcare establishment and take control of their medical decisions.
Genres: american, 21st-century, investigative-journalism, current-affairs, activism, business-ethics
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: expose, government-collusion, investigative-journalism
336 pages · Hardcover · Harper
Content warnings: medical-trauma