Of drugs for severe illnesses and as a result of this work that i was doing on drug pricing in the United States looking at these issues, i eventually began to get more aware of the International Discussions about the u. S. Could do and what was happening in the countries in 1994, i was invited to argentina and brazil by people that have picked up my name as someone working on these issues and i really became aware for the first time the extent to which the United States and the state department and through the trade office and the whole apparatus of the Foreign Policy was putting pressure on the developing countries to extend and put in place monopolies on pharmaceutical drugs so wha a lf developing companies have excluded the pharmaceutical drugs from the patent system and you could buy drugs from argentina and others and at that point also from brazil and the u. S. Was pushing all these countries to put those in place but also going way beyond that. And i remember when i was at arge
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So i guess it is appropriate. Thanks so much to the Brooklyn Historical society, the old stone house, and Greenwood Cemetery for this opportunity, and especially to Meredith Duncan and marshall for their great organizational work. Ok, i thought i would start by just asking, how many of you have heard of the age of reason . All right, cool a lot of people. When you think of the enlightenment, you probably think about the rise of rational thought versus religious superstition. But did you know that People Living in the age of reason were actually just as obsessed with emotion . Think about it. The American Revolution was fought on the basis of the idea that all mankind is in doubt with certain inalienable rights. That among them are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Happiness. What is that emotion doing in the list of Political Rights . This is a question that many years ago now, set me off on the research that i would like to share a little bit of with you tonight. I wanted t
Lovely introduction and invitation to be here. It is exciting to see so many of the out on this steamy night. The joke is that emotion is hot. I guess it is appropriate. Thank you to the Brooklyn Historical society, the Old Stone House and Greenwood Cemetery for this opportunity. Thank you for the great organizational work. I appreciate it. It has been super easy to get here. I thought i would start by asking, how many of you have heard of the age of reason . Good. A lot of people. When you think of the enlightenment, you probably think about the rise of rational thought versus religious superstition. But did you know that People Living in the age of reason were actually just as obsessed with emotion . Think about it. The American Revolution was fought on the basis of the idea are endowed with certain inalienable rights. That among them are life, liberty, and the pursuits of happiness. Happiness, what is an emotion . Oing in that list this is a question that many years ago set me off o
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