raising the price of a drug 5000%. the drug daraprim is used to treat toxoplasmosis. after buying rights to the 62-year-old drug last month, turing pharmaceuticals raised the price from $13.50 per pill up to $750 a pill taking the total treatment cost from around $1,000 up to $63,000. daraprim costs very little to make. the price increase prompted protests and outrage online. martin shkreli was defiant in the face of criticism tweeting out lyrics of eminem and calling a journalist who questioned him a moron. in a series of interviews he said profits would pay for a new and improved version of the drug even though doctors argued the version worked just fine. he argued the price hike wasn t so bad. the companies before us were giving it away. the price per course of
use the tools of technology to make our democracy more humane and more accountable. more transparent. he was a true believer, a perpetual troublemaker in the best sense. it is why is it was something of a miracle that he was working in the white house itself before working at the white house, brewer along with jose antonio vargas cofounded define america, focused on fixing our broken immigration system. jose was the gay filipino brother i never had wrote brewner 2011 and i was the white american heartland brother he never had. this past saturday brewer s life was tragically cut short when his bike crashed in maryland during a ride to raise money for cancer research. jake brewer was only 34 years old. in a statement, the president wrote simply put, jake was one of the best. and those who worked with him and knew him agree. he leaves behind his wife, author and journalist mary catherine hamm along with her 2-year-old daughter georgia and a child on the way.
focused on fixing our broken immigration system. jose was the gay filipino brother i never had wrote brewner 2011 and i was the white american heartland brother he never had. this past saturday brewer s life was tragically cut short when his bike crashed in maryland during a ride to raise money for cancer research. jake brewer was only 34 years old. in a statement, the president wrote simply put, jake was one of the best. and those who worked with him and knew him agree. he leaves behind his wife, author and journalist mary catherine hamm along with her 2-year-old daughter georgia and a child on the way. so, the next time you hear someone talking about how terrible washington is and all the people that work in it, do yourself a favor and take a moment and remember jake brewer. g and sleep deprived. bring us those who want to feel well rested. aleve pm. the only one to combine a sleep aid. plus the 12 hour pain relieving strength of aleve. be a morning person again with aleve pm.
the face of criticism tweeting out lyrics of eminem and calling a journalist who questioned him a moron. in a series of interviews he said profits would pay for a new and improved version of the drug even though doctors argued the version worked just fine. he argued the price hike wasn t so bad. the companies before us were giving it away. the price per course of treatment was only $1,000. these days modern pharmaceuticals cancer drugs can cost $1,000 or more. daraprim is still underprized relative to its peers. tonight celly backed down telling nbc news he would lower the price of the dug. it s very easy to see a large drug price increase and say those people must be gouge. when you find out the company is not making money? obviously, we re in an election cycle where this is a very tough topic for people and it s very
rhetoric turns into a fund-raising bonanza. our traditions have a judeo-christian base. plus diesel in latin means dirty. volkswagen confirms its clean diesel deception is now a massive global fraud. and the politics of prescription drugs. you know, we needed to turn a profit on the drug. breaking news from the ceo of a drug company who jacked up costs of a life-saving drug. it is still underpriced relative to its peers. all in starts right now. good evening from new york. i m chris hayes. after months of buildup and anticipation, one of the most electrifying figures on the planet has begun his first visit to the united states. pope francis has come to america. he began his six-day three-city tour this afternoon landing in a white alitalia jet a joint base andrews outside washington, d.c. where he was given a jubilant red carpet welcome and greeted by president obama and the first family, a gesture so rare, mr. obama has only done it on one other occasion. t