CEO Martin Shkreli, also known as “Pharma Bro,” was arrested Thursday for what U.S. prosecutors are calling a “Ponzi-like scheme” at his former hedge fund and a pharmaceutical company he previously headed. Shkreli was widely known for his monstrous actions of increasing the price of the drug Daraprim, a decades-old drug used to treat toxoplasmosis, Read More…
Article of the week
The “Article of the Week” section is an ongoing compilation of each week’s most popular article gauged by a variety of factors, primarily page views. This is a great section to start off one’s proverbial dive down the rabbit hole of The Last American Vagabond.
Monsanto Found Guilty of Poisoning by French Court
A court in France has found GMO giant Monsanto guilty of poisoning a French farmer through the use of one of their controversial herbicides. The court of appeals has vindicated French farmer Paul Francois who claimed that he suffered headaches, memory loss, and various neurological problems after mistakenly inhaling Monsanto’s herbicide Lasso. During the court hearing, Read More…
How the Internet Affects Human Thought Process
A team of Canadian scientists released a study this month that offers another unique perspective on the human brain’s synthesis with the collective-information of the internet. Studies have already shown that humans will incorporate their internet habits into their circadian rhythms of the body, and that when used on a regular basis, the brain undergoes Read More…
Death of the American Farmer
“The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts.” – Bertrand Russell In a society so wrought with controversy, starvation and conflicting agendas, it becomes easy to take advantage of the people’s desperate need for a solution. Those claiming to Read More…
An Urgent Message From the Dalai Lama
On November 13th, 2015 the world held their breath as the events unfolding in Paris, France began to spread across every television screen. News of attacks on popular cafés, music venues and sports arenas spilled in as a hostage situation was still left unresolved. In awe and horror the entire planet watched as the deadliest Read More…
When the Ottomans Arrived in Paris
In 1920, the Ottoman Empire came to an end in Paris with the Treaty of Sèvres (a sister document to the much more famous Treaty of Versailles). The treaty required the forfeiture of all non-Turkish land and set the stage for the creation of the modern Turkish state. The last caliphate was at an end. Read More…