Social Justice Brand-Name Drugs Increase Cost, but That May Be All They Do As presidential candidates focus more on drug prices, new data from the website Iodine shows that generics scored highest among users in three popular drug categories. Charles Ornstein
Social Justice Where’s the Generic Insulin? Researchers at the University of Toronto filed the first patent for insulin therapy 92 years ago. Today, there's still no lower-cost generic. Francie Diep
Economics Why Conservatives Prefer Walmart to Trader Joe’s New research finds conservatives tend to prefer name-brand products, and are less willing to purchase new or generic brands. Tom Jacobs
Economics The Spectrum of Color Response: Take Your Medicine The color of your pills matters. So does the color of your editing pen, of your hockey jersey, of your clothes... Michael Todd