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Why we tell our subcontractors how much we’re getting paid

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But while industries like tech, construction, or even healthcare often get called out, theres one sector thats often overlooked: marketing and branding agencies. Its no secret that businesses can be a bit shady when it comes to pay. These agencies are often just as guilty of questionable practices when it comes to compensation.

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In Brain Chemistry We Trust—The Gospel According to Pharma

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Depression was sold to us as a simple problem of serotonin insufficiency, a convenient narrative that made drug companies like Eli Lilly, Forest Pharmaceuticals, and Pfizer very rich. As a former pharmaceutical advertising writer, I not only witnessed the explosive growth in antidepressant drugs, I contributed to it.

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Between Diagnoses and Dialogue: The Silent Conflict Between Psychiatry and Psychology

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This deep divide is not merely theoretical: it plays out in clinical settings, within healthcare systems, and in the lived experience of those seeking support. For many psychologists, care begins with listening — not with labelling.

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Psychiatry: Medical Science of Mind or Moral Ideology?

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Doing so would also include allowing them to bear the potential consequences of rejecting assistance, such as legal action and social disapproval, as well as the consequences of requesting assistance, such as the potential harms of pharmaceutical interventions.

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Two Decades of PSSD: A Life Stolen by Antidepressants

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Once again, a pharmaceutical had altered an essential part of my body. Countless supplements and over 30 different pharmaceuticals, I pretty much tried it all. The response to PSSD from many healthcare professionals has very often been an immensely demeaning and negative experience. I started freaking out.

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Beyond Medicalization: Psychedelic Therapy and the Promise of Community-Based Healing

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House Bill 25-1063 , approved in April 2025, represents one such effort, revealing the intersection of commercial interests, intellectual property concerns, and the pharmaceutical model’s influence on psychedelic policy.

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Psychology, Personhood, and the Crisis of Neoliberalism: Jeff Sugarman on Theoretical and Critical Psychology

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Under neoliberalism, you become responsible for your healthcare, you must ensure your childs education, you must secure your financial future for retirement. A collapsing healthcare system. These policies have very real, concrete effectslike the dismantling of welfare programs and the shifting of risk from governments to individuals.