"...into account a wide range of constituencies beyond the owners...the wider community within which they operated—what would later be called 'stakeholders.'"
—Robert Putnam & Shaylyn Romney Garrett, The Upswing
5/ But then
"sharply narrowing the focus of business management to a single group—the shareholders of the company’s stock... 'Shareholder value' (that is, the stock price) became the single metric for managerial success…”
—Robert Putnam & Shaylyn Romney Garrett, The Upswing
6/ We need a reset of corporate moral values.
Public good matters.
7/ We need a new corporate mandate.
8/ When corporate interests profit from harming the public, they must be regulated.
9/ What kind of regulation?
10/ TECH SAFETY
11/ PRIVACY
12/ COMPETITION
Facebook recently urged the U.S. District Court for DC to dismiss an @FTC anti-trust suit against the company. nytimes.com/2021/10/04/tec…
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What’s changed isn’t the science. It’s the process.
Policy is increasingly announced by officials online & outside the usual evidence review, creating mixed messages for families.
on @CBSMornings with @edokeefe @TheKellyOGrady
2/ Normally, FDA reviews products, then CDC’s vaccine advisers (ACIP) publicly weigh evidence & vote.
CDC adopts guidance, which insurers & programs like Medicaid, the Children's Vaccine Program (CHIP), & Vaccines for Children follow.
That process has been corrupted.
3/ This season, the FDA narrowed COVID vaccine approvals:
🔹People 65+
🔹People 6m to 64y if they have at least one risk factor for severe COVID (including pregnancy)
Off-label use:
🔹Healthy people 6m to 64y in consultation with your doctor
The director was fired less than a month into her tenure, four senior leaders resigned in protest, & the agency is still reeling from a shooting at its Atlanta HQ.
on @CBSNews @FaceTheNation with @EdOKeefe
2/ These aren’t just headlines about “palace intrigue.”
What’s unraveling is the basic machinery that keeps Americans safe: vaccines, outbreak detection, lab guidance, and expert support for state health departments.
3/ Within hours of the firing of CDC Director Dr. Susan Monarez’s, 3 leaders—responsible for vaccine safety, respiratory diseases, & the chief medical officer role—resigned.
Earlier that week, CDC’s head of data systems also stepped down.
1/ After the shooting at CDC earlier this month, employees sent a blunt letter to HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
They said that instead of standing with them, RFK Jr. is spreading conspiracy theories about the CDC & their work.
on @CBSEveningNews with @jdickerson
2/ They called this dangerous & made 3 requests:
🔹Stop spreading inaccurate health info
🔹Affirm CDC’s scientific integrity
🔹Guarantee safety of the HHS workforce
Because a major new U.K. clinical trial—the largest & longest yet—found that even “improved” UPFs can’t match the benefits of minimally processed meals. 🍎🥗