FDA 
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SOURCE: The American Prospect
4/10/2023
Federal Judges Explain Things to Me
by Felicia Kornbluh
An ideological and fact-challeged ruling by a single judge to revoke the FDA's approval of mifepristone shows the danger of years of complacency about the security of reproductive freedom.
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SOURCE: New York Times
3/23/2020
The Unseen Survivors of Thalidomide Want to Be Heard
Historians say the lesson of thalidomide is one that society is still learning the hard way.
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SOURCE: PBS
Accessed 1/21/20
Meet the Forgotten Chemist and His “Poison Squad,” Whose Fight Against Deadly Chemicals in Food Led to the Establishment of the FDA
“The Poison Squad reminds us that our current concerns about food safety have a long history."
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SOURCE: U.S. Food and Drug Administration
4-12-18
Video of the Week: Why we need government regulation
by Vanessa Burrows
A case study of the FDA crackdown on the charlatan who sold Americans a bogus bill of goods.
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SOURCE: The Boston Globe
7-27-17
Don’t limit the powers of the FDA
by Alison Bateman-House and Ameet Sarpatwari
It is important that we remember the lessons of history and preserve the tools the FDA needs for its vital mission.
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