Hold Up: The US v. Gilead, ‘Recanvassing,’ Buying a House

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🗓️ 7 November 2019

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

The US government is suing a major pharmaceutical company over its HIV prevention drugs. We’ll tell you why, and explain how it’s spotlighting a larger movement to make life-saving drugs easier to access. Meanwhile, the governor's race in Kentucky is over. Except: not really. The current governor is challenging the results of Tuesday’s vote — and asking for a ‘recanvass.’ We’ll explain what that means. Also on today’s show: how the housing market might affect your wallet, and another reason why there are #NoExcuses not to vote. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's Thursday, November 7th.
0:03.1	Welcome to Schim this.
0:04.5	We're breaking down the most complex stories of the day and giving you the context on why
0:08.6	they matter.
0:10.1	The US government is suing the manufacturer of a top HIV prevention treatment.
0:15.0	Saying Gilead Sciences is profiting off a drug that wouldn't even exist without taxpayer
0:20.0	dollars.
0:21.0	Then, election day might be over, but the governor's race in Kentucky is going into overtime.
0:26.5	Finally, turns out there really are no excuses not to vote.
0:31.0	We're here to make your evening smarter.
0:32.9	Let's Schim this.
0:39.0	Today's episode is brought to you by Sikara.
0:44.3	The most complicated story today is about a new lawsuit by the Trump administration.
0:49.1	The US government just announced it's suing the pharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences.
0:54.0	Gilead is the maker of the only two approved HIV prevention drugs on the market, Travada
0:59.3	and Discovy.
1:00.7	And the government says Gilead owes us damages.
1:04.6	So today we're going to get into why the government's starting this legal battle, why activists
1:09.8	think this suit could actually help people and how it fits into a larger fight between
1:14.5	companies and the government over lifesaving research.
1:18.3	Let's get into it.
1:19.3	Starting with, this week's lawsuit.
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