Alexander Zaitchik is an American freelance journalist who writes on politics, media, and the environment. He has written for ''

The Nation ''The Nation'' is an American liberal biweekly magazine that covers political and cultural news, opinion, and analysis. It was founded on July 6, 1865, as a successor to William Lloyd Garrison's '' The Liberator'', an abolitionist newspaper t ...

'', ''

The New Republic ''The New Republic'' is an American magazine of commentary on politics, contemporary culture, and the arts. Founded in 1914 by several leaders of the progressive movement, it attempted to find a balance between "a liberalism centered in hu ...

'', the '' Intercept'', ''

Rolling Stone ''Rolling Stone'' is an American monthly magazine that focuses on music, politics, and popular culture. It was founded in San Francisco, California, in 1967 by Jann Wenner, and the music critic Ralph J. Gleason. It was first known for its ...

'', the '' Guardian'', '' Foreign Policy'', the '' Baffler'', the '' International Herald Tribune'', ''

Wired ''Wired'' (stylized as ''WIRED'') is a monthly American magazine, published in print and online editions, that focuses on how emerging technologies affect culture, the economy, and politics. Owned by Condé Nast, it is headquartered in San ...

'', the ''

San Francisco Chronicle The ''San Francisco Chronicle'' is a newspaper serving primarily the San Francisco Bay Area of Northern California. It was founded in 1865 as ''The Daily Dramatic Chronicle'' by teenage brothers Charles de Young and Michael H. de Young. The ...

,'' and '' The Believer,'' among others. He was a staff writer and editor at the ''

New York Press ''New York Press'' was a free alternative weekly in New York City, which was published from 1988 to 2011. The ''Press'' strove to create a rivalry with the ''Village Voice''. ''Press'' editors claimed to have tried to hire away writer Nat Hent ...

'', ''

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'' in Moscow, and was the founding editor at the ''Prague Pill,'' an alternative newspaper in the Czech Republic.

Books

His first book, '' Common Nonsense: Glenn Beck and the Triumph of Ignorance'', was published by

John Wiley & Sons John Wiley & Sons, Inc., commonly known as Wiley (), is an American multinational publishing company founded in 1807 that focuses on academic publishing and instructional materials. The company produces books, journals, and encyclopedias, ...

in June 2010. Political philosopher

Mark Lilla Mark Lilla (born 1956) is an American political scientist, historian of ideas, journalist, and professor of humanities at Columbia University in New York City. A self-described liberal, he frequently, though not always, presents views from that ...

called the book, a "sharp and informative smackdown." His second book,
The Gilded Rage: A Wild Ride Through Donald Trump's America
was published by

Skyhorse Publishing Skyhorse Publishing, Inc. is an American independent book publishing company founded in 2006 and headquartered in New York City, with a satellite office in Brattleboro, Vermont. History The current president and publisher is founder Tony Ly ...

in August 2016. Writing in the

Sacramento Bee ''The Sacramento Bee'' is a daily newspaper published in Sacramento, California, in the United States. Since its foundation in 1857, ''The Bee'' has become the largest newspaper in Sacramento, the fifth largest newspaper in California, and the 2 ...

, syndicated columnist Ben Boychuk called the book “ e of the most important and overlooked books of the 2016 campaign season.” His third book
Out of the Ooze: The Story of Dr. Tom Price
was published b
Strong Arm Press
as an eBook in June 2017. Zaitchik's fourth book,
"Owning The Sun: A People's History of Monopoly Medicine from Aspirin to COVID-19"
' was published by

Counterpoint Press Counterpoint LLC was a publishing company distributed by Perseus Books Group launched in 2007. It was formed from the consolidation of three presses: Perseus' Counterpoint Press, Avalon Publishing Group's Shoemaker & Hoard and the independent S ...

in March 2021. Kirkus Reviews called ''Owning the Sun'' “A brave and timely reminder… A trenchant study of the dangers of turning medical knowledge into private intellectual property.”

Publishers Weekly ''Publishers Weekly'' (''PW'') is an American weekly trade news magazine targeted at publishers, librarians, booksellers, and literary agents. Published continuously since 1872, it has carried the tagline, "The International News Magazine of ...

said Zaitchik " takes readers through the labyrinthine history of medical patents in this expansive study… Zaitchik covers a remarkable amount of ground and never gets lost in the weeds. The result is comprehensive and illuminating.” Representative Lloyd Doggett praised Zaitchik, writing "With so many Americans unable to afford ever soaring drug prices, Zaitchik’s important ndinsightful history of the rise of Big Pharma demonstrates the urgency of restraining pharmaceutical monopoly power.”

References

External links

Official Website

Books

References

External links

Further reading by Alexander Zaitchik

Audio & Video