Moral Outrage Versus Logistical Reality
Toby's righteous fury at pharmaceutical profiteering during the African AIDS crisis clashes with Josh's probing of manufacturing costs and regulatory barriers, while C.J. deflects press scrutiny on pricing and patents, highlighting the impasse between humanitarian imperatives and practical constraints like the 'wristwatch problem' of distribution, forcing ethical reckonings amid global suffering.
Events Exemplifying This Theme
C.J. frames an urgent AIDS summit as a humanitarian effort, deflecting a reporter's push to choose between pressuring drug companies or defending U.S. patents with sarcasm and an abrupt end …
After a brisk summit briefing, Toby catches C.J. in the hallway for failing to surface the moral outrage over grotesque drug‑price disparities — Norway vs. Burundi — forcing a clash …
In a charged Roosevelt Room summit, President Nimbala pleads for lifesaving AIDS drugs while a pharmaceutical rep (Alan) and spokesman offer corporate defenses. Josh, having just translated the crisis into …
At the summit discussion in the Roosevelt Room, pharmaceutical rep Alan escalates from priced defense to a blunt indictment: he claims African leaders fundamentally misunderstand AIDS. A company spokesman backs …
At a tense Roosevelt Room summit, a pharmaceutical rep (Alan) bluntly shifts the debate from prices to fundamentals: even free drugs won't stop AIDS if patients cannot follow the complex …