President’s Column

Regarding Dr. Paul Appelbaum’s column in the July 5 issue titled “Throw Them Out?,” I find his discussion of our collaboration with the drug companies a specious line of reasoning that tells me that (1) we have been bought and paid for by them and (2) much of our substance as an organization would collapse without their money.

Let’s face the fact that we have rationalized a corrupt relationship to these profit-seeking companies since time immemorial and lack the guts to cleanse ourselves to restore our ethical standing. Unless we face up—and, yes, throw them out—we will continue to be the spineless organization that we are.