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A Pharmacy that Dispenses Homeopathic Remedies Instead of Drugs

Why My Grandparents in Santa Monica Became Pioneers in Alternative Medicine

My grandparents, Norman and Mary Litvak, founded the Santa Monica Homeopathic Pharmacy back in 1944, originally planning on selling the usual items found in drug stores at the time—medicine, alcohol, soda, cigarettes. Little did they know that within just a few years, they would be pioneering the first fully integrative retail pharmacy in the United States.

Norman had been trained as a pharmacist at the University of Buffalo and understood the side effects of medication and the nutritional deficiencies caused by them. When the pharmacy’s customers weren’t doing as well as …

by Steven Litvak |

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Can the World’s Biggest Company Be Hip and Ubiquitous at the Same Time?

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A President Who Came Into Office a Free Trade Skeptic Is Now on the Brink of Brokering Two Big Deals

by Kati Suominen |

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What Does Amazon Want to Be When It Grows Up?

Facing Staggering Losses, the Confused Online Business Can’t Afford to Be All Things to All People

by Andrés Martinez |

Amazon recently announced a staggering $437 million loss over the third quarter. This three-month period included the disastrous introduction of its new smartphone, a misstep for which the company has …

Why Do Burger King and Walgreens Want to Flee the U.S.?

America’s Outdated, Imperialistic Tax Code Pushes Global Businesses Overseas

by Andrés Martinez |

The Obama administration is not living up to its promise to move the country away from an arrogant, unilateral approach to the world. And it has not embraced a more …


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