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Elizabeth Holmes and the Marginalization of Drive Theory (Vol. 2; Issue 14)

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Alan Michael Karbelnig, PhD
Apr 19, 2022
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The attorneys representing Elizabeth Holmes in her criminal fraud trial earlier this year hurled myriad justifications for her behaviors at jury members. They claimed she was unaware of the technical problems in her lab. They blamed the investors—Rupert Murdoch, Larry Ellison, the Walton family, Betsy DeVos, Don Marcos, and former secretary of state Geo…

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