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  • china Billionaire Sackler family accused of pushing addictive opioids in China Mark Frauenfelder
  • corruption The secretive wealthy family behind the opioid epidemic are using the same tactics to kill public education Cory Doctorow
  • corruption The Sackler Family: best known for philanthropy, they made billions promoting Oxycontin Cory Doctorow
  • Journalism VICTORY! New Free File rules ban tax-prep firms from hiding their offerings, allow IRS to compete with them (a love-letter to Propublica) Cory Doctorow
  • kentucky One of the poorest, most desperate regions in Appalachia is experiencing an economic miracle thanks to fiber run by a New Deal-era co-op Cory Doctorow
  • corruption A former pharma rep explains how the industry pushes doctors to overprescribe Cory Doctorow
  • denialism Leaks reveal how the "Pitbull of PR" helped Purdue Pharma and the Sacklers ignite the opioid crisis Cory Doctorow
  • happy mutants The Sacklers come to Sesame Street as a muppet is revealed to have had an addicted mother Cory Doctorow
  • law US prosecutors say the "bankrupt" Sacklers still have billions hidden away Cory Doctorow
  • law New York AG finds a billion dollars that the Sacklers funneled through a single bank Cory Doctorow
  • law Purdue's court filings understate its role in the opioid epidemic by 80% Cory Doctorow
  • Business Massachusetts says Purdue's profits from a single opioid addict were $200,000 Cory Doctorow
  • glam Triple Chaser: a short documentary that uses machine learning to document tear gas use against civilians, calling out "philanthropist" Warren Kanders for his company's war-crimes Cory Doctorow
  • glam Louvre purges every mention of the Sackler opioid family after artist's protest Cory Doctorow
  • france Having burnished their reputations with extravagant promises, the billionaires who pledged €600m. to rebuild Notre Dame are missing in action Cory Doctorow
  • art CEO of London's Serpentine Gallery resigns after Guardian report Cory Doctorow
  • corruption Fentanyl execs found guilty of racketeering, face 20 year prison sentences Cory Doctorow
  • education Zuck turned American classrooms into nonconsensual laboratories for his pet educational theories, and now they're rebelling Cory Doctorow
  • john oliver John Oliver tackles the Sacklers: the litigious, secretive billionaires whose family business engineered the opioid crisis Cory Doctorow
  • late stage capitalism UPDATE: New York State goes after the Sackler family's opioid fortune, claims they funneled their Oxy millions through offshore laundries Cory Doctorow

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