2026-09-15 13:12 UTC
Once the epidemic became impossible to deny, Purdue and other opioid makers advanced "abuse-deterrent formulations" as a solution to the crisis they created, and Purdue even got a patent extension that allowed them to block cheaper generic drugs from entering the market.
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@joecardillo@federate.social 2026-09-15 13:12
Wall Street and the 2008 Financial Crisis (2008 to now) Some of the world's biggest banks packaged subprime mortgages into collateralized debt obligations (CDOs), sold them as investment-grade with the help of credit rating agencies, bet against their own customers using those same instruments, and ignored warnings about a housing bubble.