The Sackler family is one of the richest families in America. They made billions upon billions of dollars selling drugs to Americans through their pharmaceutical outfit, Perdue Pharma. Their OxyContin, the synthetic heroin-like painkiller—which they pushed and lied about—is the foundational drug that has led to our country’s opioid health crisis. With all of their money, the Sacklers have been able to buy candidates and politicians’ souls while also funding anti-democracy voter suppression initiatives. Just ask Republican bottom-feeder Sen. Susan Collins of Maine about the Sacklers if you want the company line repeated back at you.
On Wednesday, the Sackler empire made it over what some are calling a “major hurdle” in their attempts to use the bankruptcy courts of our country to protect their fortunes from thousands of lawsuits. Perdue Pharmaceuticals filed for bankruptcy back in 2019 and not unlike fellow death purveyor the NRA, the move was a clear attempt to create immunity from developing legal problems. On Wednesday, NPR reports, “Federal Judge Robert Drain in White Plains, N.Y., moved the controversial deal forward despite objections from dozens of state attorneys general, setting the stage for a final vote by the company's creditors expected this summer.”
