Patrick Radden Keefe

Patrick Radden Keefe appears in the following:

Revisiting 'Empire of Pain'

Wednesday, December 15, 2021

We return to Patrick Radden Keefe's 'Full Bio' series, discussing his history of the Sackler family, 'Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty.'

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'Full Bio:' The Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy Case with Patrick Radden Keefe

Thursday, August 19, 2021

Patrick Radden Keefe joins us to discuss his book on the history of the Sackler family for the final installment of our monthly 'Full Bio' series.

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'Full Bio:' The Rise of OxyContin with Patrick Radden Keefe

Wednesday, August 18, 2021

Journalist Patrick Radden Keefe on how OxyContin became so widespread and who is to blame for it.

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'Full Bio:' The Relationship Between the Sackler Brothers

Tuesday, August 17, 2021

Patrick Radden Keefe talks the relationship between the Sackler brothers, and the creation of MS Contin

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'Full Bio:' Patrick Radden Keefe on the Sackler Family

Monday, August 16, 2021

Acclaimed journalist Patrick Radden Keefe joins for Full Bio, discussing the Sackler family and his book 'Empire of Pain: the Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty.'

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A Book About the Troubles

Friday, March 22, 2019

Patrick Radden Keefe on "Say Nothing: A True Story if Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland."

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The Sackler Family, Its Wealth and Opioids

Friday, October 27, 2017

The Sacklers are one of the richest families in America. A significant part of that wealth comes from the family business, Purdue Pharma, maker of the painkiller, OxyContin.

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After New York Financier Steps Down from White House Post, Some Warn of His Conflicts of Interest

Friday, August 25, 2017

WNYC
Carl Icahn was picked by President Trump to be a special advisor, but his business history with Texas oil refineries points towards a conflict of interest.

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The Challenges of the Legal Marijuana Economy

Monday, November 18, 2013

While marijuana acceptance and legalization are on the rise, a number of questions are emerging about how to create a viable legal marijuana economy—and how to keep marijuana use safe...

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The Snakehead

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

In 1993, a boat carrying 300 near-starving illegal immigrants from China ran aground off the coast of New York, an event that led to a criminal investigation that uncovered an international human smuggling ring run by an unlikely crime boss—a middle-aged grandmother known as Sister Ping. Patrick Radden Keefe’s true-crime ...

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