Patrick says there is good reason to be sceptical of millionaire philanthropy. Institutions need to think very, very hard about reputational risks and what price they're willing to pay for the funds that they take., he adds. "It's useful to have people like nan golden out there, because it kind of keeps them honest"
How did one family become associated with an epidemic of drug addiction that has caused the death of almost half a million people?
In this episode, award-winning writer and author of Empire of Pain, Patrick Radden Keefe speaks to Hannah Kuchler, the FT’s global pharmaceutical correspondent about how he uncovered fresh material on the Sacklers and discovered a modern parable of greed, corruption and cynical philanthropy.
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