accountability

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After the Opioid Settlement, Nothing Changed

Pharmaceutical companies paid $26 billion for their role in the opioid epidemic. Overdose deaths hit a new record the following year. What the settlements tell us about accountability in America.

Devon MitchellFebruary 20, 202611 min read

Law

Why American Corporations Are Almost Never Prosecuted

The Department of Justice has developed a system of deferred prosecution agreements that allows companies to avoid criminal convictions for conduct that would send an individual to prison. The system is working exactly as designed.

Nathaniel BrooksJanuary 10, 202612 min read