6.2M views · Aug 9, 2021 · 24:00 · 3 HN recommenders · 6 mentions · discussed 2021–2024
John Oliver's Last Week Tonight segment on the Sackler family and how they have handled opioid lawsuits. It covers how hard they fought to defend their name and is the third of three segments on the opioid crisis.
Why Hacker News points people here: Recommended in threads about Purdue and Sackler immunity as a good primer on the issue.
“John Oliver had a really good video specifically about this issue”HN comment, 2021
“Highly recommended.”
Part of a three-episode series on the opioid crisis
I recently watched these 3 episodes of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. Highly recommended. Opioids III: The Sacklers: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver ( this video ) Opioids II: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver ( link ) Opioids: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver ( link )
“John Oliver had a really good video specifically about this issue”
Explains the Sackler opioid issue for newcomers
For anyone that's just getting up to speed on this, John Oliver had a really good video specifically about this issue: this video
“there are 3 John Oliver segments on the subject that will back up the "Good." statement”
Segment focused entirely on the Sacklers
Good. For those that haven't watched them yet, there are 3 John Oliver segments on the subject that will back up the "Good." statement: Opioids link Opioids II link Opioids III (this one focuses 100% on the Sacklers) this video
Background on the Sackler immunity issue
For a more global audience, in case you might be wondering what this is all about: Opioids III: The Sacklers: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver this video
How about the FBI man up and seize the Sackler's $11B, eh? It's easy to pick on the small guy while the whale goes unpunished. [1] this video
Third of three Oliver segments on the opioid crisis
Besides that episode, he made two others about the Opioid Crisis / Purdue Pharma / Sacklers, 3 in total since 2016: 2016: link 2019: link 2021: this video In addition there's some sites made by them as well (referred to in the video): link (with Bryan Cranston, Michael Keaton, Richard Kind, Michael K Williams) link
