Main content
Sorry, this episode is not currently available

Why Johnson & Johnson were fined for being a public nuisance

How lawyers are using unusual tactics on big pharma for the opioid epidemic

We ask if this opens the door to a wave of pharma company prosecutions over misleading marketing. And, is the International Monetary Fund still as relevant or successful in the modern age, and what we can learn from its latest successes and failures, from Greece to Pakistan? Finally, forest fires are raging in Bolivia as well as Brazil – we look at the harsh consequences of agricultural expansion there.

(Image: Johnson's talcum powder, a famous product by Johnson & Johnson. Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Release date:

27 minutes

Podcast