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McKinsey did not tell the FDA it was working for opioid makers while also working for the agency
The consulting giant was helping Purdue Pharma and Johnson & Johnson fend off FDA regulations even as it helped shape FDA drug policy.
How Facebook undermines privacy protections for its 2bn WhatsApp users
WhatsApp assures users that no one can see their messages — but the company has an extensive monitoring operation and regularly shares personal information with prosecutors
These Afghans won the visa lottery in 2019 — now they’re stuck in Kabul
Trump’s ban on the visa lottery was ruled to be illegal, but the government says it can’t help hundreds of Afghans who won it for at least another year.
A surgeon so bad it was criminal
Christopher Duntsch’s surgical outcomes were so outlandishly poor that Texas prosecuted him for harming patients. Why did it take so long for the systems that are supposed to…
‘No one took us seriously’: Black cops warned about racist Capitol police for years
Allegations of racism against the Capitol Police are nothing new: Over 250 Black cops have sued the department since 2001. Some of those former officers now say it’s no surprise…
How McKinsey is making $100m and counting) advising the US government’s coronavirus response
For the world’s best-known corporate-management consultants, helping tackle the pandemic has been a bonanza. It’s not clear what the US government has gotten in return