https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AB5jPpvf5C4/joe-nocera RSS for Node Wed, 06 May 2026 23:47:13 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-09-02/purdue-pharma-oxycontin-ruling-lets-sacklers-off-the-hook https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-09-02/purdue-pharma-oxycontin-ruling-lets-sacklers-off-the-hook Thu, 02 Sep 2021 16:28:06 GMT STAMFORD, CT - APRIL 2: Purdue Pharma headquarters stands in downtown Stamford, April 2, 2019 in Stamford, Connecticut. Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, and its owners, the Sackler family, are facing hundreds of lawsuits across the country for the company's alleged role in the opioid epidemic that has killed more than 200,000 Americans over the past 20 years. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-07-22/opioid-settlement-26-billion-from-j-j-and-distributors-isn-t-enough https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-07-22/opioid-settlement-26-billion-from-j-j-and-distributors-isn-t-enough Thu, 22 Jul 2021 15:43:21 GMT This illustration image shows tablets of opioid painkiller Oxycodon delivered on medical prescription taken on September 18, 2019 in Washington,DC. - Millions of Americans sank into addiction after using potent opioid painkillers that the companies churned out and doctors freely prescribed over the past two decades. Well over 400,000 people died of opioid overdoses in that period, while the companies involved raked in billions of dollars in profits. And while the flood of prescription opioids into the black market has now been curtailed, addicts are turning to heroin and highly potent fentanyl to compensate, where the risk of overdose and death is even higher. (Photo by Eric BARADAT / AFP) (Photo by ERIC BARADAT/AFP via Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-06-21/ncaa-supreme-court-ruling-era-of-exploiting-college-athletes-is-ending https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-06-21/ncaa-supreme-court-ruling-era-of-exploiting-college-athletes-is-ending Mon, 21 Jun 2021 18:12:37 GMT INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - MARCH 21: The NCAA logo is seen on the basket stanchion before the game between the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles and the Florida Gators in the second round game of the 2021 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Indiana Farmers Coliseum on March 21, 2021 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-05-23/the-big-question-who-wrecked-the-u-s-auto-industry https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-05-23/the-big-question-who-wrecked-the-u-s-auto-industry Sun, 23 May 2021 12:00:18 GMT The Big Three ain’t what they used to be. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-05-21/florida-and-ron-desantis-defy-covid-19-and-critics https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-05-21/florida-and-ron-desantis-defy-covid-19-and-critics Fri, 21 May 2021 13:00:24 GMT MIAMI, FLORIDA - APRIL 08: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks to the media about the cruise industry during a press conference at PortMiami on April 08, 2021 in Miami, Florida. The Governor announced that the state is suing the federal government to allow cruises to resume in Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-05-11/aids-drugs-in-south-africa-shows-precedent-for-overriding-patents-on-medications https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-05-11/aids-drugs-in-south-africa-shows-precedent-for-overriding-patents-on-medications Tue, 11 May 2021 09:00:26 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-05-04/cdc-emails-with-teachers-union-show-politics-still-trump-science https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-05-04/cdc-emails-with-teachers-union-show-politics-still-trump-science Tue, 04 May 2021 16:09:16 GMT BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - MARCH 30: CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky speaks to press at the Hynes Convention Center FEMA Mass Vaccination Site on March 30, 2021 in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Walensky recently said she had a sense of "impending doom" as the rate of coronavirus infection has recently been rising across the U.S. (Photo by Erin Clark-Pool/Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-04-30/ny-excelsior-pass-is-a-vaccine-passport-no-matter-what-it-s-called https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-04-30/ny-excelsior-pass-is-a-vaccine-passport-no-matter-what-it-s-called Fri, 30 Apr 2021 11:00:16 GMT The first, but certainly not the last. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-04-14/bernie-madoff-left-behind-only-misery-and-heartache https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-04-14/bernie-madoff-left-behind-only-misery-and-heartache Wed, 14 Apr 2021 21:00:07 GMT FILE: Bernard Madoff, founder of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC, leaves federal court in New York, U.S., on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2009. Madoff, the Manhattan investment adviser who promised stellar returns to his A-list clients and instead defrauded them of more than $19 billion in historys largest Ponzi scheme, has died. He was 82. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-04-11/the-big-question-when-will-women-athletes-receive-equal-treatment https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-04-11/the-big-question-when-will-women-athletes-receive-equal-treatment Sun, 11 Apr 2021 12:00:16 GMT History’s winningest coach keeps winning, https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-04-07/baseball-deserves-to-lose-its-antitrust-immunity https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-04-07/baseball-deserves-to-lose-its-antitrust-immunity Wed, 07 Apr 2021 15:05:01 GMT WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 06: A fan wears a protective face covering due to the coronavirus and reads the sports section of the Washington Post before the Washington Nationals 2021 Opening Day against the Atlanta Braves at Nationals Park on April 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. The Washington Nationals delayed their season opener due to a Covid-19 outbreak that sidelined 11 players. They are only allowing 5,000 fans due to the Covid-19 pandemic. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-04-06/covid-not-even-a-fourth-wave-can-crush-vaccine-optimism-now https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-04-06/covid-not-even-a-fourth-wave-can-crush-vaccine-optimism-now Tue, 06 Apr 2021 16:30:07 GMT Maybe Covid doesn’t cross the caution tape. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-04-02/georgia-voting-law-ceos-can-t-stay-on-society-s-sidelines-anymore https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-04-02/georgia-voting-law-ceos-can-t-stay-on-society-s-sidelines-anymore Fri, 02 Apr 2021 11:00:07 GMT Kenneth Chenault and Kenneth Frazier are pushing companies to take a stand. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-03-31/supreme-court-seems-reluctant-to-play-ball-with-ncaa https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-03-31/supreme-court-seems-reluctant-to-play-ball-with-ncaa Wed, 31 Mar 2021 19:44:07 GMT NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 24: A detailed view of a Wilson Basketball with a NCAA March Madness logo on it during the first half between the Wisconsin Badgers and the Florida Gators during the 2017 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament East Regional at Madison Square Garden on March 24, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-03-26/will-business-travel-return-to-normal-after-covid https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-03-26/will-business-travel-return-to-normal-after-covid Fri, 26 Mar 2021 10:00:04 GMT Passengers queue next to a "First Class' and "Business Class" sign at a departure gate inside terminal 2 at London Heathrow Airport in London, U.K., on Friday, Dec. 23, 2016. Planned strikes by British Airways cabin crew on Christmas Day and Boxing Day have been suspended, PA reports, citing the union Unite. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-03-24/will-mass-shootings-change-joe-manchin-s-mind-on-the-filibuster https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-03-24/will-mass-shootings-change-joe-manchin-s-mind-on-the-filibuster Wed, 24 Mar 2021 16:31:07 GMT WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 24: Sen. Joe Manchin, (D-WV), chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, gives opening remarks at the confirmation hearing for Rep. Debra Haaland, (D-NM) President Joe Biden's nominee for Secretary of the Interior, during her confirmation hearing before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, at the U.S. Capitol on February 24, 2021 in Washington, DC. Rep. Haaland's opposition to fracking and early endorsement of the Green New Deal has made her one of President Biden's more controversial cabinet nominees. (Photo by Leigh Vogel-Pool/Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-22/operation-varsity-blues-how-pimco-s-ceo-fought-college-admissions-scandal https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-22/operation-varsity-blues-how-pimco-s-ceo-fought-college-admissions-scandal Mon, 22 Mar 2021 10:00:10 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-03-21/unions-fall-back-in-favor-they-need-to-seize-the-moment https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-03-21/unions-fall-back-in-favor-they-need-to-seize-the-moment Sun, 21 Mar 2021 12:00:13 GMT The atmosphere is ripe to restore some power to working Americans. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-03-19/will-ncaa-march-madness-also-feature-a-player-protest https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-03-19/will-ncaa-march-madness-also-feature-a-player-protest Fri, 19 Mar 2021 15:27:58 GMT INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - MARCH 12: Geo Baker #0 of the Rutgers Scarlet Knights drives to the basket against the Illinois Fighting Illini during the first half of the Big Ten men's basketball tournament quarterfinals at Lucas Oil Stadium on March 12, 2021 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-03-17/purdue-oxycontin-settlement-set-aside-desire-to-ruin-sacklers https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-03-17/purdue-oxycontin-settlement-set-aside-desire-to-ruin-sacklers Wed, 17 Mar 2021 12:30:22 GMT Bankruptcy court is not in the business of punishment.