
Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sacklar Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe
I thought this book was fantastic. I listened to it on Albuquerque Public Library Libby audio book app.
It is an excellent reminder that, while our current governmental situation is certainly very messed up, a lot of very nefarious shit has been going down for a long time before. I find the “shock and awe” narrative at the moment is very demoralizing. This book helped me bring things back to, what I would consider, reality. Not that it is anyway pleasant, but I don’t need to be “shocked”. More important for me to continue to do the work that I hope bring folks together to make a more beautiful world.