Loot, Lies & Lockdowns: The Walgreens Collapse and the War on Accountability

Loot, Lies & Lockdowns: The Walgreens Collapse and the War on Accountability

Behind shuttered doors and fading neon signs lies a bitter, complex truth.

Walgreens’ retreat from inner-city neighborhoods like Roxbury is painted by some as racial injustice—but is it truly systemic discrimination, or the inevitable fallout of unchecked theft, political posturing, and media manipulation?

In this piercing breakdown, we unravel the layers of contradiction and culpability—from residents demanding access to medicine, to policies that protect criminals over communities, to Walgreens’ own billion-dollar sins in wage theft, opioid profiteering, and exploitative privatization schemes.