Matt Taibbi

Matt Taibbi eviscerates Wall Street for frauds perpetrated on the American people over the last ten years, and makes clear sense of the financial history, lingo, and outright lies that led to our current economic crisis. Blame for the bubbles and collapses is placed on a relatively small number of bankers and traders who, in Taibbi's wickedly engaging opinion, act without fear of reciprocity from a government no longer representative of its people. Taibbi asserts that the collusion between Wall Street and the White House has turned the country into a massive casino, in which working Americans are regularly bilked out of their savings and homes while the wealthy are repeatedly rewarded for their graft. Speaking with passion and fervor, Taibbi sheds light on the backroom dealings in Washington and New York, and points a way out of this mess we've let our leaders get us into.