Feb 18, 2019 finally, matt taibbi and demetri discuss the circus that is the medias political coverage, including some amazing stories from matts time on the 2016 campaign trail, as well as a scathing. The stunning rise, fall, and rescue of wall street in the bubbleandbailout era was the comingout party for the. Excerpt from matt taibbis book on the eric garner killing. The shelves are full of books describing how wall street turned. A lot of the people participating are fans of his work, and merely offering. Zerohedge credibility shaken, hedge funds are punished by. The occupy wall street collaborative film watch now. Now, i will state from the start that i am not american. Bubble machines, vampire squids, and the long con that. Rolling stones wall street reporter, matt taibbi is having an ama question and answer session on reddit right now. Apr 27, 2018 authors note this is a work of fiction, inspired by truth.
Matt taibbi unloads on wall street, inequality and our broken justice system. Debt by david graeber griftopia by matt taibbi a peoples history of the united states by howard zinn a brief. He has won an emmy award and is a fourtime recipient of the edward r. By incentivizing wall street players to sniff out inefficient or corrupt companies and bet against them, shortselling acts as a sort of policing system.
Matt taibbi by incentivizing wall street players to. By bill moyers and matt taibbi and yves smith, rolling stone editor matt taibbi and yves smith, creator of the finance and economics blog naked capitalism, join bill to discuss the folly and corruption of both banks and government, and how that tagteam leaves deep wounds in our democracy. Matt taibbi was born in 1970 to mike taibbi, an nbc television reporter, and his wife. This was a n 8000 word chapter from a book he had already written eviscerating the shoddy reporting on russia. The inside story of matt taibbis departure from first. Mike taibbi wiki, affair, girlfriend, married, wife. American injustice in the age of the wealth gap matt. Join facebook to connect with mike taibbi and others you may know. Matt taibbi has combined deep sources, trailblazing reportage, and provocative.
An excerpt from matt taibbis new book on the eric garner killing taibbis book explores the roots and repercussions of garners killing by the new york city police. First look media journalist matt taibbi, author of the divide. According to matt, his surname taibbi is a sicilian name of lebanesearabic origin, but his father, who is partly of filipinohawaiian descent, was adopted as a child by a sicilianamerican couple who possessed the surname. Taibbi wrote the divide to demonstrate that unequal wealth is producing grotesquely unequal outcomes in criminal justice. The wall street journalrun, dont walk to the nearest bookstore and. The real huey knows more than a thing or two about the weed business. His relentless coverage of wall street malfeasance turned him into one of the most influential journalists of his generation, but in his new book. Note on a new book introducing the great russia caper. Rolling stones matt taibbi has skewered his fair share of financial faux pas and corporate bigwigs throughout 2012. In real life, there is a person like huey carmichael. Matt taibbi speaks at occupy wall street rolling stone. Seattle postintelligencer taibbi chronicles the corruption of the political process with indignation and dark humor.
Cassano was taking book for every bank that bet short on the housing. I knew this person for a while before i learned about his other life. Theres no way for americans to really appreciate what the russia story means without going back to the domestic sp. According to matt, his surname taibbi is a sicilian name of lebanese or arabic origin, but his father, who is partly of filipinohawaiian descent, 10 was adopted as a child by a sicilianamerican couple who possessed the surname.
Matt taibbi has harsh words for wall street and the politicians who do its. Matt taibbi insane clown president the commoner call. Yet his prize for the biggest wall street story of the year goes to the massive. Bloombergs history on wall street, the 2020 election and more. Felix salmon on bloomberg, wall street, and michael milken. Matt taibbi and occupy wall street complete each other. In a society governed passively by free markets and. Former us senator mike gravel returns to the show to. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free.
The rolling stone polemicists writing gives occupy talking points for its critique of wall street, big business, and. The byzantine maze that must somehow be negotiated before reaching that endpoint is a focus of taibbis book. Wall street whitecollarcriminal scandals, and i became interested in the concept of why nobody was going to jail, why we didn. Taibbi discusses his new book, the divide, and the disasters of inequality. May 19, 2014 taibbi discusses his new book, the divide, and the disasters of inequality. With the congressional oversight committee, democrats had a rare opportunity to reverse public perception about the partys closeness to wall street. Episodes feature ontheroad coverage of the 2020 campaign and exclusive interviews, with humor, commentary and dissection of the politics news of the week. Thompson as gonzo journalist at rolling stone, where he authored a rambling but rocksolid 2009 expose of goldman sachss role in triggering the 2008 wall street crisis and the resulting economic collapse. Taibbi reports that while holder denied there was anything weird about returning to one of wall streets favorite defense firms after six years of letting one banker after another skate on monstrous cases of fraud, tax evasion, market manipulation, money laundering, bribery and other offenses, the way holder handled the banking crisis. Part tirade, part confessional, it reveals that what most people.
Apr, 2014 taibbi wrote the divide to demonstrate that unequal wealth is producing grotesquely unequal outcomes in criminal justice. Why did democrats nominate donna shalala to the bailout oversight panel. Matt taibbi, speaks during his teachin on the problems with bank of america and the other too big to fail banks in bryant park, new york on. The information on this website is pulled from various sources and original content provided for you to put into action by forwarding to friends, contacts, and groups working to preserve the spirit of independence, compassionate human decency and peace. The 70yearsold mike taibbi married his girlfriend, siobhan walsh after dating for several years. Matt taibbi talks about criminalized poverty and why wall street is. In his report, taibbi memorably described goldman sachs as great vampire squid wrapped around the face of. Quotations by matt taibbi, american author, born march 2, 1970.
Born loren ames denny out of wedlock in hawaii, to a filipinohawaiian mother named camila salinas, taibbi was adopted from foster care at 7 or 8 years of age by salvatore and. Useful idiots is an informative and irreverent politics podcast with journalist matt taibbi and podcasterwriter katie halper. Matt taibbi on the biggest wall street scandal of 2012 alternet. There are some employers who would be shocked to learn that one. Finally, matt taibbi and demetri discuss the circus that is the medias political coverage, including some amazing stories from matts time on the 2016 campaign trail, as well as a scathing.
Matt taibbi, author of the new york times bestsellers insane clown president, the divide, griftopia, and the great derangement, is a contributing editor for rolling stone and winner of the 2008 national magazine award for columns and commentary. An investigation into the origins of russiagate and the alleged links between trump and putin. Taibbi was born in 1970 in new brunswick, new jersey to mike taibbi, an nbc television reporter, and his wife. Matt taibbi on russia, wall street and prosecuting. Matt taibbi the news media and manufacturing consent in the. Apr 22, 2015 taibbi gives numerous other examples of corporate malfeasance that starkly illustrate the sociopathic culture of wall street as he takes the reader through the seedy underbelly of collateralized debt obligations and short selling, an area he has mastered in his last book, griftopia. This book includes matt taibbis rolling stones, articles, in which he covered the 2016 presidential election. The investigative journalists new book, the divide, is about the two separate but extremely unequal criminal justice systems in america.
Financial journalist felix salmon, of axios, joins the show to discuss trumps pardon of mike milken, bloombergs history on wall street, the 2020 election and more. Analysis of matt taibbi s piece, he investigates the. Matt taibbi on the 10year anniversary of the crash. According to matt, his surname taibbi is a sicilian name of lebanese or arabic origin, but his father, who is partly of filipinohawaiian descent, was adopted as a child by a sicilianamerican couple who possessed the surname. This book is useful for somebody who is a beginner with how wall street works. In 2016, rolling stones matt taibbi was given a gift without a receipt covering the campaign trail during one of the united statess historic peaks of pure lunacy. Mar 22, 2009 it was no different from gambling, the wall street version of a bunch of frat brothers betting on jay feely to make a field goal. American injustice in the age of the wealth gap, by matt taibbi. Bubble machines, vampire squids, and the long con that is breaking america is a 2010 book by the political journalist matt taibbi about the events. Matt taibbi on how wall street insiders are using the bailout to stage a revolution.
Matt taibbi is a contributing editor for rolling stone and the author of four. After his stint in russia, taibbi came back to the states to cover the corporate crime scene here for rolling stone magazine. At the climax of this summers silly wall street sequel, oliver stones camera lingers on our young heros bombshell banking expose. In a society governed passively by free markets and free elections, organized greed always defeats disorganized democracy. Awardwinning journalist matt taibbi is out with an explosive new book that asks why the vast majority of whitecollar criminals have avoided prison since the financial crisis began. How wall street insiders are using the bailout to stage a revolution. Theres no way for americans to really appreciate what the russia. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Matt taibbi, author of a new book about the death of a 43yearold black man, eric garner, at the hands of the new york. Feb 27, 2020 financial journalist felix salmon, of axios, joins the show to discuss trumps pardon of mike milken, bloombergs history on wall street, the 2020 election and more.
Glenn greenwald laura poitras jeremy scahill john cook. The independent uk taibbi is perhaps the greatest reporter on wall streets crimes in the modern era. Cassano was taking book for every bank that bet short on the housing market, but he didnt have the cash to pay off if the kick went wide. It was designed to frustrate, delay, baffle and intimidate and it succeeds. Matt taibbi the news media and manufacturing consent in. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Amidst fading hopes for real reform on issues ranging from high finance to health care, economist robert kuttner and journalist matt taibbi join bill moyers to discuss wall street s power over the. In this characteristically turbocharged new book, celebrated rolling stone journalist matt taibbi provides an insiders guide to the variety of ways todays mainstream media tells us lies. Juxtaposed with tales of wall street financiers effectively immune from prosecution, taibbi journeys to bedfordstuyvesant in brooklyn and to the stifling and miserable nyc courts to document how the poor and disadvantaged are treated by the criminal justice system, and the zealous bigfishingnet approach of the nypd. Since branding wall streets preeminent investment bank, goldman sachs with the epithet vampire squid, rolling stone correspondent matt taibbi has made quite a name for himself in the.
Articles by matt taibbi rolling stone journalist muck rack. Hey benny and the talibanks just so you know obama reappointed bernanke and then filled his administration with more goldman sachs goons like tax cheat timmy and hes been on the payroll of the banks for years thats a part of the problem pointing out the other guys appointments you dont get it the republicans are gone and you still want to make it a leftright issue. The inside story of matt taibbis departure from first look media. May 30, 2019 the commoner call is more than a news source it is an active tool of resistance and communitybuilding.
Matt taibbi on american injustice gap from wall street to main street. Matt taibbi unloads on wall street, inequality and our broken justice. Griftopia and millions of other books are available for instant access. A relentlessly disturbing, penetrating exploration of the root causes of the trauma that upended economic security in millions of american homes. A story of bankers, politicians, and the most audacious. I mean, just to back up and provide some context, i think, for this wisconsin thing, and especially for the ohio. In 2009, taibbi made a bigger name for himself with widely read and talkedabout columns going after what he saw as washingtons and barack obamas complicity with wall street, particularly. Taibbi only mentions the barr report at the top briefly to show how the ny times was trying to spin it. The titans of wall street ignored at least four years of warnings, escaped richer than ever, and in the end were lauded as heroes by the likes of sorkin. Wall street fiction 117 books goodreads share book. Matt taibbi and occupy wall street were pretty much made for each other. Bubble machines, vampire squids and the long con that is breaking america.
The part about him always having a square job is also true. Taibbi is perhaps the greatest reporter on wall streets crimes in the modern era. Economist robert kuttner and journalist matt taibbi join bill to discuss fading hopes for substantial wall street reform. Matt taibbi on russia, wall street and prosecuting corporate. He begins with tales from the wall street crash and white collar crime, and moves on to stopandfrisk so called broken windows statistical policing. Griftopia is the most lucid, justifiably angry description of what happened and what continues to happen to our nations economy. American injustice in the age of the wealth gap, explains how countrywide, a loan scam at the center of the subprime mortgage crisis. Billionaire wall street asshole commits fraud, the nyse catches on and tips off the sec, the sec works the case and delivers it to justice, and justice perpwalks the asshole out of nobu, into a crown victoria and off to 36 months of pushups, licenseplate making and salisbury steak.