Griftopia Griftopia

Griftopia

A Story of Bankers, Politicians, and the Most Audacious Power Grab in American History

    • 4.3 • 170 Ratings
    • $14.99

Publisher Description

A brilliantly illuminating and darkly comic tale of the ongoing financial and political crisis in America.
 
The financial crisis that exploded in 2008 isn’t past but prologue. The grifter class—made up of the largest players in the financial industry and the politicians who do their bidding—has been growing in power, and the crisis was only one terrifying manifestation of how they’ve hijacked America’s political and economic life.

Matt Taibbi has combined deep sources, trailblazing reportage, and provocative analysis to create the most lucid, emotionally galvanizing account yet written of this ongoing American crisis. He offers fresh reporting on the backroom deals of the bailout; tells the story of Goldman Sachs, the “vampire squid wrapped around the face of humanity”; and uncovers the hidden commodities bubble that transferred billions of dollars to Wall Street while creating food shortages around the world.

This is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the labyrinthine inner workings of this country, and the profound consequences for us all.

GENRE
Politics & Current Events
RELEASED
2010
November 2
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
272
Pages
PUBLISHER
Random House Publishing Group
SELLER
Penguin Random House LLC
SIZE
8.2
MB

Customer Reviews

Dookone ,

Great

Great work but very depressing as the author lays out the sodomizing of the American people.

ornwen ,

Thorough and crucial

Want to know how commodities markets are manipulated to drive up oil prices? Want to know just how low Goldman Sachs stoops to? Want to know how Ayn Rand figures into a completely corrupt financial system? Read this book.

wmb5037 ,

Griftopia

Excellent book. Wish there were more people like Taibbi

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