The Electric Typewriter
Great articles and essays by the world's best journalists and writers.by Matt Taibbi
The federal rescue of Wall Street didn’t fix the economy – it created a permanent bailout state based on a Ponzi-like confidence scheme. And the worst may be yet to come…
by Matt Taibbi
The first few times I went down to Zuccotti Park, I came away with mixed feelings. I loved the energy and the obvious organic appeal of the movement. But my initial impression was that it would not be taken very seriously…
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by Matt Taibbi
How America’s biggest banks took part in a nationwide bid-rigging conspiracy - until they were caught on tape.
by Matt Taibbi
How is it done? How do you screw the taxpayer for millions, get away with it and then ride off into the sunset with one middle finger extended, the other wrapped around a chilled martini?
by Matt Taibbi
How HSBC hooked up with drug traffickers, terrorists, and money launderers. And got away with it…
by Matt Taibbi
It’s bad enough that the banks strangled the Dodd-Frank law. Even worse is the way they did it - with a big assist from Congress and the White House.
by Matt Taibbi
Financial crooks brought down the world’s economy — but the feds are doing more to protect them than to prosecute them.
by Matt Taibbi
“So, you’re doing a Boys on the Bus thing, right?” The original Boys on the Bus raised a few eyebrows, sure, but no one anywhere is threatened by a “Boys on the Bus thing” now.
