Wall Street has turned the economy into a giant asset-stripping scheme, one whose purpose is to suck the last bits of meat from the carcass of the middle class. Matt Taibbi assetbitcarcass Change image and share on social
In the years just after 9/11, even being breathed on by a suspected terrorist could land you in extralegal detention for the rest of your life. Matt Taibbi breathedetentionextralegal Change image and share on social
One of the great cliches of campaign journalism is the notion that American elections have long since ceased to be about issues and ideas. Matt Taibbi americancampaigncease Change image and share on social
I'm a product of an East Coast liberal arts educational system. Matt Taibbi artcoasteast Change image and share on social
The national debt is totally unlike a family budget for about a gazillion reasons, not the least of which being that families cannot raise money by fiat or deflate the size of their debt unilaterally and that family members die instead of existing infinitely. Matt Taibbi budgetdebtdeflate share on social
The one thing that I do is take really complicated systems and subjects and make them accessible to regular people. Matt Taibbi accessiblecomplicatemake Change image and share on social
Within the cult of Wall Street that forged Mitt Romney, making money justifies any behavior, no matter how venal. Matt Taibbi behaviorcultforge Change image and share on social
George Bush and John Ashcroft were religious in a scary way, but the rational among us could always take heart that, deep down, the Bush administration was more cynical than messianic. Matt Taibbi administrationashcroftbush Change image and share on social
The problem with the Tea Party is that it's been used in a way that scares people into supporting an agenda that's counter to their own interests. Matt Taibbi agendumcounterinterest Change image and share on social
For the broadcast business to be successful, viewers need to be not merely interested in our political melodramas, they have to be in an absolute state about them - emotionally invested in the outcome and frightened not to watch what happens next. Matt Taibbi absolutebroadcastbusiness share on social
