Mike Huckabee represents something that is either tremendously encouraging or deeply disturbing, depending on your point of view: a marriage of Christian fundamentalism with economic populism. Matt Taibbi christiandeeplydepend 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 moral angle to the foreclosure crisis - and, of course, in capitalism we're not supposed to be concerned with the moral stuff, but let's mention it anyway - shows a culture that is slowly giving in to a futuristic nightmare ideology of computerized greed and unchecked financial violence. Matt Taibbi anglecapitalismcomputerize 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
Contracting corruption has been around since the construction of the Appian Way. Matt Taibbi appianconstructioncontract Change image and 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
If anything, the bailouts actually hindered lending, as banks became more like house pets that grow fat and lazy on two guaranteed meals a day than wild animals that have to go out into the jungle and hunt for opportunities in order to eat. Matt Taibbi animalbailoutsbank share on social
Creating legislation is a tough process. But watering down legislation? Strangling it with lawsuits and comment letters and blue-ribbon committees? Not so tough, it turns out. Matt Taibbi bluecommentcommittee Change image and share on social
This is America: Corporate stealing is practically the national pastime, and Goldman Sachs is far from the only company to get away with doing it. Matt Taibbi americacompanycorporate Change image and share on social
Candidates don't want to be associated with poor people, people who have jobs or are ugly; they want to be associated with a certain middle class demographic, so as a result they leave those others out completely. Matt Taibbi candidateclasscompletely share on social