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Griftopia
Bubble Machines, Vampire Squids, and the Long Con That Is Breaking America
Book Summary
The best-selling author of The Great Derangement examines American financial, political and media power and argues that the dramatic series of events that led to the financial crisis also resulted in a complete shift of power to the self-interested elite.
Genres:
This book is about:
- Despotism,
- Deception,
- Political corruption,
- Economic conditions,
- Financial crises,
- Political aspects,
- 21st century,
- Politics and government,
- United States
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November 6, 2010 Rolling Stone contributing editor Matt Taibbi's columns have been a destination for those trying to understand what happened in the aftermath of the financial meltdown. His new book tries to make the subject even clearer — in the colorful language his readers know well.
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