About the Author

Matt Taibbi is a contributing editor for Rolling Stone and the author of four previous books, including
the New York Times bestseller "The Great Derangement." He lives in Jersey City, New Jersey.

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From Publishers Weekly

Starred Review. Taibbi eviscerates Wall Street for what he considers frauds perpetrated on the American
people over the last ten years. Deftly delving deeply into complicated financial history and lingo, Taibbi deftly
lays the subject bare, rendering heretofore-dense subject matter simple without being simplistic. Blame for
the recent mortgage collapse, commodities bubble, and tech bubble are laid at the feet of a relatively small
number of bankers and traders who, in the author's opinion, act without fear of reciprocity from a U.S.
government no longer representative of the American people. He begins by awarding the title "Biggest Asshole
In The Universe" to former-Fed Chief Alan Greenspan, taking him to task for willfully or stupidly disemboweling
what little regulation the financial markets may have had before his tenure. This theme resounds throughout,
and Taibbi asserts that the collusion between Wall Street and the White House has effectively turned the
United States into a massive casino, in which working Americans are regularly bilked out of their savings and
homes while the wealthy are repeatedly rewarded for their graft. It's an important and worthy read, but not
for the Randian disciple or Goldman-Sachs alum.

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