Stories by Matt Taibbi

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Bill Moyers: The Plutocracy Will Go to Extremes to Keep the 1% in Control

Posted on: Oct 19, 2012, Source: BillMoyers.com

Moyers, Matt Taibbi and Chrystia Freeland explain how the plutocrats have willfully confused their self-interest with America’s interest.

Matt Taibbi and Yves Smith: How the Wall Street Mafia Holds America -- and the World -- Hostage

Posted on: Jun 25, 2012, Source: BillMoyers.com

Yves Smith and Matt Taibbi join Bill Moyers to discuss our criminal global financial system.

Matt Taibbi: Break Up the 'Too-Big-to-Fail' Financial Behemoths that Destroyed the Economy

Posted on: Oct 14, 2011, Source: Current.com

Taibbi and Keith Olbermann discuss whether it's possible to break apart "too-big-to-fail" institutions.

Matt Taibbi on the Explosive Investigation Revealing the SEC's Cover-Up of Wall Street's Crimes

Posted on: Aug 23, 2011, Source: Democracy Now!

In an interview with Amy Goodman, Matt Taibbi explains how the SEC has let the Wall Street bankers who created the global economic crisis get away with it all.

Matt Taibbi on Deluded Tea Partiers, Ayn Rand and How the U.S. Is Like the Soviet Union

Posted on: Nov 21, 2010, Source: AlterNet

Every country has scam artists, but only in a dying country are they part of the power structure.

Taibbi: the Tea Party Moron Complex

Posted on: Nov 14, 2010, Source: Random House Publishing Group

By rallying behind dingbats and morons like Palin and Michele Bachmann, the Tea Party has made anti-intellectualism its rallying cry.

Taibbi: The Lunatics Who Made a Religion Out of Greed and Wrecked the Economy

Posted on: Apr 25, 2010, Source: The Guardian

The SEC's lawsuit against Goldman Sachs is a chance to prevent greed without limits.

Matt Taibbi and RFK Jr. on Obama's Sellout to Wall Street

Posted on: Jan 11, 2010, Source: Go Left TV

Once Obama took office, he sent progressives packing, and filled his cabinet with former Wall Street insiders. This wasn't the "change" that we were expecting.

Matt Taibbi, Bill Moyers and Robert Kuttner: Why Can't Democrats Do Anything Right?

Posted on: Dec 20, 2009, Source: Bill Moyers Journal

Could a crushing defeat on health reform teach Democrats to stop prioritizing corporate interests?

Why Do Conservatives Love Sarah Palin? Because She Never Stops Whining

Posted on: Nov 22, 2009, Source: True/Slant

Sarah Palin constantly complains about the imaginary injustices done to her person. And our country loves whiners.

Why Is a Slate Writer Shilling for Goldman Sachs? Taibbi Shreds the Latest Wall Street PR

Posted on: Jul 31, 2009, Source: True/Slant

The winner of this month's Most Retarded Horsesh** Written In Defense of Goldman Sachs award goes to ... Heidi Moore. .

The Scandal Continues: The Billions in Govt. Cash Behind Goldman's "Profits"

Posted on: Jul 17, 2009, Source: True/Slant

That Goldman Sachs is getting away with robbery is bad enough -- that they're getting praised for being so smart is damn near intolerable.

"Suck on Our Yachts": Goldman Sachs Issues Non-Apology for Destroying the World Economy

Posted on: Jun 21, 2009, Source: True/Slant

Goldman Sachs chief Lloyd Blankfein says he's sorry, then proceeds to brag about screwing us all.

Let's Get It Straight, Hank Paulsen Is a Prick Who Took Down the Economy

Posted on: Jun 8, 2009, Source: True/Slant

The Wall Street Journal lets a former Goldman Sachs employee write a power-worshipping ode to Bush's disastrous Treasury Secretary.

Taibbi: No More Compromise -- Obama Must Wholly Reject Bush's Dictator Policies

Posted on: May 31, 2009, Source: True/Slant

The recent haggling over Guantanamo is such classic Democratic Party politics, it's almost laughable. Almost, except that it's, you know, revolting.

Sarah Palin's Outrageous Hypocrisy on Teen Sex

Posted on: May 26, 2009, Source: True/Slant

Palin knew her daughter was having sex in her own house. What does it take to get discredited as a right-wing "family values" merchant these days?

These God Pundits Can Give You a Splitting Headache

Posted on: May 8, 2009, Source: True/Slant

God People are constantly fine-tuning their weird arguments to pimp the righteousness of faith.

Memo to Jackass, the Credit Card Industry Doesn't Need Anyone Standing Up for It

Posted on: May 7, 2009, Source: True/Slant

A columnist decides the credit card industry is a victim of "public anger" --- how revolting is that?

Obama's Top Economic Adviser Is Greedy and Highly Compromised

Posted on: Apr 9, 2009, Source: True/Slant

Among the payoffs Larry Summers received: $45K from Merrill Lynch days before he joined Obama's team. And it gets worse.

AIG Exec Whines About Public Anger, and Now We're Supposed to Pity Him? Yeah, Right

Posted on: Mar 26, 2009, Source: AlterNet

AIG exec Jake DeSantis' NY Times letter asking for us to chill out about his poor overworked employees is a sick joke.

The Big Takeover: How Wall Street Insiders are Using the Bailout to Stage a Revolution

Posted on: Mar 22, 2009, Source: RollingStone.com

The global economic crisis isn't about money -- it's about power.

Someone Take Away Thomas Friedman's Computer Before He Types Another Sentence

Posted on: Jan 21, 2009, Source: New York Press

Reading Thomas Friedman is like listening to the man talking to himself. His latest book, <i>Hot, Flat and Crowded</i>, is no different.

The Ultimate 9/11 'Truth' Showdown: David Ray Griffin vs. Matt Taibbi -- Part II

Posted on: Oct 5, 2008, Source: AlterNet

The two writers lock horns over the accuracy of Griffin's recent book, <i>9/11 Contradictions</i>.

The Ultimate 9/11 'Truth' Showdown: David Ray Griffin vs. Matt Taibbi

Posted on: Oct 5, 2008, Source: AlterNet

The two writers lock horns over the accuracy of Griffin's recent book, <i>9/11 Contradictions</i>.

The Ultimate 9/11 'Truth' Showdown: David Ray Griffin vs. Matt Taibbi -- Part III

Posted on: Oct 5, 2008, Source: AlterNet

The two writers lock horns over the accuracy of Griffin's recent book, <i>9/11 Contradictions</i>.

Mad Dog Palin

Posted on: Sep 26, 2008, Source: RollingStone.com

The scariest thing about John McCain's running mate isn't how unqualified she is -- it's what her candidacy says about America.

Why Obama's Message Resonates with Millions

Posted on: Sep 8, 2008, Source: RollingStone.com

Obama delivers the same message Democrats always rely on. So why does it sound like a clarion call this time around?

Big Business Is Making Sure It Wins the Presidency

Posted on: Aug 8, 2008, Source: RollingStone.com

It's the same old story: Money talks, and bullshit walks. And don't be surprised if we're the ones still walking after November.

McCain Doesn't Have a Prayer

Posted on: Jul 27, 2008, Source: RollingStone.com

John McCain can't stand sucking up to the Christian right. Is this the end of the GOP's unholy alliance?

America's Middle Class Can't Take Much More Punishment

Posted on: Jul 22, 2008, Source: RollingStone.com

Whether we like it or not, America is in the midst of revolutionary economic changes that are crushing the middle class.

Economic Realities Are Killing Our Era of Fantasy Politics

Posted on: Jul 18, 2008, Source: RollingStone.com

Election season will be packed with horserace media distractions, but our economic situation is becoming a matter of life and death.

McCain's Playbook: Hate, Fear and Caveman Politics

Posted on: Jun 15, 2008, Source: RollingStone.com

Haunted by the ghosts of Vietnam, the media-manufactured 'maverick' has remade himself into a dumbed-down Republican Party stooge.

Hillary's Pivotal Role: Help Obama or Let Him Twist in the Wind?

Posted on: Jun 10, 2008, Source: RollingStone.com

Clinton must choose between two loyalties: party and self.

If Cheney & Co. Had Really Plotted the 9/11 Attacks ...

Posted on: May 18, 2008, Source: Spiegel & Grau

Matt Taibbi's hilarious re-enactment of the secret govt. conspiracy (that never happened) to conduct the attacks.

Will Hillary Be the Last One to Know It's Over?

Posted on: May 15, 2008, Source: RollingStone.com

Because mathematically, the game is over.

An Atheist Goes Undercover to Join the Flock of Mad Pastor John Hagee

Posted on: May 4, 2008, Source: RollingStone.com

In this excerpt from his new book, Matt Taibbi shares his experiences at a Hagee's boot camp for new converts.

Hillary Serves out the Pork

Posted on: Apr 27, 2008, Source: RollingStone.com

Nobody doles out taxpayer money like Hillary Clinton -- or rakes in as much campaign cash from the companies she does favors for.

Hillary's Flimsy Case for the Nomination

Posted on: Apr 4, 2008, Source: RollingStone.com

Addressing the myth of that Hillary's chances are better in the battleground states, and other frequently asked questions from the campaign trail.

The Wright Controversy Revealed America's Deeply Insecure Side

Posted on: Mar 27, 2008, Source: RollingStone.com

A society at peace with itself wouldn't have reacted in the way it did to the partly true/partly crazy remarks of Obama's former pastor.

John McCain's Bizarre 'Conservative Problem'

Posted on: Feb 27, 2008, Source: RollingStone.com

He's gone from laughingstock to presumptive nominee by campaigning for World War III. So why do conservatives fear him?

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