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American injustice in the age of the wealth gap, matt taibbi takes a look at the growing problem of inequality in the justice system. In search of a solution, journalist matt taibbi discovered the divide, the seam in american life where our two most troubling trends growing wealth inequality and mass incarceration come together, driven by a dramatic shift in american citizenship. He takes readers inside not only investment banks, hedge funds and the blood sport of shortsellers, but into the lives of the needy, minorities, street drifters and illegal immigrants, to juxtapose justice for the poor and the powerful. Matt taibbi, author of the new york times bestsellers insane clown president, the divide, griftopia, and the great derangement, is a contributing editor for rolling stone and winner of the 2008 national magazine award for columns and commentary. Apr 16, 2014 matt taibbi is arguably one of the most influential journalists of his age. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. American injustice in the age of the wealth gap is as infuriating as it is impossible to put downwhat taibbi shows off to especially good effect hereis what a meticulous reporter he can be, with a facility for rendering complex financial skulduggery intelligibletaibbi is similarly skillful at explaining how bureaucratic. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Rolling stone contributing editor taibbi i cant breathe. The divide is a cigarette book, the kind of work that lingers long after its fires have been extinguished. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
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