Matt Taibbi has been a contributing editor for Rolling Stone and the author of five previous books, including the New York Times bestsellers The Great Derangement and Griftopia. He lives in New Jersey.
“Ambitious . . . deeply reported, highly compelling . . .
impossible to put down.”—The New York Times Book Review
“These are the stories that will keep you up at night. . . . The
Divide is not just a report from the new America; it is advocacy
journalism at its finest.”—Los Angeles Times
“[Matt] Taibbi is a relentless investigative reporter. He takes
readers inside not only investment banks, hedge funds and the blood
sport of short-sellers, but into the lives of the needy,
minorities, street drifters and illegal immigrants, to juxtapose
justice for the poor and the powerful. . . . The Divide is an
important book. Its documentation is powerful and shocking.”—The
Washington Post
“Captivating . . . The Divide enshrines its author’s position as
one of the most important voices in contemporary American
journalism.”—The Independent (UK)
“Taibbi [is] perhaps the greatest reporter on Wall Street’s crimes
in the modern era.”—Salon
“[Taibbi’s] warning is all about moral hazard. . . . When swindlers
know that their risks will be subsidized . . . they will surely
commit more crimes. And when most of the population either does not
know or does not care that the lowest socioeconomic classes live in
something akin to a police state, we should be greatly concerned
for the moral health of our society.”—The Wall Street Journal
“Trenchant . . . a scathing, accessible, and often riveting look at
the U.S. finance industry and justice system.”—Publishers
Weekly
“Readers with high blood pressure should make sure they’ve taken
their medication before reading this devastating account of
inequality in our justice, immigration, and social service systems.
Taibbi’s chapters are high-definition photographs contrasting the
ways we pursue small-time corruption and essentially reward
high-level versions of the same thing.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred
review)
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