Griftopia: Bubble Machines, Vampire Squids, and the Long Con That Is Breaking America - Hardcover

A stinging new history of the financial crisis that heralds a return of Menckenesque, dirt-under-the-fingernails American journalism. "GQ
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A relentlessly disturbing, penetrating exploration of the root causes of the trauma that upended economic security in millions of American homes . . . a full-scale indictment of Wall Street and Washington. "The" "New York Times Book Review"
Matt Taibbi is [Hunter S.] Thompson s heir. . . . ["Griftopia"] is the most lucid, justifiably angry description of what happened and what continues to happen to our nation s economy. "Seattle Post-Intelligencer"
Taibbi chronicles the corruption of the political process with indignation and dark humor. The takeaway? Be angry, but blame the right culprits. "Time""

"A stinging new history of the financial crisis that heralds a return of Menckenesque, dirt-under-the-fingernails American journalism."--GQ

"A relentlessly disturbing, penetrating exploration of the root causes of the trauma that upended economic security in millions of American homes . . . a full-scale indictment of Wall Street and Washington."--The New York Times Book Review

"Matt Taibbi is [Hunter S.] Thompson's heir. . . . [Griftopia] is the most lucid, justifiably angry description of what happened and what continues to happen to our nation's economy."--Seattle Post-Intelligencer

"Taibbi chronicles the corruption of the political process with indignation and dark humor. The takeaway? Be angry, but blame the right culprits."--Time

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.