Matt Taibbi
Author
Publisher
Spiegel & Grau
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
The financial crisis that exploded in 2008 only prologue. The rise, fall, and rescue of Wall Street in the bubble-and-bailout era was the coming-out party for the network of looters who sit at the nexus of American political and economic power. The grifter class--made up of the largest players in the financial industry and the politicians who do their bidding--has been growing in power for a generation, transferring wealth upward through increasingly...
Author
Publisher
Random House Audio
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Presents an exploration into the roots and aftermath of the infamous killing of Eric Garner by the police in 2014, sharing insights into the ensuing nationwide series of protests that reinforced the Black Lives Matter movement and transformed American politics.
Publisher
Participant Media
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
In September 2011, The Occupy Wall Street movement propelled issues of economic inequality into the spotlight. 99% – THE OCCUPY WALL STREET COLLABORATIVE FILM goes behind the scenes of the movement, definitively revealing what happened, and why. Personal stories imbue analysis of big picture issues with the real-world struggles of those compelled to take action, speak up, march, and risk arrest.