In this characteristically turbocharged book, now in a new post-election edition, celebrated Rolling Stone journalist Matt Taibbi provides an insider?s guide to the variety of ways today?s mainstream media tells us lies
“Wow . . . a great book.” —Joe Rogan“Of all the books I've written, [The Business Secrets of Drug Dealing is] the one that I'm probably most proud of.” —Matt TaibbiThe Business Secrets of Drug Dealing tells the story of a hyper-observant, politically minded, but humorously pragmatic weed dealer who has spent a working life compiling rules for how to a) make money and b) avoid prison.Each rule shapes a chapter of this fast-paced outlaw tale, all delivered in his deliciously trenchant argot. Here are a few of them:• No guns but keep shooters.• Stay behind the white guy.• Don’t snitch.• Always have a job.• Be multi-sourced.• Get your money and get out.Part edge-of-the-seat suspense story, part how-to manual in the tradition of The Anarchist Cookbook, The Business Secrets of Drug Dealing is as scintillating as it is subversive. Just reading it feels illegal.
Czym różni się dziennikarz popierający republikanów od tego, który stawia na demokratów? Co łączy konserwatywną sieć FOX z uchodzącą za postępową MSNBC? I czy na pewno media powinny budować kapitał na wzajemnej niechęci? Przed Państwem gorzki i pełen ironii audyt wielkiej korporacji Nienawiść sp. z o.o. Nagradzany amerykański reporter Matt Taibbi bezlitośnie rozprawia się z dziennikarskim bałaganem w USA i wnikliwie analizuje typy politycznej ortodoksji, które tylko pozornie się od siebie różnią. Dostaje się wszystkim po równo – bo jak inaczej traktować działania mediów, w których "różnorodność intelektualna" rozumiana jest jako "po jednym reprezentancie z każdej partii", nieuprzejmość stała się wymogiem, a dziennikarze porzucili zawodową bezstronność na rzecz politycznych agitacji. Szanowni Państwo, zapraszamy do reality show Ameryka kontra Ameryka! Wygrywają wszystkie stacje, przegrywają obywatele. Gwarantujemy – takiej porcji nienawiści nie zobaczycie nigdzie indziej.
Fueled by in-depth reporting, an investigative journalist and New York Times best-selling author explores America's widening wealth gap that is not only reshaping our economic life, but changing our core sense of right and wrong. 50,000 first printing.
Matt Taibbi untersucht in „Kleptopia“ die Ursachen der Finanzkrise 2008 und deckt die wahren Gewinner und Verlierer auf. Er kritisiert die Manipulationen der Finanzelite und entlarvt die offizielle Narrative als Propaganda. Mit scharfer Analyse beleuchtet er die Tea-Party-Bewegung und die Hypothekenkrise.
A brilliantly illuminating and darkly comic tale of the ongoing financial and
political crisis in America The financial crisis that exploded in 2008 isn't
past but prologue. 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, and the crisis was only one terrifying manifestation of how they've
hijacked America's political and economic life. Matt Taibbi has combined deep
sources, trailblazing reportage, and provocative analysis to create the most
lucid, emotionally galvanizing account yet written of this ongoing American
crisis. He offers fresh reporting on the backroom deals of the bailout; tells
the story of Goldman Sachs, the -vampire squid wrapped around the face of
humanity-; and uncovers the hidden commodities bubble that transferred
billions of dollars to Wall Street while creating food shortages around the
world. This is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the
labyrinthine inner workings of this country, and the profound consequences for
us all.
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The eXile is the controversial biweekly tabloid founded by Americans Mark Ames and Matt Taibbi that Rolling Stone has called "cruel, caustic, and funny" and "a must-read." In the tradition of gonzo journalists like Hunter S. Thompson, Ames and Taibbi cover everything from decadent club scenes to the nation's collapsing political and economic systems - no person or institution is spared from their razor sharp satiric viewpoint. They take you beneath the surface of the Russia that most Western journalists cover, bringing to life the metropolis that Ames describes as "manic, nihilistic, grotesque, horrible; and yet, in its own way, far superior to any city on Earth." Featuring artwork and articles from their groundbreaking newspaper, The eXile is the inside story of how the tabloid came to be and how Ames and Taibbi broke their biggest stories - all the while playing hysterically vicious practical jokes, racking up innumerable death threats, and ingesting a motherlode of speed. It's a darkly funny, up-close profile of the sordid underbelly of the New World Order that you will never forget.