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Roosevelt house public policy institute held a special evening with one of americas premiere journalists as propublica president and founding general manager richard tofel interviewed bestselling author matt taibbi on his groundbreaking new book, the divide. Articles by matt taibbi rolling stone journalist muck rack. Written with forensic zeal and righteous rage, this is an exploration of an unprecedented wealth gap that is not just changing the uss economic life, but transforming the meaning of rights, justice, and basic citizenship. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the divide. In february 2014 he joined first look media, and will start his own publication, as yet unnamed, focusing on financial and political corruption.
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Matt taibbi s the divide a grim look at two americas former rolling stone journalist matt taibbi examines the class divide in his latest book. In search of a solution, journalist matt taibbi discovered the divide, the seam in american life where our two most troubling trendsgrowing wealth inequality and mass incarcerationcome together, driven by a dramatic shift in american citizenship. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read insane clown president. Aug 25, 2014 in the divide, matt taibbi takes readers on a galvanizing journey through both sides of our new system of justicethe funhousemirror worlds of the untouchably wealthy and the criminalized poor. The racket was to be a showcase for matt taibbi,the rolling stone. He has reported on politics, media, finance, and sports. Part tirade, part confessional, it reveals that what most people think of as the news is, in fact, a twisted wing of the entertainment. Taibbi, a longtime rolling stone writer who is currently developing a publication about political and financial corruption for first look media, has in the past written in a. In the divide, matt taibbi takes readers on a galvanizing journey through both sides of our new system of justicethe fun.
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Investigative journalist matt taibbi takes the reader on a journey of social injustice. First look is financed by pierre omidyar, an ebay founder, who last year. Matt taibbis the divide a grim look at two americas. Taibbi is a former contributing editor for rolling stone and recently joined first look. However, after management disputes with first look s leadership delayed its launch and led to its cancellation, taibbi returned to rolling stone the following october.
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