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  • Health Care For Almost One-Third of Everyone (Who is Left-Handed and Over 50)!
    December 10, 11:55 AM ET
    | Matt Taibbi

    The short answer - subject to Senate revisions - is that those without employer-provided insurance would have more options for buying coverage, but if they are younger... | More »

  • Palin Goes Birther
    December 7, 10:41 AM ET
    | Matt Taibbi

    Well, the best way not to get tagged as a Birther is to refrain from saying that people are "rightfully making it an issue" and that the only reason that she would av... | More »

  • The Ultimate Vanity Plate
    December 4, 11:23 AM ET
    | Matt Taibbi

    The License Plate That Says It All: 2BG2FAIL | Andrew Ross Sorkin. I'm going to give this one at least an 8 on the funniness scale, leaning toward a 9. The pla... | More »

  • Seeking: Owners of ARM Mortgages
    December 3, 4:21 PM ET
    | Matt Taibbi

    Quick note to readers — I'm doing some research and would like to hear from people who bought adjustable rate mortgages in 2004-2005. If you have a horror story... | More »

  • Sanders's hold on Bernanke shows rising public concern about the Fed
    December 3, 2:05 PM ET
    | Matt Taibbi

    WASHINGTON, December 2 ? Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today placed a hold on the nomination of Ben Bernanke for a second term as chairman of the Federal Reserve. "The ... | More »

  • Matt Taibbi on Obama's Economy
    December 1, 6:03 PM ET
    | Matt Taibbi

    In "Obama's Big Sellout", Matt Taibbi argues that President Obama has packed his economic team with Wall Street insiders intent on turning the bailout into an al... | More »

  • Goldman Sachs Arms Itself
    December 1, 9:50 AM ET
    | Matt Taibbi

    Dec. 1 (Bloomberg) — "I just wrote my first reference for a gun permit," said a friend, who told me of swearing to the good character of a Goldman Sachs Group Inc. ... | More »

  • Yes, Sarah, There is a Media Conspiracy
    November 23, 12:07 PM ET
    | Matt Taibbi

    Sarah Palin talked on the campaign trail about trying to get around the elite media filter, but this week she's pushed her way straight through it. And the media... | More »

  • Sarah Palin, WWE Star
    November 23, 9:27 AM ET
    | Matt Taibbi

    Obama knows the long odds against a right-wing populist winning the presidency, no matter how good she looks in a skirt or running clothes, brandishing a gun. He shoul... | More »

  • Blankfein: We Were Dicks, We Admit It
    November 18, 1:40 PM ET
    | Matt Taibbi

    "We participated in things that were clearly wrong and have reason to regret," Blankfein, 55, said at a conference in New York hosted by the Directorship magazine. "We... | More »

  • Goldman Does God's Work, Only Not That Well
    November 18, 1:36 PM ET
    | Matt Taibbi

    The observations above are troubling: Goldman's trading is by no stretch of the imagination better than average. In fact, in 2008, the firm's prop trading wa... | More »

  • Blankfein Invokes God and Man
    November 13, 1:45 PM ET
    | Matt Taibbi

    Yes, it's true, Blankfein did tell a reporter for the Sunday Times of London that he's just a banker "doing God's work," a quote the newspaper couldn&#... | More »

  • Commodities Casino Keeps Rolling
    November 9, 9:57 AM ET
    | Matt Taibbi

    HOUSTON (Dow Jones)–Sunoco Inc. (SUN) swung to a third-quarter loss on a host of charges and continued weak demand for oil-based fuels and chemicals. Those difficu... | More »

  • Goldman One-Ups Gordon Gekko, Says Jesus Embraced Greed
    November 5, 9:49 AM ET
    | Matt Taibbi

    "The injunction of Jesus to love others as ourselves is an endorsement of self-interest," Goldman's Griffiths said Oct. 20, his voice echoing around the gold-mosa... | More »

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Matt Taibbi

Matt Taibbi is a contributing editor for Rolling Stone. He’s the author of five books and a winner of the National Magazine Award for commentary. Please direct all media requests to taibbimedia@yahoo.com.

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