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Choice of Mary Jo White to Head SEC Puts Fox In Charge of Hen House
I was shocked when I heard that Mary Jo White, a former U.S. Attorney and a partner for the white-shoe Wall Street defense firm Debevoise and Plimpton, had been named ... | More »January 25, 9:00 AM ET| Matt Taibbi -
Conservatives Have Their Worst Week Ever
Have Republicans, and the right wing in general, ever been more disjointed? More confused? More incapable of getting out of their own way? Watching America's pol... | More »January 23, 12:23 PM ET| Matt Taibbi -
'Zero Dark Thirty' Is Osama bin Laden's Last Victory Over America
I went to see Zero Dark Thirty this weekend with great anticipation. I've always loved Kathryn Bigelow's movies – I'm a fan to an almost embarrass... | More »January 16, 1:26 PM ET| Matt Taibbi -
Hank Greenberg Should Be Shot into Space For Suing the Government over the AIG Bailout
A lot of people are wondering what to think about the news that the board of AIG is considering joining the lawsuit filed by former AIG head Maurice "Hank" Greenberg a... | More »January 9, 10:08 AM ET| Matt Taibbi -
Secrets and Lies of the Bailout: One Broker's Story
I have a feature in the new issue of Rolling Stone called "Secrets and Lies of the Bailout," which focuses in large part on the seemingly intentional policy of decepti... | More »January 8, 2:50 PM ET| Matt Taibbi -
Angelo Mozilo, Former Countrywide CEO, Claims He Doesn't Know What 'Verified Income' Is
Another day, another corporate titan suffering from devastating amnesia. This time, the memory-loss patient is none other than Angelo Mozilo, the former CEO of Country... | More »December 28, 10:25 AM ET| Matt Taibbi -
The 10 Most Pretentious Moments In History: Readers Speak Out
I want to thank readers for their sincere and heartfelt participation in the quest to determine the 10 most pretentious moments in history – and where David Br... | More »December 26, 2:10 PM ET| Matt Taibbi -
Glenn Hubbard, Leading Academic and Mitt Romney Advisor, Took $1200 an Hour to Be Countrywide's Expert Witness
Karma is a bitch. Just ask Glenn Hubbard. A few months ago, the Dean of Columbia's business school was a leading economic advisor to Mitt Romney and a rumored (p... | More »December 20, 11:10 AM ET| Matt Taibbi -
Is David Brooks Teaching Humility at Yale the Most Pretentious Moment In History?
According to New York Magazine, David Brooks, New York Times columnist and notorious diploma-sniffing aristocrat-apologist douchebag, has decided to teach a course on ... | More »December 19, 6:20 PM ET| Matt Taibbi -
Outrageous HSBC Settlement Proves the Drug War is a Joke
If you've ever been arrested on a drug charge, if you've ever spent even a day in jail for having a stem of marijuana in your pocket or "drug paraphernalia" ... | More »December 13, 3:25 PM ET| Matt Taibbi -
Jim DeMint: The Fireman Ed of Politics
The fiscal cliff story is a hard one to care about – it feels like a continuation of the presidential election season, in which red and blue pundits screamed at ... | More »December 7, 12:10 PM ET| Matt Taibbi -
Another Goldman Creature Given Vital Government Post
Big news yesterday in the United Kingdom, where the citizenry surveyed its domestic banking system and discovered that it couldn't find a single person trustworth... | More »December 6, 8:17 AM ET| Matt Taibbi -
The 'I Don't Remember' Files, Part II: Hedge Fund Chief Stevie Cohen
Since we already had some fun with one mega-rich yabo with a memory problem earlier this week, it seemed appropriate to shine a light on another "fuzzy memory" story t... | More »November 30, 4:55 PM ET| Matt Taibbi -
Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan Apparently Can't Remember Anything
Thank God for Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan. If you're a court junkie, or have the misfortune (as some of us poor reporters do) of being forced professionall... | More »November 27, 12:55 PM ET| Matt Taibbi
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