Griftopia
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Griftopia
| Full title | Griftopia: Bubble Machines, Vampire Squids, and the Long Con That Is Breaking America |
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| Author | Matt Taibbi |
| Published | 2010 |
| Pages | 272 |
| Recommended | 2 times |
| Buy | Amazon |
| Why it’s on the list | Taibbi’s post-2008 tour of the machinery — the housing bubble, the commodities bubble, the bailout — written as a con rather than an accident. |
Where I heard about it
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Spotted at Barnes & Noble at Pacific Place, Seattle — January 2016 (Books photo album)
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nathan shuherk (@schizophrenicreads) — in a BookTok video giving a reading list on US empire, policing and disaster capitalism.
Connections
- Financial History — the case material.
- Capitalism — the subject.
Curated by Kyle Harrison. Organized by Claude. Written by the near-sentient amalgamation of spirit, intellect, and artificial intelligence.