AlterNet.org: Matt Taibbi

Matt Taibbi: Matt Taibbi and RFK Jr. on Obama's Sellout to Wall Street

Matt Taibbi, Go Left TV — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 12:00:01 PST

Once Obama took office, he sent progressives packing, and filled his cabinet with former Wall Street insiders. This wasn't the "change" that we were expecting.

Matt Taibbi: Matt Taibbi, Bill Moyers and Robert Kuttner: Why Can't Democrats Do Anything Right?

Matt Taibbi, Bill Moyers Journal — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 00:00:01 PST

Could a crushing defeat on health reform teach Democrats to stop prioritizing corporate interests?

Matt Taibbi: Why Do Conservatives Love Sarah Palin? Because She Never Stops Whining

Matt Taibbi, True/Slant — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:01 PST

Sarah Palin constantly complains about the imaginary injustices done to her person. And our country loves whiners.

Matt Taibbi: Why Is a Slate Writer Shilling for Goldman Sachs? Taibbi Shreds the Latest Wall Street PR

Matt Taibbi, True/Slant — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 11:00:01 PDT

The winner of this month's Most Retarded Horsesh** Written In Defense of Goldman Sachs award goes to ... Heidi Moore. .

Matt Taibbi: The Scandal Continues: The Billions in Govt. Cash Behind Goldman's "Profits"

Matt Taibbi, True/Slant — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 23:00:01 PDT

That Goldman Sachs is getting away with robbery is bad enough -- that they're getting praised for being so smart is damn near intolerable.

Matt Taibbi: "Suck on Our Yachts": Goldman Sachs Issues Non-Apology for Destroying the World Economy

Matt Taibbi, True/Slant — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:00:01 PDT

Goldman Sachs chief Lloyd Blankfein says he's sorry, then proceeds to brag about screwing us all.

Matt Taibbi: Let's Get It Straight, Hank Paulsen Is a Prick Who Took Down the Economy

Matt Taibbi, True/Slant — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:00:01 PDT

The Wall Street Journal lets a former Goldman Sachs employee write a power-worshipping ode to Bush's disastrous Treasury Secretary.

Matt Taibbi: Taibbi: No More Compromise -- Obama Must Wholly Reject Bush's Dictator Policies

Matt Taibbi, True/Slant — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:00:01 PDT

The recent haggling over Guantanamo is such classic Democratic Party politics, it's almost laughable. Almost, except that it's, you know, revolting.

Matt Taibbi: Sarah Palin's Outrageous Hypocrisy on Teen Sex

Matt Taibbi, True/Slant — Wed, 27 May 2009 00:00:01 PDT

Palin knew her daughter was having sex in her own house. What does it take to get discredited as a right-wing "family values" merchant these days?

Matt Taibbi: These God Pundits Can Give You a Splitting Headache

Matt Taibbi, True/Slant — Sat, 09 May 2009 00:00:01 PDT

God People are constantly fine-tuning their weird arguments to pimp the righteousness of faith.

Matt Taibbi: Memo to Jackass, the Credit Card Industry Doesn't Need Anyone Standing Up for It

Matt Taibbi, True/Slant — Fri, 08 May 2009 00:00:01 PDT

A columnist decides the credit card industry is a victim of "public anger" --- how revolting is that?

Matt Taibbi: Obama's Top Economic Adviser Is Greedy and Highly Compromised

Matt Taibbi, True/Slant — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 00:00:01 PDT

Among the payoffs Larry Summers received: $45K from Merrill Lynch days before he joined Obama's team. And it gets worse.

Matt Taibbi: AIG Exec Whines About Public Anger, and Now We're Supposed to Pity Him? Yeah, Right

Matt Taibbi, AlterNet — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 11:00:01 PDT

AIG exec Jake DeSantis' NY Times letter asking for us to chill out about his poor overworked employees is a sick joke.

Matt Taibbi: The Big Takeover: How Wall Street Insiders are Using the Bailout to Stage a Revolution

Matt Taibbi, RollingStone.com — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 00:00:01 PDT

The global economic crisis isn't about money -- it's about power.

Matt Taibbi: Someone Take Away Thomas Friedman's Computer Before He Types Another Sentence

Matt Taibbi, New York Press — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:00:01 PST

Reading Thomas Friedman is like listening to the man talking to himself. His latest book, Hot, Flat and Crowded, is no different.

Matt Taibbi: The Ultimate 9/11 'Truth' Showdown: David Ray Griffin vs. Matt Taibbi

Matt Taibbi, AlterNet — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:00:01 PDT

The two writers lock horns over the accuracy of Griffin's recent book, 9/11 Contradictions.

Matt Taibbi: The Ultimate 9/11 'Truth' Showdown: David Ray Griffin vs. Matt Taibbi -- Part II

Matt Taibbi, AlterNet — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:00:01 PDT

The two writers lock horns over the accuracy of Griffin's recent book, 9/11 Contradictions.

Matt Taibbi: The Ultimate 9/11 'Truth' Showdown: David Ray Griffin vs. Matt Taibbi -- Part III

Matt Taibbi, AlterNet — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:00:01 PDT

The two writers lock horns over the accuracy of Griffin's recent book, 9/11 Contradictions.

Matt Taibbi: Mad Dog Palin

Matt Taibbi, RollingStone.com — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:01 PDT

The scariest thing about John McCain's running mate isn't how unqualified she is -- it's what her candidacy says about America.

Matt Taibbi: Why Obama's Message Resonates with Millions

Matt Taibbi, RollingStone.com — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 00:00:01 PDT

Obama delivers the same message Democrats always rely on. So why does it sound like a clarion call this time around?

Matt Taibbi: Big Business Is Making Sure It Wins the Presidency

Matt Taibbi, RollingStone.com — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 00:00:01 PDT

It's the same old story: Money talks, and bullshit walks. And don't be surprised if we're the ones still walking after November.

Matt Taibbi: McCain Doesn't Have a Prayer

Matt Taibbi, RollingStone.com — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 00:00:01 PDT

John McCain can't stand sucking up to the Christian right. Is this the end of the GOP's unholy alliance?

Matt Taibbi: America's Middle Class Can't Take Much More Punishment

Matt Taibbi, RollingStone.com — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:01 PDT

Whether we like it or not, America is in the midst of revolutionary economic changes that are crushing the middle class.

Matt Taibbi: Economic Realities Are Killing Our Era of Fantasy Politics

Matt Taibbi, RollingStone.com — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 00:00:01 PDT

Election season will be packed with horserace media distractions, but our economic situation is becoming a matter of life and death.

Matt Taibbi: McCain's Playbook: Hate, Fear and Caveman Politics

Matt Taibbi, RollingStone.com — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 00:00:01 PDT

Haunted by the ghosts of Vietnam, the media-manufactured 'maverick' has remade himself into a dumbed-down Republican Party stooge.