Review of 'The Divide: American Injustice in the Age of the Wealth Gap' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Matt Taibbi reports about subjects like the crimes of the financial industry and its regulators, and other unaddressed failures of American law and society. My favorite part is his ability to empathize with the people he meets and portrays for us. My second favorite aspect is his occasional lapse in journalistic calm. It just saves me the time if he does the snarky reactions instead.
The Divide is about something many people either don't see, or turn a blind eye to, when deciding who to believe or when judging someone from a brief news story. The basic issue is the wide gulf between the unbelievably rich 1 per cent and the rest of us. Poor people lack the protection of laws that affluent Americans take for granted. It shouldn't be news that lawyers and judges can decide the fate of hundreds of thousands of people without even notification or due …
Matt Taibbi reports about subjects like the crimes of the financial industry and its regulators, and other unaddressed failures of American law and society. My favorite part is his ability to empathize with the people he meets and portrays for us. My second favorite aspect is his occasional lapse in journalistic calm. It just saves me the time if he does the snarky reactions instead.
The Divide is about something many people either don't see, or turn a blind eye to, when deciding who to believe or when judging someone from a brief news story. The basic issue is the wide gulf between the unbelievably rich 1 per cent and the rest of us. Poor people lack the protection of laws that affluent Americans take for granted. It shouldn't be news that lawyers and judges can decide the fate of hundreds of thousands of people without even notification or due process. This is a book every voter should read and understand, and consider while deciding how to vote.