Griftopia: Bubble Machines, Vampire Squids, and the Long Con That Is Breaking America

The dramatic story behind the most audacious power grab in American history
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The financial crisis that exploded in 2008 isn't past but prologue. The stunning rise, fall, and rescue of Wall Street in the bubble-and-bailout era was the coming-out party for the network of looters who sit at the nexus of American political and economic power. The grifter class-made up of the largest players in the financial industry and the politicians who do their bidding-has been growing in power for a gener...