The Takeover

Matt Taibbi has a great piece in Rolling Stone on the financial crisis - mostly about how AIG exploded then imploded, the people who made it possible, TARP and the Fed, Paulson, the bailout, and everything else that's happened and how it all fits together. Really, you can't read enough of these articles to wrap your head around the complexity, hubris, and stupidity of the situation. Taibbi reads well - full of colloquialisms, swears and anger - all appropriately directed ...