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The Divide

American Injustice in the Age of the Wealth Gap
Apr 04, 2015Kdinkelspiel rated this title 1.5 out of 5 stars
Loved Griftopia. In this book Mr. Taibbi tries to draw together two ideas that the poor suffer with an unjust criminal justice system, while the rich, well, there's no justice system that applies them. Either idea on its own would have made a fine topic (though the latter is explored at length in Griftopia), but Mr Taibbi fails to draw a compelling nexus between the two. I appreciated aspects of his reporting on those swept up by, particularly, the ridiculous New York City policing authority, but he seems to have interviewed his subjects to make a point, not so the reader might truly appreciate their lives. He gets close, but in the end their stories feel hollow. Nice try Mr. Taibbi. Perhaps your next book will focus on the entirety of the policing debacle.