—We live in a complex political and economical maze, and we are completely at the mercy of the small group of people who understand, and created, the maze—
The Non-fiction Feature
Griftopia: A Story of Bankers, Politicians, and the Most Audacious Power Grab in American History
Author: Matt Taibbi
Publisher: Random House
Pages: 320 | 2011
There are really two Americas, one for the grifter class, and one for everybody else. In everybody-else land, the world of small businesses and wage-earning employees, the government is something to be avoided…In the grifter world, however, government is a slavish lapdog…The grifter class depends on these two positions getting confused.
The Fiction Spot
Sleep Donation
by Karen Russell
“I make this promise at a moment when people are plunging their straws into any available centimeter of shale and water, every crude oil and uranium and mineral well on Earth, with an indiscriminate and borderless appetite. Fresh air, the sight of trees–these are birthrights and pleasures that we seem bent on extinguishing.”
The Product Spot
The Boys (Amazon Prime show)
A dystopic examination of superheroes–what happens when they are revered, assumed to be working for the greater good, but actually just human at the core.