Vile Acts of Evil: Volume 1 Banking in America

"The truth will set you free, but first it will piss you off." Gloria Steinem's glorious adage appears in the Preface of Michael Kirchubel's Vile Acts of Evil - Banking in America for good reason: This work is certain to anger you because the truth is far worse than anything you could have ever imagined. Reading Vile Acts is like reading the ultimate mystery book, with millions of Americans killed and trillions of our dollars stolen. The book's format is unique: quotes from newspapers, historians, economists, bankers, and revered and reviled political figures drive the story line and alternate with Kirchubel's insightful, clarifying commentary. The result is a lively and surprisingly captivating conversation on the true, unseen causes of our nation's major calamities: the recessions, depressions, panics, wars, taxes, foreclosures, and bailouts. This is a totally new analysis of our American economic and political history, from colonial times to today, complete with simple recommendations for fixing our current mess. Vile Acts of Evil is truly a modern-day Rosetta Stone; an interpretive, clarifying lens through which all historical, economic, and political works must now be re-viewed and every American's comfortable, well-worn political convictions re-examined. On virtually every page of this book, Kirchubel provides proof for his audacious assertion: "Realize this: Your convictions flower from the manure of myths." Your amazement and ultimate understanding of how the pieces all fit together is well worth the price of your anger. This is truly an important and enlightening work and a welcome change from the usual political tripe masquerading as "truth" or "informative."