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I CAN'T BREATHE
A Killing on Bay Street
This is the stroy of an incident that led to public unrest, that shook the nation following the police killing of Eric Garner in 2014.
On July 17, 2014, Eric Garner died in Staten Island, New York City, after a police officer put him in what has been described as a "chokehold" during an arrest for selling "loosies," or single cigarettes. The incident, which was captured on video and seen by millions, along with his final plea of “I can't breathe,” has sparked a series of demonstrations that transformed into the "Black Lives Matter" movement which has revolutionized national politics. In the weeks following Garner's death, two New York City police officers were killed by a young black man, in what he claimed was revenge for Garner's death. Those killings in turn led to police protests, clashes with New York's local government, and an eventual work slow-down.
Matt Taibbi tells the story of a country divided by racial and class divides through the lens of crime, the grand jury, media, and the increase in protests that has since become a national norm. I first read early pages last Fall and their immediacy and power has stayed with me since. I CAN’T BREATHE is a riveting work of literary journalism; Taibbi’s reporting breaks new ground and offers new information—about both Garner and the police. He ultimately illuminates the strange role we've given our police forces, and the conflicts that ensue. The result is a brilliant glimpse into the paradoxical issues facing the so-called “Land of the Free.”
Bookforum declares, “Matt Taibbi is, by some margin, the best polemical journalist in America.” No one breaks news, reframes and distills issues, and galvanizes readers like Matt does—he’s our national muck-raking moral conscience. In his bestselling 2014 book, THE DIVIDE, Taibbi took on the issue of wealth inequality in America and its far-reaching consequences for our justice system. (And of course, earlier this year we published a collection of his writing from the US Presidential Election in INSANE CLOWN PRESIDENT.)
Matt Taibbi’s literary journalism is perfect for foreign audiences attempting to grasp the complexities of American social, economic, and political controversy.
Matt Taibbi tells the story of a country divided by racial and class divides through the lens of crime, the grand jury, media, and the increase in protests that has since become a national norm. I first read early pages last Fall and their immediacy and power has stayed with me since. I CAN’T BREATHE is a riveting work of literary journalism; Taibbi’s reporting breaks new ground and offers new information—about both Garner and the police. He ultimately illuminates the strange role we've given our police forces, and the conflicts that ensue. The result is a brilliant glimpse into the paradoxical issues facing the so-called “Land of the Free.”
Bookforum declares, “Matt Taibbi is, by some margin, the best polemical journalist in America.” No one breaks news, reframes and distills issues, and galvanizes readers like Matt does—he’s our national muck-raking moral conscience. In his bestselling 2014 book, THE DIVIDE, Taibbi took on the issue of wealth inequality in America and its far-reaching consequences for our justice system. (And of course, earlier this year we published a collection of his writing from the US Presidential Election in INSANE CLOWN PRESIDENT.)
Matt Taibbi’s literary journalism is perfect for foreign audiences attempting to grasp the complexities of American social, economic, and political controversy.
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Published 2017-10-24 by Spiegel & Grau |
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Published 2017-10-24 by Spiegel & Grau |