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Excruciating detail about New York's system of arresting busloads of (mostly minority) suspects every night, most without cause, shaking them down for contraband, and releasing the ones they can't pin anything on. Perhaps by discussing it more and raising awareness more of us will be more willing to fix the problem. The most maddening thing about the book is how little is being done to fix this problem, especially the amazing level of arrogance exhibited by fraudsters in the financial industry who stole billions of dollars and spent not one day in jail nor one penny of their own money in fines. I can't say it was surprising, but it was certainly informative for those of us who have little experience in either system. Taibbi goes into great detail about cases of prosecutions of people rich and poor, and the amazing differences in the way they are treated. This book, which translated into a 14 hour audio book, is a tough listen, if only because it makes one mad and discouraged about the state of our legal system today. But he writes for Rolling Stone, and not the Wall Street Journal or other financial publication, which is sad that nothing near the level of his writing comes from the people who cover the financial industry. Matt Taibbi is one of the best financial writers out there and his columns about the 2008 financial crisis are the best and most informative there is. The Divide: American Injustice in the Age of the Wealth