Huffington Post - Matt Taibbi

A Wall Street bank accused of laundering money for drug cartels only had to pay a fine. Meanwhile, a man caught with a joint in his pocket had to spend 47 days in jail.
For that, journalist Matt Taibbi thinks prosecutors should be "ashamed."


The former Rolling Stone writer -- who recently announced he's leaving the magazine to join an as-yet unnamed publication at First Look Media -- railed against the Department of Justice Monday night for its failure to criminally prosecute HSBC after the bank admitted to laundering billions of dollars. 



Matt Taibbi: U.S. Should Be Ashamed It Treats Pot Smokers Worse Than Wall St. Criminals