I Can't Breathe : A Killing on Bay Street

from deusvitae

A humanizing, gripping, and distressing exploration into the life and circumstances of Eric Garner, the NYPD, and the system which saw his death and did nothing about it. This is not the foul-mouthed Taibbi making political snark as seen in Rolling Stone; he has done voluminous research and thor...

from DavidWineberg

Incredible shrinking world - for blacks Eric Garner died for nothing. He had been harassed by police for years. They went to extraordinary lengths to taunt him and keep him in the criminal justice system. Finally, one day police pulled up and sat in their car because Garner was across the street ...

from larryerick

I think it's only fair that I begin this review by saying I started reading an earlier book from this author, only to promptly find it shrill with hyperbole, prompting me to cease quickly. Regardless, the subject and reputation of this book allowed me to try again with this work. I am very glad I...

from nancyadair

Taibbi's book I Can't Breathe explains the evolution of discrimination justified by being 'tough on crime' and how it lead to the death of Eric Garner, which fueled the Black Lives Matter movement. Random House sent me an email offering pre-approval to read I Can't Breathe by Matt Taibbi. I downl...

from Darcia

Every now and then a book hits me so hard that it takes me a while before I can review it. I need time to find the words. It's been a couple of weeks, and I'm still searching for those words. To start, I can say simply that this is one of the best narrative nonfiction books I've ever read. Matt ...