Wall Street
When you were attacked, Wall Street, we stepped up. You’ve been undermining our national security and betraying us ever since.
From “Lovecraft Country” to “Watchmen” to docs produced by NBA stars, we’ve been inundated with reappraisals of the 1921 tragedy. But they betray the bigger picture.
In 2019, the company some had valued at more than $50 billion was ready for its IPO. But when Wall Street took a harder look, the wheels started coming off the bus.
“Everybody’s spending too much money. And at some point, you know, people wake up from this fever dream and realize that the whole thing was insane,” says Andrew Ross Sorkin.
Houlihan Lokey is giving all-expenses paid vacations to its staff.
Meanwhile, Reddit’s Roaring Kitty showed up for his congressional testimony with viral cat memes.
Democratic heavyweights Tony Blinken, Lloyd Austin, and Michele Flournoy all have equity in a firm investing in government contractors. One watchdog calls the practice “gross.”