Vultures' Picnic

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The New York Times bestselling author of Armed Madhouse presents a gripping investigation that exposes the oil and banking industries, along with the governmental agencies failing to regulate them. This narrative highlights the corporate vultures that exploit the vulnerable while harming the planet, spanning decades and continents. Investigative journalist Greg Palast has dedicated his career to uncovering the ties between the energy sector and finance. He assembles a diverse team—a Swiss investigator, a punk journalist, and a gonzo cameraman—to unveil how environmental disasters like the Gulf oil spill and Exxon Valdez, along with lesser-known tragedies, stem from corporate greed, ineffective legislation, and hidden connections between financial giants and energy companies. Palast illustrates how institutions like the International Monetary Fund, World Bank, World Trade Organization, and Central Banks serve the interests of Big Oil. Through an investigation that traverses the Arctic, Africa, and the Amazon, he reveals how powerful entities evade regulation repeatedly, undermining rules they cannot create, while exploiting nations and ordinary people.