<P> In 2010, Taibbi documented illegal and fraudulent actions by banks in the foreclosure courts, after traveling to Jacksonville, Florida and sitting in on hearings in the courtroom . His article, Invasion of the Home Snatchers also documented attempts by the judge to intimidate a homeowner fighting foreclosure and the attorney Taibbi accompanied into the court . </P> <P> In January 2012, the magazine ran exclusive excerpts from Hastings' book just prior to publication . The book, The Operators: The Wild and Terrifying Inside Story of America's War in Afghanistan, provided a much more expansive look at McChrystal and the culture of senior American military and how they become embroiled in such wars . The book reached Amazon's bestseller list in the first 48 hours of release, and it received generally favorable reviews . Salon's Glenn Greenwald described it as "superb," "brave" and "eye - opening". </P> <P> In 2012, Taibbi, through his coverage of the Libor scandal, emerged as an expert on that topic, which led to media appearances outside Rolling Stone . </P> <P> On November 9, 2012, the magazine published its first Spanish - language section on Latino music and culture, in the issue dated November 22 . </P>

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