That's not at all what Taibbi says about "zombie companies", which you can obviously see simply by reading his article. Taibbi says these companies are "functionally dead" and "phony-baloney". But these companies include Moderna, for Christ's sake.

For better or for worse, he's a big man around here and his name alone gives him credibility points on any given topic.

(As you're well aware, given your own long history here; I'm just stating the obvious out loud, I guess)