The read
It runs a compact 1h 29m.
Synopsis
A democracy should protect its most vulnerable citizens, but increasingly the United States is failing to do so. This investigation blends the insights of experts with the experiences of citizens of the Rust Belt in the Midwest where the steel industry once flourished, but where closures and outsourcing have left urban areas desolate. It is here where Donald Trump finds some of his most fervent supporters.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
9 audience votes
Key crew
- Fred PeabodyDirector
- Michelle OsisOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Chris HedgesSelf - Journalist
- Cornel WestSelf - Philosopher
- John Ralston SaulSelf - Philosopher
- Lee FangSelf - 'The Intercept' Journalist
- Philip MartinSelf - WGBH Radio Presenter
- Sarah JaffeSelf - Writer and Journalist
- Anna ParaSelf - Housewife, Youngstown, Ohio
- Bill AlmashySelf - Unemployed Steel Worker
- Bill MullaneSelf - Former School Director
- Chris AlmashySelf - Inhabitant of Youngstown, Ohio
- Christopher HungerSelf - Inhabitant of Camden, New Jersey
- Daniel E. MooreSelf - Former Steel Worker
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Themes
washington dc, usacapitalismpresidential electionpovertyrust beltsoup kitchenlobbyistlife in the slumsusa election