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  • The Corporate Coup D'État (2018)
  • 90 min | Documentary
The Corporate Coup D'État (2018)
90 min | Documentary

THE CORPORATE COUP D'ÉTAT takes a complex political/historical theme and brings it to life. In the style of '13th', 'Manufacturing Consent', 'The Corporation', and 'All Governments Lie' it creates a powerful cinematic experience that ...See moreTHE CORPORATE COUP D'ÉTAT takes a complex political/historical theme and brings it to life. In the style of '13th', 'Manufacturing Consent', 'The Corporation', and 'All Governments Lie' it creates a powerful cinematic experience that explains how President Trump is the result of failed neoliberal globalist policies, and a 'corporate coup d'état' in which corporations and billionaires were able to gradually take control of the political process in the U.S. and elsewhere. In the words of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Chris Hedges: 'Donald Trump is not an anomaly. He is the grotesque visage of a collapsed democracy. The creeping corporate coup d'état that began 45 years ago is complete. It has destroyed the lives of tens of millions of Americans no longer able to find work that provides a living wage, cursed to live in chronic poverty.' Threaded through the film are the stories of the ultimate victims - working class and poor people in 'sacrifice zones' like Camden, New Jersey and Youngstown, Ohio. Many working-class whites voted twice for Barack Obama, in '08 and '12, but in 2016 they felt abandoned by the elites of both parties, and voted for Donald Trump who promised he would be different. Featuring Chris Hedges, the main 'voice' of the film as he visits Americans fighting for change and Canadian author John Ralston Saul, who warned prophetically in 1995: 'We are now in the midst of a coup d'état in slow motion. Democracy is weakening... corporatism is strengthening.' See less
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John Ralston Saul
Self - Philosopher Self - Philosopher   See fewer
Chris Hedges
Self - Journalist Self - Journalist   See fewer
Enrico Caruso
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Ronald Reagan
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Lee Fang
Self - Journalist Self - Journalist   See fewer
Benito Mussolini
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Gar Alperovitz
Self - Economist and historian Self - Economist and historian   See fewer
Sarah Jaffe
Self - Author and journalist Self - Author and journalist   See fewer
Matt Taibbi
Self - Journalist 'Rolling Stone' Self - Journalist 'Rolling Stone'   See fewer
Cornel West
Self - Philosopher Self - Philosopher   See fewer
Barack Obama
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Joe White
Self - resident of Camden, New Jersey Self - resident of Camden, New Jersey   See fewer
Mary Whisenant
Self - homeless resident of Camden, New Jersey Self - homeless resident of Camden, New Jersey   See fewer
Christopher Hunger
Self - resident of Camden, New Jersey Self - resident of Camden, New Jersey   See fewer
Denise King
Self - case manager, Cathedral Kitchen Self - case manager, Cathedral Kitchen   See fewer
Karen Talarico
Self - executive director of Cathedral Kitchen Self - executive director of Cathedral Kitchen   See fewer
Michelle
Self - crossing guard Self - crossing guard   See fewer
Rafael
Self - resident of Camden, New Jersey Self - resident of Camden, New Jersey   See fewer
Kevin O'Leary
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
George Huncik
Self - Youngstown resident Self - Youngstown resident   See fewer
Maude Barlow
Self - Writer and activist Self - Writer and activist   See fewer
Siddiq Salahuddin
Self - Small Village Property Self - Small Village Property   See fewer
Ralph Nader
Self - Lawyer and Consumer Advocate (archive footage) Self - Lawyer and Consumer Advocate (archive footage)   See fewer
James Roche
Self - General Motors CEO (archive footage) (as James Michael Roche) Self - General Motors CEO (archive footage) (as James Michael Roche)   See fewer
Bill Clinton
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Hillary Clinton
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Phillip Martin
Self - Journalist 'WGBH-Radio' Self - Journalist 'WGBH-Radio'   See fewer
Darryl Parker
Self - president of United Steelworkers Local 1375, Youngstown Self - president of United Steelworkers Local 1375, Youngstown   See fewer
William Mullane
Self (as Bill Mullane) Self (as Bill Mullane)   See fewer
Bill Almashy
Self - former steel worker Self - former steel worker   See fewer
David Betras
Self - Mahoning County Democratic Party Chairman Self - Mahoning County Democratic Party Chairman   See fewer
Ron Verb
Self - radio talk show host Self - radio talk show host   See fewer
Antonin Scalia
Self - Supreme Court Justice (archive footage) Self - Supreme Court Justice (archive footage)   See fewer
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Self - bartender, Royal Oaks Bar & Grill Self - bartender, Royal Oaks Bar & Grill   See fewer
Daniel E. Moore
Self - former steel worker Self - former steel worker   See fewer
Betsy DeVos
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Scott Pruitt
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Joe Atkins
Self - Democrat Minnesota (archive footage) Self - Democrat Minnesota (archive footage)   See fewer
Steve Gottwalt
Self - Republican Minnesota (archive footage) Self - Republican Minnesota (archive footage)   See fewer
Jim Himes
Self (as Rep. Jim Himes) Self (as Rep. Jim Himes)   See fewer
Pramila Jayapal
Self - Democrat Representative Self - Democrat Representative   See fewer
Fran Townsend
Self (as Frances Townsend) Self (as Frances Townsend)   See fewer
Martin Luther King
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Richard Logan
Self - Youngstown resident Self - Youngstown resident   See fewer
Rell Buc
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Nicole Aschoff
Self - Author Self - Author   See fewer
Donald Trump
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
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