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

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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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59 cast members

Name	Known for
John Ralston Saul Self - Philosopher Self - Philosopher See fewer	Who's the Man: Masculinity, Mythos and the Media (2004)
Chris Hedges Self - Journalist Self - Journalist See fewer	On Contact (2016)
Enrico Caruso Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Match Point (2005)
Ronald Reagan Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Kings Row (1942)
Lee Fang Self - Journalist Self - Journalist See fewer	Praying for Armageddon (2023)
Benito Mussolini Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Hundred Days (1935)
Gar Alperovitz Self - Economist and historian Self - Economist and historian See fewer	Timewatch (1982)
Sarah Jaffe Self - Author and journalist Self - Author and journalist See fewer	Happy Ending (2017)
Matt Taibbi Self - Journalist 'Rolling Stone' Self - Journalist 'Rolling Stone' See fewer	Scared to Debt: America's Student Loan Scam
Cornel West Self - Philosopher Self - Philosopher See fewer	The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
Barack Obama Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Leave the World Behind (2023)
Joe White Self - resident of Camden, New Jersey Self - resident of Camden, New Jersey See fewer	The Corporate Coup D'État (2018)
Mary Whisenant Self - homeless resident of Camden, New Jersey Self - homeless resident of Camden, New Jersey See fewer	The Corporate Coup D'État (2018)
Christopher Hunger Self - resident of Camden, New Jersey Self - resident of Camden, New Jersey See fewer	The Corporate Coup D'État (2018)
Denise King Self - case manager, Cathedral Kitchen Self - case manager, Cathedral Kitchen See fewer	The Corporate Coup D'État (2018)
Karen Talarico Self - executive director of Cathedral Kitchen Self - executive director of Cathedral Kitchen See fewer	The Corporate Coup D'État (2018)
Delton Adams Self Self See fewer	The Corporate Coup D'État (2018)
Michelle Self - crossing guard Self - crossing guard See fewer	The Corporate Coup D'État (2018)
Rafael Self - resident of Camden, New Jersey Self - resident of Camden, New Jersey See fewer	The Corporate Coup D'État (2018)
Kevin O'Leary Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Shark Tank (2009)
George Huncik Self - Youngstown resident Self - Youngstown resident See fewer	The Corporate Coup D'État (2018)
Maude Barlow Self - Writer and activist Self - Writer and activist See fewer	The Corporation (2003)
Siddiq Salahuddin Self - Small Village Property Self - Small Village Property See fewer	The Corporate Coup D'État (2018)
Ralph Nader Self - Lawyer and Consumer Advocate (archive footage) Self - Lawyer and Consumer Advocate (archive footage) See fewer	Fun with Dick and Jane (2005)
James Roche Self - General Motors CEO (archive footage) (as James Michael Roche) Self - General Motors CEO (archive footage) (as James Michael Roche) See fewer	The Money Programme (1966)
Bill Clinton Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Great Irish Potato Famine
Hillary Clinton Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	State of Terror (I)
Phillip Martin Self - Journalist 'WGBH-Radio' Self - Journalist 'WGBH-Radio' See fewer	Trial 4 (2020)
Darryl Parker Self - president of United Steelworkers Local 1375, Youngstown Self - president of United Steelworkers Local 1375, Youngstown See fewer	The Corporate Coup D'État (2018)
William Mullane Self (as Bill Mullane) Self (as Bill Mullane) See fewer	The Corporate Coup D'État (2018)
Bill Almashy Self - former steel worker Self - former steel worker See fewer	The Corporate Coup D'État (2018)
David Betras Self - Mahoning County Democratic Party Chairman Self - Mahoning County Democratic Party Chairman See fewer	The Corporate Coup D'État (2018)
Ron Verb Self - radio talk show host Self - radio talk show host See fewer	The Corporate Coup D'État (2018)
Antonin Scalia Self - Supreme Court Justice (archive footage) Self - Supreme Court Justice (archive footage) See fewer	Unprecedented: The 2000 Presidential Election (2002)
John Fitzgerald Kennedy Self - bartender, Royal Oaks Bar & Grill Self - bartender, Royal Oaks Bar & Grill See fewer	The Corporate Coup D'État (2018)
Harry Wollet Self Self See fewer	The Corporate Coup D'État (2018)
John Para Self Self See fewer	The Corporate Coup D'État (2018)
Doris Layfield Self Self See fewer	The Corporate Coup D'État (2018)
Anna Para Self Self See fewer	The Corporate Coup D'État (2018)
Larry Mayfield Self Self See fewer	The Corporate Coup D'État (2018)
Daniel E. Moore Self - former steel worker Self - former steel worker See fewer	The Corporate Coup D'État (2018)
Tracey Winbush Self Self See fewer	The Corporate Coup D'État (2018)
Chris Almashy Self Self See fewer	The Corporate Coup D'État (2018)
Jim Novicky Self Self See fewer	The Corporate Coup D'État (2018)
Betsy DeVos Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	She Thinks (2015)
Scott Pruitt Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Dick Morris Democracy (2021)
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
David Schweikert Self Self See fewer	KPNX-TV Channel 12 (1953)
Jim Himes Self (as Rep. Jim Himes) Self (as Rep. Jim Himes) See fewer	Grit & Grace: The Fight for the American Dream (2022)
John Delaney Self Self See fewer	Horizon (I) (1964)
Dave Reichert Self Self See fewer	The Capture of the Green River Killer (2008)
Pramila Jayapal Self - Democrat Representative Self - Democrat Representative See fewer	Hunting in Packs (2022)
Fran Townsend Self (as Frances Townsend) Self (as Frances Townsend) See fewer	CBS Mornings (2012)
Martin Luther King Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Freedom Writers (2007)
Richard Logan Self - Youngstown resident Self - Youngstown resident See fewer	The Corporate Coup D'État (2018)
Rell Buc Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Nicole Aschoff Self - Author Self - Author See fewer	The Big Scary 'S' Word (2020)
Donald Trump Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	The Apprentice (2004)