

18/11/2018
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.

Chris Hedges
as Self - Journalist

Cornel West
as Self - Philosopher

John Ralston Saul
as Self - Philosopher

Lee Fang
as Self - 'The Intercept' Journalist

Philip Martin
as Self - WGBH Radio Presenter

Sarah Jaffe
as Self - Writer and Journalist

Anna Para
as Self - Housewife, Youngstown, Ohio

Bill Almashy
as Self - Unemployed Steel Worker

Bill Mullane
as Self - Former School Director

Chris Almashy
as Self - Inhabitant of Youngstown, Ohio

Christopher Hunger
as Self - Inhabitant of Camden, New Jersey

Daniel E. Moore
as Self - Former Steel Worker

Darryl Parker
as Self - Inhabitant of Warren, Ohio

David Betras
as Self - Mahoning County Democratic Party

Delton Adams
as Self - Soup Kitchen Volunteer

Denise King
as Self - Soup Kitchen Cook

Doris Layfield
as Self - Delphi's Ex-Employee, Youngstown, Ohio

Frances Townsend
as Self - MacAndrews & Forbes Vice President

Gar Alperovitz
as Self - Economist and Historian

George Huncik
as Self - Inhabitant of Youngstown, Ohio

Harry Wollett
as Self - Ex-Policeman, Youngstown, Ohio

Jim Himes
as Self - Democrat Representative

Jim Novicky
as Self - Ex-Trucker

Joe White
as Self - Inhabitant of Camden, New Jersey

John Delaney
as Self - Democrat Representative

John Fitzgerald Kennedy
as Self - Royal Oaks Bar Owner, Youngstown, Ohio

John Para
as Self - Ex-Installer, Youngstown, Ohio

Karen Talarico
as Self - Soup Kitchen Manager

Larry Mayfield
as Self - Former Railway Worker, Youngstown, Ohio

Mary Whisenant
as Self - Inhabitant of Camden, New Jersey

Matt Taibbi
as Self - 'Rolling Stone' Journalist

Maude Barlow
as Self - Writer and Activist

Pramila Jayapal
as Self - Democrat Representative

Richard Logan
as Self - Inhabitant of Youngstown, Ohio

Ron Verb
as Self - 570 WKBN Radio Presenter

Siddiq Salahuddin
as Self - Small Village Property, Youngstown, Ohio

Tracy Winbrush
as Self - Mahoning County Electoral Committee

Antonin Scalia
as Self - Supreme Court Justice (archive footage)

James Michael Roche
as Self - General Motors CEO (archive footage)

Joe Atkins
as Self - Minnesota Democrat (archive footage)

Kevin O'Leary
as Self - Businessman (archive footage)

Ralph Nader
as Self - Lawyer and Consumer Advocate (archive footage)

Steve Gottwalt
as Self - Minnesota Republican (archive footage)

Barack Obama
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Benito Mussolini
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Bill Clinton
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Donald Trump
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

George H. W. Bush
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

George W. Bush
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Hillary Clinton
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Martin Luther King Jr.
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Ronald Reagan
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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