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.
Genres:
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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