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Capitalism Hits the Fan: Richard Wolff on the Economic Meltdown

Capitalism Hits the Fan: Richard Wolff on the Economic Meltdown

2009Movie⏱️ 57m
Documentary
7.6
IMDB Rating
30 votes

Renowned economics professor Richard Wolff breaks down the root causes of the 2008 economic crisis, showing how it was decades in the making and in fact reflects seismic failures within the structures of American-style capitalism ...

Director
Sut Jhally
Writers
N/A
Stars
Richard D. Wolff
Language
English
Country
United States
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Richard D. Wolff
Richard D. Wolff
as Self - Presenter

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Color
Color
Production
Media Education Foundation

🏷️ Keywords

neoliberalismcritique of capitalismcurrent eventsexploitationcapitalism

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⭐ Featured Review

American Economics 101
by bettycjung2017-12-21

"12/21/17. Wolfe does an excellent job of explaining why we are in big do do. But, keep in mind that this documentary was made in 2009, as he was trying to explain why the American economy was failing then with the 2007-2008 financial crisis. Now, in 2017, nothing has really changed. In fact, most of the tactics Wolfe talked about that brought on the 2007-2008 debacle is repeating itself today. The big solution of giving "everyone" a tax cut is just smoke and mirrors. I would not be surprised if 2018 will be a repeat of what happened 10 years ago, only worst. This is definitely worth ..."

📖 Synopsis

Renowned economics professor Richard Wolff breaks down the root causes of the 2008 economic crisis, showing how it was decades in the making and in fact reflects seismic failures within the structures of American-style capitalism ...