The Corporate Coup D'État

What if a worldwide coup happened and nobody noticed?

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.

Documentary

Chris Hedges

(Self - Journalist)

Cornel West

(Self - Philosopher)

John Ralston Saul

(Self - Philosopher)

Lee Fang

(Self - 'The Intercept' Journalist)

Philip Martin

(Self - WGBH Radio Presenter)

Sarah Jaffe

(Self - Writer and Journalist)

Anna Para

(Self - Housewife, Youngstown, Ohio)

Bill Almashy

(Self - Unemployed Steel Worker)

Bill Mullane

(Self - Former School Director)

Chris Almashy

(Self - Inhabitant of Youngstown, Ohio)

Christopher Hunger

(Self - Inhabitant of Camden, New Jersey)

Daniel E. Moore

(Self - Former Steel Worker)

Darryl Parker

(Self - Inhabitant of Warren, Ohio)

David Betras

(Self - Mahoning County Democratic Party)

Delton Adams

(Self - Soup Kitchen Volunteer)

Denise King

(Self - Soup Kitchen Cook)

Doris Layfield

(Self - Delphi's Ex-Employee, Youngstown, Ohio)

Frances Townsend

(Self - MacAndrews & Forbes Vice President)

Gar Alperovitz

(Self - Economist and Historian)

George Huncik

(Self - Inhabitant of Youngstown, Ohio)

Harry Wollett

(Self - Ex-Policeman, Youngstown, Ohio)

Jim Himes

(Self - Democrat Representative)

Jim Novicky

(Self - Ex-Trucker)

Joe White

(Self - Inhabitant of Camden, New Jersey)

John Delaney

(Self - Democrat Representative)

John Fitzgerald Kennedy

(Self - Royal Oaks Bar Owner, Youngstown, Ohio)

John Para

(Self - Ex-Installer, Youngstown, Ohio)

Karen Talarico

(Self - Soup Kitchen Manager)

Larry Mayfield

(Self - Former Railway Worker, Youngstown, Ohio)

Mary Whisenant

(Self - Inhabitant of Camden, New Jersey)

Matt Taibbi

(Self - 'Rolling Stone' Journalist)

Maude Barlow

(Self - Writer and Activist)

Pramila Jayapal

(Self - Democrat Representative)

Richard Logan

(Self - Inhabitant of Youngstown, Ohio)

Ron Verb

(Self - 570 WKBN Radio Presenter)

Siddiq Salahuddin

(Self - Small Village Property, Youngstown, Ohio)

Tracy Winbrush

(Self - Mahoning County Electoral Committee)

Antonin Scalia

(Self - Supreme Court Justice (archive footage))

James Michael Roche

(Self - General Motors CEO (archive footage))

Joe Atkins

(Self - Minnesota Democrat (archive footage))

Kevin O'Leary

(Self - Businessman (archive footage))

Ralph Nader

(Self - Lawyer and Consumer Advocate (archive footage))

Steve Gottwalt

(Self - Minnesota Republican (archive footage))

Barack Obama

(Self (archive footage) (uncredited))

Benito Mussolini

(Self (archive footage) (uncredited))

Bill Clinton

(Self (archive footage) (uncredited))

Donald Trump

(Self (archive footage) (uncredited))

George H. W. Bush

(Self (archive footage) (uncredited))

George W. Bush

(Self (archive footage) (uncredited))

Hillary Clinton

(Self (archive footage) (uncredited))

Martin Luther King Jr.

(Self (archive footage) (uncredited))

Ronald Reagan

(Self (archive footage) (uncredited))