Capitalism in America: The Cult of Wealth

Capitalism in America: The Cult of Wealth

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NetworkARTE
First AiredNov 7, 2023
Last AiredNov 7, 2023
Runtime59 min
Created ByRomain Huret, Cédric Tourbe

From the Gilded Age to the present day, the history of modern United States of America has been one of wealth and power concentrated into the hands of a few families with enormous fortunes.

Cast

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Cédric Tourbe
Self - Narrator (voice)
Estelle Galarme
Estelle Galarme
Self - Narrator (voice)
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Volker Hanisch
Volker Hanisch (voice)
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Marion von Stengel
Marion von Stengel (voice)

Seasons & Episodes1 season · 3 episodes

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From the Gilded Age to the present day, the history of modern United States of America has been one of wealth and power concentrated into the hands of a few families with enormous fortunes.
A Paradise for Millionaires (1870-1920)
E1A Paradise for Millionaires (1870-1920)
Nov 7, 202358m
At the end of the 19th century, a club of millionaires — John D. Rockefeller and his oil monopoly, steel king and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie and banker J. P. Morgan, who financed the Industrial Revolution from Wall Street — took over the United States, where immigrants provided a labor force that was ruthlessly exploited.
Making the Rich Pay (1921-1946)
E2Making the Rich Pay (1921-1946)
Nov 7, 202360m
The millionaires' paradise was destroyed by the crash of 1929, which plunged the country into the Great Depression and mass unemployment. Enraged by greed and tax evasion, Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt, reelected in 1936, advocated controlled capitalism.
Who Wants to Be a Billionaire? (1981-Today)
E3Who Wants to Be a Billionaire? (1981-Today)
Nov 7, 202359m
The federal welfare state controlled American capitalism until the 1973 oil crisis and recession, which led to the election of the ultra-liberal Ronald Reagan. At the dawn of the computer revolution, a generation of entrepreneurs, including Bill Gates and Steve Jobs, emerged in Silicon Valley around Stanford University, which combined public and private research.

About Capitalism in America: The Cult of Wealth

Capitalism in America: The Cult of Wealth is a documentary, war & politics series on ARTE. The show first aired on Nov 7, 2023 and currently has 1 season and 3 episodes. Capitalism in America: The Cult of Wealth has ended after 1 seasons. It has a rating of 7.8/10 based on 10 votes. The cast includes Cédric Tourbe, Estelle Galarme, Volker Hanisch, Marion von Stengel. Created by Romain Huret and Cédric Tourbe.

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