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Documentaries like Requiem for the American Dream

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The 3 reasons people love Requiem for the American Dream

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  1. You want to understand how money shapes American politics.

  2. You like Chomsky looking back on decades of activism.

  3. You like a dense argument told plainly in seventy-three minutes.

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Which reasons were yours?

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  • The Corporation2003

    • you want to understand how money shapes American politics
    • Chomsky looking back on decades of activism
    • a dense argument told plainly in seventy-three minutes

    Good for you if you want to understand how companies came to hold so much power.

  • Inequality for All2013

    • you want to understand how money shapes American politics
    • Chomsky looking back on decades of activism

    Good for you if you want the American wealth gap explained in plain terms.

  • Inside Job2010

    • you want to understand how money shapes American politics
    • Chomsky looking back on decades of activism
    • a dense argument told plainly in seventy-three minutes

    Good for you if you want to know who made money from the crash and who paid.

  • Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room2005

    • you want to understand how money shapes American politics
    • Chomsky looking back on decades of activism

    Good for you if you like watching executives build a giant on numbers that weren't real.

  • Zeitgeist: Moving Forward2011

    • you want to understand how money shapes American politics
    • Chomsky looking back on decades of activism

    Good for you if you like questioning who money really serves.

  • Dirty Money2018

    • you want to understand how money shapes American politics
    • Chomsky looking back on decades of activism

    Good for you if you like real scandals told by the people who lived them.

  • Betting on Zero2016

    • you want to understand how money shapes American politics
    • Chomsky looking back on decades of activism

    Good for you if you like watching billionaires fight over money and influence.

  • The Fog of War2003

    • Chomsky looking back on decades of activism

    Good for you if you like hearing a man in power explain his own decisions.

  • Zeitgeist: Addendum2008

    • you want to understand how money shapes American politics
    • Chomsky looking back on decades of activism

    Good for you if you like asking who really controls money and banks.

  • The Wire2002

    • you want to understand how money shapes American politics

    Good for you if you like seeing how police, politics and schools keep a city stuck.

  • Waiting for "Superman"2010

    • you want to understand how money shapes American politics
    • Chomsky looking back on decades of activism

    Good for you if you want to follow real families through a charter school lottery.

  • Fahrenheit 11/92018

    • you want to understand how money shapes American politics
    • Chomsky looking back on decades of activism

    Good for you if you want the Flint water crisis told by the people who lived it.

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