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Capitalism in America: The Cult of Wealth

2023★ 7.8 / 1059 min1 Season

Documentary War & Politics

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.

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Capitalism in America: The Cult of Wealth A Paradise for Millionaires (1870-1920)

S1 E1 A Paradise for Millionaires (1870-1920)Nov 7, 2023 · 58 minAt the end of the 19th century, a club of millionaires — John D. Rockefeller and his oil monopoly, steel king and philanthropist Andrew…Episode details →

Capitalism in America: The Cult of Wealth Making the Rich Pay (1921-1946)

S1 E2 Making the Rich Pay (1921-1946)Nov 7, 2023 · 60 minThe millionaires' paradise was destroyed by the crash of 1929, which plunged the country into the Great Depression and mass unemployment. Enraged by greed…Episode details →

Capitalism in America: The Cult of Wealth Who Wants to Be a Billionaire? (1981-Today)

S1 E3 Who Wants to Be a Billionaire? (1981-Today)Nov 7, 2023 · 59 minThe federal welfare state controlled American capitalism until the 1973 oil crisis and recession, which led to the election of the ultra-liberal Ronald Reagan.…Episode details →