About The Corporate Coup D'État
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.
Full Cast of The Corporate Coup D'État
Chris Hedges
plays Self - Journalist
Cornel West
plays Self - Philosopher
John Ralston Saul
plays Self - Philosopher
Lee Fang
plays Self - 'The Intercept' Journalist
Philip Martin
plays Self - WGBH Radio Presenter
Sarah Jaffe
plays Self - Writer and Journalist
Anna Para
plays Self - Housewife, Youngstown, Ohio
Bill Almashy
plays Self - Unemployed Steel Worker
Bill Mullane
plays Self - Former School Director
Chris Almashy
plays Self - Inhabitant of Youngstown, Ohio
Christopher Hunger
plays Self - Inhabitant of Camden, New Jersey
Daniel E. Moore
plays Self - Former Steel Worker
Darryl Parker
plays Self - Inhabitant of Warren, Ohio
David Betras
plays Self - Mahoning County Democratic Party
Delton Adams
plays Self - Soup Kitchen Volunteer
Denise King
plays Self - Soup Kitchen Cook
Doris Layfield
plays Self - Delphi's Ex-Employee, Youngstown, Ohio
Frances Townsend
plays Self - MacAndrews & Forbes Vice President
Gar Alperovitz
plays Self - Economist and Historian
George Huncik
plays Self - Inhabitant of Youngstown, Ohio
Harry Wollett
plays Self - Ex-Policeman, Youngstown, Ohio
Jim Himes
plays Self - Democrat Representative
Jim Novicky
plays Self - Ex-Trucker
Joe White
plays Self - Inhabitant of Camden, New Jersey
John Delaney
plays Self - Democrat Representative
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
plays Self - Royal Oaks Bar Owner, Youngstown, Ohio
John Para
plays Self - Ex-Installer, Youngstown, Ohio
Karen Talarico
plays Self - Soup Kitchen Manager
Larry Mayfield
plays Self - Former Railway Worker, Youngstown, Ohio
Mary Whisenant
plays Self - Inhabitant of Camden, New Jersey
Matt Taibbi
plays Self - 'Rolling Stone' Journalist
Maude Barlow
plays Self - Writer and Activist
Pramila Jayapal
plays Self - Democrat Representative
Richard Logan
plays Self - Inhabitant of Youngstown, Ohio
Ron Verb
plays Self - 570 WKBN Radio Presenter
Siddiq Salahuddin
plays Self - Small Village Property, Youngstown, Ohio
Tracy Winbrush
plays Self - Mahoning County Electoral Committee
Antonin Scalia
plays Self - Supreme Court Justice (archive footage)
James Michael Roche
plays Self - General Motors CEO (archive footage)
Joe Atkins
plays Self - Minnesota Democrat (archive footage)
Kevin O'Leary
plays Self - Businessman (archive footage)
Ralph Nader
plays Self - Lawyer and Consumer Advocate (archive footage)
Steve Gottwalt
plays Self - Minnesota Republican (archive footage)
Barack Obama
plays Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Benito Mussolini
plays Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bill Clinton
plays Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Donald Trump
plays Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
George H.W. Bush
plays Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
George W. Bush
plays Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hillary Clinton
plays Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Martin Luther King Jr.
plays Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ronald Reagan
plays Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Crew of The Corporate Coup D'État
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