So for those of you who don't remember me recommending the brilliant Inequality for All a couple of pages back, the sequel has just been released: Saving Capitalism (For the Many, Not the Few).
It's not as good as Inequality for All, and I wouldn't suggest watching it stand-alone without seeing IfA first, but it's still a solid doco. Also, holy crap, there is actual video footage of Robert Reich (author of the book the documentary is based on, former Secretary of Labor, etc) predicting the growing anger and rise of populists like Trump from back in the late 90s when he was in government. I mean, in hindsight it probably wasn't that hard to spot but it is very interesting that he was publicly warning about it.
Also, to sum up the problem with politics in America: the Federal Trade Commission was
shut down due to business pressure on the government over the recommendation put forward by the FTC that companies be prohibited from marketing high-sugar, unhealthy foods directly at kids. That's right, one of the consumer protection agencies was shut down (due to "underfunding") because they advocated for the protection of children from predatory advertising. JFC.
Anyway, go watch Inequality for All if you haven't already, then watch Saving Capitalism (it's on Netflix).
And if Inequality for All isn't depressing enough for you, you can always watch Inside Job, which gives a much more focused and in-depth look at the details of the Global Financial Crisis of 2008, how everyone and their dog in Washington knew it was coming, in some cases years in advance, actively wrote legislation that they knew would make the economy more risky, and generally did fuck all to prevent it happening again after the fact. Oh, and also how half of the people who oversaw the corrupt as hell practices of major Wall St banks during the build up to the GFC, were promptly given jobs in the government as regulators of the financial industry. Because apparently someone thought that would be a good idea that would end well.