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One house, one town, one lecture

A new film about the real estate crash, the story of a farm town in Montana, and a lecture about the cultures of the Great Depression all give very different but very clear pictures of the economy and how we got here — then and now. The new feature-length documentary from filmmaker Leslie Cockburn was [...]

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Where would Michael Moore invest?

PRI’s The Takeaway talks to controversial filmmaker Michael Moore about his new documentary, Capitalism: A Love Story. John Hockenberry asks if Moore’s high profile has affected his ability to capture the ‘gotcha’ moment. For more economy-related videos from public media outlets around the country, check out our new video portal, videos.economystory.org.

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