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Capital in the Twenty First Century

This time around, a number of bankersactually went to jail, and there really were...

FOROOHAR: This time around, a number of bankers
actually went to jail, and there really were some
regulatory changes, you know, like, in particular the
Glass-Steagall Depression-era legislation that actually
fixed the banking system and made it safer --
until it was overturned in 1989

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FOROOHAR: This time around,
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a number of bankers actually went to jail,
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and there really were some regulatory changes, you know,
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like, in particular the Glass-Steagall Depression-era
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legislation that actually fixed the banking system
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and made it safer -- until it was overturned in 1989.
Duration
17 seconds
Views
33
Timestamp in Movie
00:29:04
Uploaded
Jun 07, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
GFC Films,Upside Télévision

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Movie Summary

Based on Thomas Piketty's No. 1 New York Times Bestseller, Capital in the Twenty-First Century explores one of the most important and controversial subjects of our time: wealth, and who gets a share of the dividends.
After the financial crash, countries all around the world - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:07
After the financial crash, countries all around the world
There were tariffs that were imposed, - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:12
There were tariffs that were imposed,
You know who owns the land -- - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:04
You know who owns the land --
And he's half crazy hisself tryin' to keep up - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:04
And he's half crazy hisself tryin' to keep up
- Then who do we shoot? - Brother, I don't know. - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:04
- Then who do we shoot? - Brother, I don't know.
I'm right here to tell you, mister, there ain't nobody - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:05
I'm right here to tell you, mister, there ain't no...
My grandpa took up this land 70 years ago. - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:04
My grandpa took up this land 70 years ago.
My pa was born here. We was all born on it! - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:04
My pa was born here. We was all born on it!
MAN: The pain in the United States had become so great, - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:16
MAN: The pain in the United States had become so great,
ROOSEVELT: This nation is asking for action and action now. - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:06
ROOSEVELT: This nation is asking for action and action now.
BREMMER: Price-fixing, massive change in labor rates -- - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:17
BREMMER: Price-fixing, massive change in labor rates --
The existence of a communist alternative - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:14
The existence of a communist alternative
In the New Deal itself, Roosevelt actually borrowed - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:09
In the New Deal itself, Roosevelt actually borrowed
There was a clear recognition that unless the state tried to - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:14
There was a clear recognition that unless the state tried to
WILLIAMS: The Wall Street crash creates poverty in America, - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:16
WILLIAMS: The Wall Street crash creates poverty in America,
And what you have is this horrific inflation - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:13
And what you have is this horrific inflation
We can absolutely link, as tight as that, the rise of fascism - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:08
We can absolutely link, as tight as that, the rise of fascis...
And you can see how seductive it is - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:19
And you can see how seductive it is
These downtrodden people were so open, so vulnerable - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:12
These downtrodden people were so open, so vulnerable
ARCHIVE: One American airplane factory -- one of many. - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:06
ARCHIVE: One American airplane factory -- one of many.