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Capital in the Twenty First Century

Just as you were gettingall these new technologies like the railroad and thetelegraph and...

NAIDU: Just as you were getting
all these new technologies like the railroad and the
telegraph and mass production and the corporation --
all of these new innovations, all of this additional
production -- and inequality
becomes very, very large

Full Transcript

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NAIDU: Just as you were getting all these new technologies
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like the railroad and the telegraph and mass production
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and the corporation -- all of these new innovations,
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all of this additional production --
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and inequality becomes very, very large.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
45
Timestamp in Movie
00:21:16
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.
It's actually this period of enormous conflicts, - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:12
It's actually this period of enormous conflicts,
And the overwhelming use of the US Federal Army - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:08
And the overwhelming use of the US Federal Army
And the overwhelming use of the US Federal Army - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:09
And the overwhelming use of the US Federal Army
And similarly, today, we have this whole - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:15
And similarly, today, we have this whole
And so it's generating, again, - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:05
And so it's generating, again,
ARCHIVE: In Berlin, the Germans know the hour - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:06
ARCHIVE: In Berlin, the Germans know the hour
NAIDU: There's like a cultural militarism that's happening - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:10
NAIDU: There's like a cultural militarism that's h...
ARCHIVE: The warlord is ceaseless, indefatigable, - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:07
ARCHIVE: The warlord is ceaseless, indefatigable,
WILLIAMS: The British Empire was so powerful; - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:05
WILLIAMS: The British Empire was so powerful;
And Germany, in particular, wanted a piece of the cake. - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:05
And Germany, in particular, wanted a piece of the cake.
NAIDU: A lot of these new capitalists - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:07
NAIDU: A lot of these new capitalists
So particularly in Germany, you have these Junkers - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:09
So particularly in Germany, you have these Junkers
WILLIAMS: Britain and the Allied powers take on Germany - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:08
WILLIAMS: Britain and the Allied powers take on Germany
Instead, it goes on for years and decimates both populations. - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:05
Instead, it goes on for years and decimates both populations...
World War I is, at its base, a fight over capital. - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:05
World War I is, at its base, a fight over capital.
And we see this massive post-war economic crash. - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:05
And we see this massive post-war economic crash.
So, you have this new idea after World War I, - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:10
So, you have this new idea after World War I,
And the only way you're going to get money - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:05
And the only way you're going to get money
There is nothing in the working class and the middle class - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:05
There is nothing in the working class and the middle class
So you see the beginning of the drop in aristocratic power. - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:05
So you see the beginning of the drop in aristocratic power.