Plunder: The Crime of Our Time
- Synopsis
- Exposing the forces responsible for the loss of trillions of dollars, millions of jobs, massive foreclosures and the disappearance of retirement funds, this film investigates the unregulated fraud and theft that led to the market’s collapse in autumn 2008. Danny Schechter explores the epidemic of subprime mortgages, predatory lending, insurance scams, and high-risk hedge funds to illustrate the connection between the housing market and the economic collapse that followed. Schechter tells this story by speaking with bankers involved in these activities, respected economists, insider experts, and top journalists, including Paul Krugman, and convicted white-collar criminal Sam Antar.
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Year of release
- 2010
- Year of production
- 2010
- Uses
- Economics, business, and sociology courses, as well as anyone who wants to understand the current financial situation.
- Subjects
- Social Studies; Economics; Finance & Accounting
- Keywords
- financial speculation; United States of America; financial issues; economic crisis
Credits
- Director
- Daniel Schechter
- Writer
- Daniel Schechter
Distribution Formats
- Type
- DVD
- Format
- Region 1 NTSC
- Price
- $250.00
- Availability
- Sale
- Duration/Size
- 59 minutes
- Year
- 2010
Production Company
- Name
Globalvision
Distributor
- Name
Media Education Foundation
- info@mediaed.org
- Web
- http://www.mediaed.org/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- + 1 413.584.8500
- Fax
- + 1 413.586.8398
- Address
- 60 Masonic Street
Northampton, MA
01060
USA
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