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

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