Story :A democracy should protect its most vulnerable citizens, but increasingly the United States is failing to do so. This investigation blends the insights of experts with the experiences of citizens of the Rust Belt in the Midwest where the steel industry once flourished, but where closures and outsourcing have left urban areas desolate. It is here where Donald Trump finds some of his most fervent supporters.
Cast
Chris HedgesSelf - Journalist
Cornel WestSelf - Philosopher
John Ralston SaulSelf - Philosopher
Lee FangSelf - 'The Intercept' Journalist
Philip MartinSelf - WGBH Radio Presenter
Sarah JaffeSelf - Writer and Journalist
Anna ParaSelf - Housewife, Youngstown, Ohio
Bill AlmashySelf - Unemployed Steel Worker
Bill MullaneSelf - Former School Director
Chris AlmashySelf - Inhabitant of Youngstown, Ohio
Christopher HungerSelf - Inhabitant of Camden, New Jersey
Daniel E. MooreSelf - Former Steel Worker
Darryl ParkerSelf - Inhabitant of Warren, Ohio
David BetrasSelf - Mahoning County Democratic Party