Capitalism: A Love Story investigates the social and economic consequences of contemporary capitalism in the United States. It blends reportage and polemic to look at foreclosures, job losses, political lobbying and the influence of finance on democracy in the years around the global financial crisis.
Use in class
The film can anchor critical discussions in courses on macroeconomics, public policy and business ethics. It offers a provocative entry point into debates about inequality, deregulation and the responsibilities of firms to communities, which students can then contrast with textbook treatments and empirical data.
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