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Milton Friedman interviewed on The Donahue Show, 1979, uploaded on August 26, 2009 (45 min).

A particularly relevant excerpt from the interview (2.5 min) 

 “The Story of Stuff,” The Story of Stuff Project, December 2007 (21 min).

Description: This video is a good explanation of the damaging consequences of our consumption-focused economic system: “‘The Story of Stuff’, originally released in December 2007, is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. ‘The Story of Stuff’ exposes the connections between a huge number of environmental and social issues, and calls us together to create a more sustainable and just world. It’ll teach you something, it’ll make you laugh, and it just may change the way you look at all the Stuff in your life forever.”

Case Study: Capitalism

Jim Cramer interviewed on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Comedy Central, March 12, 2009:

• http://www.cc.com/video-clips/0vqrim/the-daily-show-with-jon-stewart-jim-cramer-pt--1 (2 min)
• http://www.cc.com/video-clips/iinzrx/the-daily-show-with-jon-stewart-jim-cramer-pt--2 (11 min)
• http://www.cc.com/video-clips/gliow5/the-daily-show-with-jon-stewart-jim-cramer-pt--3 (2 min)

Description: Jon Stewart’s lambasting of CNBC on The Daily Show in March 2009 and his three-part interview of Jim Cramer (host of Mad Money) is compelling TV. As usual, Stewart employs comedy to great effect. In addition, he confronts Cramer with an honesty and directness that you rarely see on current affairs TV in the United States. Stewart articulates succinctly the behavior of Wall Street that led directly to the Financial Crisis, but he also skewers Cramer (and CNBC) for becoming part of the problem rather than being the journalists they purport to be. As a result, the interview is both entertaining and uncomfortable to watch because Stewart so completely undermines what it is that must get Cramer out of bed every morning to do his show.

“Inside Job,” Sony Pictures Classics, 2008 (1 h 37 min).

Description: “From Academy Award® nominated filmmaker Charles Ferguson (“No End in Sight”) comes INSIDE JOB, the first film to expose the shocking truth behind the economic crisis of 2008. The global financial meltdown, at a cost of over $20 trillion, resulted in millions of people losing their homes and jobs. Through extensive research and interviews with major financial insiders, politicians, and journalists, INSIDE JOB traces the rise of a rogue industry.” 

“The Last Job on Earth: Imagining a Fully Automated World,” The Guardian, February 17, 2016 (3 min).

Description: “Machines could take 50% of our jobs in the next 30 years, according to scientists. While we can’t predict the future, we can imagine a world without work--one where those who own the tech get rich from it and everyone else ekes out a living, propped up by an increasingly fragile state. Meet Alice, holder of the last recognisable job on Earth, trying to make sense of her role in an automated world.”

“Wage Gap,” Last Week Tonight With John Oliver, HBO, August 25, 2014 (7 min).

Description: A look at the gender wage gap in the United States today.

Caution: This is a comedy program and involves strong language.

“Wealth Gap,” Last Week Tonight With John Oliver, HBO, July 13, 2014 (14 min).

Description: A look at the inequality gap in the United States today.

Caution: This is a comedy program and involves strong language.