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.
Self - Journalist
Chris Hedges
Self - Philosopher
Cornel West
Self - Philosopher
John Ralston Saul
Self - 'The Intercept' Journalist
Lee Fang
Self - WGBH Radio Presenter
Philip Martin
Self - Writer and Journalist
Sarah Jaffe
Self - Housewife, Youngstown, Ohio
Anna Para
Self - Unemployed Steel Worker
Bill Almashy
Self - Former School Director
Bill Mullane
Self - Inhabitant of Youngstown, Ohio
Chris Almashy
Self - Inhabitant of Camden, New Jersey
Christopher Hunger
Self - Former Steel Worker
Daniel E. Moore
Self - Inhabitant of Warren, Ohio
Darryl Parker
Self - Mahoning County Democratic Party
David Betras
Self - Soup Kitchen Volunteer
Delton Adams
Self - Soup Kitchen Cook
Denise King
Self - Delphi's Ex-Employee, Youngstown, Ohio
Doris Layfield
Self - MacAndrews & Forbes Vice President
Frances Townsend
Self - Economist and Historian
Gar Alperovitz
Self - Inhabitant of Youngstown, Ohio
George Huncik
Self - Ex-Policeman, Youngstown, Ohio
Harry Wollett
Self - Democrat Representative
Jim Himes
Self - Ex-Trucker
Jim Novicky
Self - Inhabitant of Camden, New Jersey
Joe White
Self - Democrat Representative
John Delaney
Self - Royal Oaks Bar Owner, Youngstown, Ohio
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Self - Ex-Installer, Youngstown, Ohio
John Para
Self - Soup Kitchen Manager
Karen Talarico
Self - Former Railway Worker, Youngstown, Ohio
Larry Mayfield
Self - Inhabitant of Camden, New Jersey
Mary Whisenant
Self - 'Rolling Stone' Journalist
Matt Taibbi
Self - Writer and Activist
Maude Barlow
Self - Democrat Representative
Pramila Jayapal
Self - Inhabitant of Youngstown, Ohio
Richard Logan
Self - 570 WKBN Radio Presenter
Ron Verb
Self - Small Village Property, Youngstown, Ohio
Siddiq Salahuddin
Self - Mahoning County Electoral Committee
Tracy Winbrush
Self - Supreme Court Justice (archive footage)
Antonin Scalia
Self - General Motors CEO (archive footage)
James Michael Roche
Self - Minnesota Democrat (archive footage)
Joe Atkins
Self - Businessman (archive footage)
Kevin O'Leary
Self - Lawyer and Consumer Advocate (archive footage)
Ralph Nader
Self - Minnesota Republican (archive footage)
Steve Gottwalt
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Barack Obama
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Benito Mussolini
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bill Clinton
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Donald Trump
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
George H. W. Bush
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
George W. Bush
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hillary Clinton
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Martin Luther King Jr.
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ronald Reagan