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Part I originally published Jan. 2, 2016
by Scott Noble
Dissident Voice
December 31, 2015
Plutocracy is the first documentary to comprehensively examine early American history through the lens of class. A multi-part series by filmmaker Scott Noble, Part I focuses on the the ways in which the American people have historically been divided on the basis of race, ethnicity, sex and skill level.
Plutocracy: Divide et Impera (Divide and Rule) includes sections on Mother Jones, the American Constitution; the Civil War draft riots; Reconstruction; Industrialization; the evolution of the police; the robber barons; early American labor unions; and major mid-to-late 19th Century labor events including the uprising of 1877, the Haymarket Affair, the Homestead strike and the New Orleans General Strike. The introduction examines the West Virginian coal wars of the early 20th Century, culminating in the Battle of Blair Mountain.
Part II (‘Solidarity Forever’) will cover the late 19th Century to the early twenties.
The filmmaker is currently seeking donations to complete the project. If you’d like to help, you can donate to their Patreon account.
Scott Noble is a documentary filmmaker and wage slave. His films are available at his website Metanoia-Films.org.
Scott N October 2015
Income inequality has become a big issue in the modern day political spectrum. While these economic and class divides seem more pronounced than ever before, this documentary film Plutocracy: Political Repression in the USA reveals the main reasons of these struggles pre-date the beginnings of the industrialized labor force.
Part II Originally posted December 30, 2016
Plutocracy II – Solidarity Forever
Scott N August 2016
Part III Originally posted June 28, 2017
Warning
This video may contain images depicting the reality and horror of war/violence and should only be viewed by a mature audience.
Plutocracy III: Class War
Scott N June 2017
From the archives:
Plutocracy IV: Gangsters for Capitalism (must-see)
Plutocracy V: Subterranean Fire (must-see)
Paul Street: We Live In An Abject Authoritarian Plutocracy
Henry Wallace + Undoing the New Deal
When The Revolution Comes by Gaither Stewart
The Haymarket Riot: “It is a Subterranean Fire” by Elizabeth Schulte (repost)
Global Power Project, Part 1: Exposing the Transnational Capitalist Class by Andrew Gavin Marshall
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