Capitalism in America: The Cult of Wealth
Season 1 Episode 3 - Who Wants to Be a Billionaire? (1981-Today)
8.1 ?
2023
Documentary, War & Politics
The federal welfare state controlled American capitalism until the 1973 oil crisis and recession, which led to the election of the ultra-liberal Ronald Reagan. At the dawn of the computer revolution, a generation of entrepreneurs, including Bill Gates and Steve Jobs, emerged in Silicon Valley around Stanford University, which combined public and private research.
