
I.O.U.S.A.
2008

2017
Director
Jacob Kornbluth, Sari Gilman
Runtime
73 minutes
Average Rating
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Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich meets with Americans from all walks of life as he chronicles a seismic shift in the nation's economy.
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Category Breakdown
LGBTQ+ Representation
The documentary does not engage with LGBTQ+ identities or non-cisnormative gender expressions. The narrative focus remains strictly on macroeconomic theory and political philosophy.
Gender Representation
The film leans toward a male-dominated intellectual sphere. It lacks the intentional subversion of gendered power dynamics or the depiction of female agency in leadership roles.
Racial & Ethnic Diversity
Notable Black intellectuals like Thomas Sowell provide high-agency contributions to the debate. However, the interviewees and archival footage primarily reflect a Western-centric, academic demographic.
Religious & Cultural Diversity
The narrative is fundamentally aligned with traditional Western institutions. It reinforces the value of existing Western economic structures while critiquing socialist and interventionist frameworks.
Disability Representation
There is no discernible focus on visible or invisible disabilities. Socioeconomic status is treated through policy and theory rather than lived experiences of physical or neurodivergent challenges.
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AI Analysis
Saving Capitalism prioritizes classical liberal economic philosophy and the intellectual history of free-market theory. The film's pedagogical approach focuses on the tensions between state intervention and individual economic agency, which naturally sidelines identity-based narratives. Because the documentary functions as a critique of identity politics and systemic power analysis, it avoids the intersectional representation found in more contemporary works. The film's commitment to individual merit and market stability results in a narrow demographic scope. Ultimately, the film's defense of traditional economic institutions and Western structures creates a narrative architecture that lacks diversity in gender, culture, and disability representation.

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