Germany Today (French documentary about the political and economic situation in Germany)

50 billion euros in Greece, 70 billion euros in Ireland, 40 billion euros in Spain - one Euro-country after another is forced to support its banks with huge sums of money in order to equalize the losses incurred by money worldwide from bad loans. But where do the billions go anyway? Who are the beneficiaries? With this simple question the award-winning business journalist and nonfiction author Harald Schumann travels across Europe and gets surprising answers. The rescued are not in the poorer Euro states - unlike commonly believed - but mainly in Germany and France. A large part of the money ends up with the creditors of the banks that want to be saved or must be saved. And although these investors have obviously made bad investments, they are - against all logic of the free market economy - protected at the expense of the general public against any losses. Why? Who gets the money? Actually, simple questions, but that regard the core of European identity. Maybe the most passionate film on the banking crisis. Director: Arpad Bondy Script: Harald

There was a time when one earner could support an entire family. However, due to escalating costs in the 1970s, it became necessary for wives to enter the workforce. By the 1990s, even two incomes were insufficient, leading families to abandon savings. By the 2000s, with both partners working and no savings, families began borrowing well beyond their means to cope with inflation. This documentary traces the global economic crisis from the Bretton Woods Agreement to the Nixon shock and the Occupy Wall Street movement. It reveals how the U.S. Federal Reserve has led not only the American economy but also the global economy to function much like a Ponzi scheme. Since the pandemic, debt expansion is out of control. Are we headed for another recession or a total economic collapse? ------- Chapters ▷ 00:00 – Intro ▷ 03:36 – Bretton Woods (1944) ▷ 05:35 – Nixon shock (1971) ▷ 07:53 – Fiat currency ▷ 09:50 – Ponzi scheme ▷ 11:20 – IOU bonds ▷ 16:10 – Inflation and purchasing power ▷ 21:30 – Occupy Wall Street (2008) ▷ 24:01

We take a guided tour around an Austrian Christkindlmarkt to explore the true origins of our much-loved Christmas traditions. Despite the origins of Christmas coming from ancient Rome, the form they take today largely come from German speaking countries.

The final episode explores the influence of Wall Street, revealing it as a major source of campaign funding in the United States. Robert Weissman from Public Citizen notes the synergy between Wall Street's economic and political power, which has led to the erosion of regulatory controls. Financial journalist Max Keiser describes Wall Street's influence as parasitic, controlling regulatory frameworks meant to govern it. Historian Eric Foner concludes that despite being elected by the people, the government fails to represent or respond to the needs of ordinary citizens. Is a fundamental transformation possible or will moneyed interests continue to dominate the country that claims to be the #1 democracy in the world? ------- Chapters ▷ 00:00 – The power of Wall Street ▷ 02:45 – Regulations & interventions ▷ 06:00 – Debt, derivatives trading, speculation ▷ 08:59 – Financial crisis ▷ 12:52 – 2012 United States presidential election ▷ 14:19 – Betting against success ▷ 17:01 – Parasites in the economy ▷ 20:56 – Conclusion ▷ 24:29 – Credits ------- ------- Six decades after C. Wright Mills ignited a fierce debate

Reggie Yates gets up close and personal with three very different communities in contemporary Russia, exploring what it's like for young people there, 24 years after the fall of the Soviet Union.Award winning filmmaker Reggie Yates travels around the world investigating big issues such as gun violence, racism, gay rights and addiction. From Cape Town to Chicago, London to Moscow, Reggie explores controversial topics and goes on a journey through the extremes of life all over the world. In the last five years, Reggie has become synonymous with critically acclaimed documentaries. Documentary Central is the home for compelling documentaries tackling subjects like history, climate change, wildlife, conspiracy and more.

This documentaries captures the ups and downs of the late 1920s, a period of great technological advances, huge cultural shifts and the rumblings of a coming storm in central Europe.