Thus far, both political parties have been remarkably clever and effective in concealing this new reality. In fact, the two parties have formed an innovative kind of cartel—an arrangement I have termed America’s political duopoly. Both parties lie about the fact that they have each sold out to the financial sector and the wealthy. So far both have largely gotten away with the lie, helped in part by the enormous amount of money now spent on deceptive, manipulative political advertising.

Everyone knows, or has strongly suspected, that capital theory is difficult.

When the financial crisis arrived, it seemed to me that this was something I had to make a movie about.

WikiLeaks combines several of my prior interests in technology, policy questions, and journalism.

It is much simpler and easier to collect and caress the trophies of our democratic inheritance than it is to fashion up-to-date tools with which to work on our current problems.

Forgive me, I must start by pointing out that three years after our horrific financial crisis caused by financial fraud, not a single financial executive has gone to jail, and that's wrong.

This whole force is utterly demoralized by victory. There seems to be neither head nor tail.