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‘America’s Burning’ Duo Michael Douglas & David Smick Say They Still Have Hope For The Nation – Contenders Documentary


In an Oscar-season interview, the 'America's Burning' duo of narrator/EP Michael Douglas and director David Smick say they still have hope for the country.

After the re-election of Donald Trump in November, Douglas predicts not catastrophe but rather a period of thoughtful reconnection. Smick said over 40 years, the stock market enjoyed a “5,000% increase and yet at the same time, wages went up during that same period, adjusting for inflation, 15%. That film is about the growing anger and hate in U.S. politics and society, but Smick regretted he did not focus more on economic factors.

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