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The Great American Lie

2020
Directed byJennifer Siebel Newsom
1h 28m

Examines how a US value system built on the extreme masculine ideals of money, power and control has glorified individualism, institutionalized inequality, and undermined the ability of most Americans to achieve the American Dream.

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Nicholas KristofHimselfDr. Linda Darling-HammondHerselfLibby SchaafHerself
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STATUSReleased
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5.0

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