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Friday, January 12th, 2007
FROM BANKRATE.COM
Documentary filmmaker Danny Schechter found the inspiration for his latest project in his back pocket.
Credit cards, and the rampant explosion of consumer debt that they represent, are the building blocks of an economic house of cards that Schechter […]
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Friday, January 12th, 2007
Welcome to the In Debt We Trust Blog
Hello and welcome to your source of information about the debt crisis in America and Danny Schechter’s new documentary, In Debt We Trust: America Before the Bubble Bursts.
Stay tuned for news of screenings, distribution, and developments in debt worldwide.
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Friday, January 12th, 2007
Outreach Team Needed
You can help get the word out about IDWT! We need to reach out to college students, churches, economic justice orgs, and every American concerned about the burden of debt. We are seeking volunters with internet skills to help us mount an outreach campaign.
You can apply by using the contact form.
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Friday, January 12th, 2007
FROM CARDRATINGS.COM
“In Debt We Trust” Documentary Exposes America’s Growing Addiction to Credit Card Overspending
By Mike Killian, CardRatings.com Debt/Credit Management Reporter
Every now and then a film comes along which should be viewed by every single American. Such a film is the recently released In Debt We Trust- America Before the Bubble Bursts. This is a video by […]
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Friday, January 12th, 2007
FROM CNNMONEY.COM
New film takes swipe at debt problem ‘In Debt We Trust’ takes hard look at debt casualties who declare bankruptcy and the marketing practices of credit cards issuers.
By David Ellis, CNNMoney.com staff writer
August 4 2006: 1:51 PM EDT
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — With Americans seemingly overwhelmed by mortgages, credit cards and automobile […]
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Friday, January 12th, 2007
FROM INVESTMENT NEWS.COM
August 8: FROM INVESTMENT NEWS.COM: IN DEBT WE TRUST IS NOW ON INDUSTRY RADAR SCREENArticle asks: *”Will the financial services industry have to fend off” new film?*
http://www.investmentnews.com/article.cms?articleId=55553&ht=
*Paulson changes subject to Social Security*
By Charles Paikert
August 7, 2006
The pension reform and estate tax bills got all the attention in Washington last week, but new Treasury […]
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Friday, January 12th, 2007
Salt Lake City
[ January 19, 2007; 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Utahns! The Salt Lake City Film Center presents In Debt We Trust at the City Library, Salt Lake City.6pm!
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Wednesday, January 10th, 2007
In Debt We Trust
ALTACLIFF FILMS
PRESENTS
A GLOBALVISION PRODUCTION
IN DEBT WE TRUST:
America Before the Bubble Bursts
A Danny Schechter Dissection
Executive Producer
STEVE GREEN
In America’s earliest days, there were barn-raising parties in which neighbors helped each other […]
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Wednesday, January 10th, 2007
Director Danny Schechter’s Personal Statement
IN DEBTWE TRUST started out to be a film about what I thought were other people’s problems. I came to realize how deeply they affect me as well. The experience of making this film has led me to understand how many ways policies and practices are tied to a growing national debt burden and have […]
