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While the Rest of Us Die

While the Rest of Us Die

—The secret history of the U.S. government's doomsday plans; why when disaster hits, the elites are saved and common people die.
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Season 16 of 6 Episodes

  • Cold War plans for nuclear war empower the U.S. president to rip up the Constitution and blow up the world, and there's nothing citizens can do to stop it.

  • The U.S. government spends decades and trillions of dollars on plans to save itself in the event of a doomsday-like emergency.

  • From major disasters to civil unrest, when crises arise, the vast machinery of a system designed to protect its citizenry comes up short.

  • Even after winning the Cold War, the United States is reportedly less safe today due to countless military bases and endless wars.

  • An insight into decades and trillions of dollars spent worrying about nuclear annihilation; what if the apocalypse is already here?

  • How the elite's Cold War plans to save themselves while the rest of us die eroded our trust and created the conditions for a post-truth world of wild conspiracy theories.

Record to Watch Later

5 episodes will be broadcast over the next two weeks

    Food Kills
    Toxic Wasteland
    Pandemic Profiteers
    Radical Religion
    The Real Drug Lords
  • Food Kills

    How powerful corporations, compliant government officials and corrupted science came together to build a food system that's wreaking havoc on our health and threatening the planet.
    Upcoming
  • Toxic Wasteland

    Government policy and powerful companies fuel the country's appetite for natural resources, but the average American pays the price for greed.
    Upcoming
  • Pandemic Profiteers

    Billionaires see COVID profits propel them into space while millions die, and the pandemic reopens old wounds, revealing America's dark history of human experimentation.
    Upcoming
  • Radical Religion

    Discussing whether some religious organizations are protecting their wealth and political influence while threatening our country's democratic norms with the aid of America's political elite.
    Upcoming
  • The Real Drug Lords

    Discussing how, for decades, the government made alliances with drug lords around the world while Big Pharma's thirst for profits led to the worst drug addiction epidemic in history.
    Upcoming
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The secret history of the U.S. government's doomsday plans; why when disaster hits, the elites are saved and common people die.

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