The New Rulers of the World
In order to examine the true effects of globalization, Pilger turns the spotlight on Indonesia, a country described by the World Bank as a model pupil until its globalized economy collapsed in 1998. The film examines the use of sweatshop factories by famous brand names, and asks some penetrating questions. Who are the real beneficiaries of the globalized economy?
Who really rules the world now? Is it governments or a handful of huge companies? The Ford Motor Company alone is bigger than the economy of South Africa. Enormously rich men, like Bill Gates, have a wealth greater than all of Africa. Pilger goes behind the hype of the new global economy and reveals that the divisions between the rich and poor have never been greater -- two thirds of the world's children live in poverty -- and the gulf is widening like never before.
The film looks at the new rulers of the world -- the great multinationals and the governments and institutions that back them -- the IMF and the World Bank. Under IMF rules, millions of people throughout the world lose their jobs and livelihood. The reality behind much of modern shopping and the famous brands is a sweatshop economy, which is being duplicated in country after country.
The film travels to Indonesia and Washington, asking challenging questions seldom raised in the mainstream media and exposing the scandal of globalization, including revealing interviews with top officials of the World Bank and the IMF.
This is an highly informative documentary about how Capitalism and its twin brother 'imperialism' works as a system. This should be listed under Economics, not conspiracy
52:41 A Document from the US Space Command. 17 years later it eerily resembles President Trump's "Space Force" It even says Space Forces in the article. :O
Excellent Documentary!! Should be under Society / Economics, not Conspiracy.
I agree with Aidan... I've lived in the country of Indonesia from 97, speak the language and have mixed with the people from old to young. Many of the old resent the west due to the exploitation of what was (or is) rightfully theirs. Corporations have played a major part in ripping off the people from the wealth of the country, it has only benefited a select few, especially under the dictatorship of the Suharto empire... Unfortunately, the world is mostly informed by government rhetoric so history was buried in this case...
I can kind of understand the reasoning behind putting this in the conspiracy section but I'm not sure it really belongs. The doings of globalized financial institutions are pretty well documented and their criticisms are generally founded from a place of structural analysis of capitalist economics and incentive (for lack of less stuffy terms.) As opposed to some cabal of evil powerful men who run the entire globe from the shadows and control all things with impunity like the illuminati. John Pilger himself, though controversial, is hardly on the same plane as the likes of Alex Jones.
I would say the documentary is certainly controversial, but not conspiracy theory material.
Mr. Fischer fails to understand the debt was created not by the poor, but by corrupt leaders selling out their own people.
I had to laugh at the IMF executives, one who who tried to pass off genocide as an unfortunate tragedy--as if it were the sinking of a ferry--and the other who poo-pooh'd debt relief as a way to improve the plight of severely impoverished people. These people are monsters. Anyone who justifies enslaving people in order to live an obscenely luxurious life needs to face a firing squad. How about the World Bank and IMF sign a pledge not to lend money to nations who do not provide their citizens with a living wage, health care, nutritious food and affordable, safe housing, and an education. No social safety net for your citizens, no loans--period. Unfortunately, rich people love cheap labor and corrupt governments who will provide them with it. The French were right: off with their heads!
How can this happen - can't we help them - can they help themselves - is there not a single thing anyone can do to force employers to be more humane - it's outrageous - I don't understand economy and stuff like that and what countries do to help each other out but this 2016 and people are starving and dying while the rich there throw away more food in a meal than the poor get in a week - it's shameful I guess if the western world just boycotted and didn't buy anything from them that would help - I guess we're just not that kind of people. I am ashamed.
Great doc. Wrong category though. Think it should be a 'society' doc.
14 years old and still as , if not more relevant in today's world. Vote for Bernie Sanders.
Great documentary. It reminds me of the book " the economic hit man" who worked for organizations such as the world bank and was encourage to recommend loan to countries in the knowledge that it would never be paid. The only option left by the lenders was to take take a % of the natural resources and rape the country.
Excellent doc. Still relevant and needs to be viewed by as many people as possible.
planned obsolescence .
The only legitimate and genuine solution to all of this is a Resource Based Economy. Watch Zeitgeist, Watch The Venus Project and spread the solution. Viva la revolution!
you watch this and your heart and stomach just sink to despair. ....like, i can't. i just can't even
Psychopaths rule the world and we let them!
I live in the UK. Under Tony Blair, we had 10 million poor children. Under Cameron and Nick Cl egg that number has risen. We also now have Food Banks. Shame on The European Union, Globalization and everything it stands for.We now know why JFK wanted to deal with the IMF. God help us all unless someone somewhere stops this.
Just in case you guys don't know, this whole manufactured global financial crisis is by design. The objective is to bring us down and make us so desperate for a job we have to take whatever we can get. And it's working. Soon we won't be worried about Indonesia because when they level the playing field we will be like every other third world country and it won't be long, either.
The wealthiest 85 people on the planet control the same wealth as the poorest half of humanity.
the new rulers of the nation, this is awful, those poor people it really constitutes slave labor, CEO's like the GAP CEO should be arrested for slavery and crimes of humanity, GAP is not alone
what an amazing site. Some excellent docs here. Especially like Audio Ammunition w the Clash and The Precursors of the Inca
Super Cool!
For one to succeed, another must fail.
This needs to be shown on every tv station, and Gap and Old Navy and Nike and all the rest should be brought up on charges. This is so wrong, it is evil, mean and greedy in what they are doing to the people who work making their products, or better yet the owners and all the people who are the Big players in these companies should be made to live and work as these people do for a 5 year run. I bet only then they might change things, no change then you work there until there is or shut them down, and it should be law.
know i understand the globalization agenda is basically colonialism is the 21st century.
The world bank, imf, wto only support the 1% who control the world.