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Michigan

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Series exploring the unease pre-occupying America as James Naughtie criss-crosses the United States to assess the extent to which belief in the American dream has been damaged.

Series exploring the unease pre-occupying American politicians and voters alike in a presidential election year. James Naughtie criss-crosses the United States to assess the extent to which belief in the American dream has been damaged by a failing economy, a continuing racial divide, the Iraq war and its own democratic process.

The series begins in Michigan, a rust belt state with a collapsing automotive industry and an economy in decline.

30 minutes

Last on

Tue 16 Sep 2008 23:30

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  • Mon 30 Jun 2008 20:00
  • Tue 16 Sep 2008 23:30