How the war on poverty became a war against the poor
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How the war on poverty became a war against the poor
A timely documentary about labor, housing, corporate power, and the collapse of the American promise.
Docucmentary Feature
Americonned
About the Film
The system was engineered. The damage was not accidental.
Americonned examines how wages stagnated, housing became unaffordable, unions were undermined, and corporate power reshaped everyday American life. It connects the dots between policy, profit, and the lived consequences for working people.
Income Inequality
Housing Crisis
Labor & Organizing
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Homes, work, and public life increasingly shaped by concentrated wealth.
Working-class precarity
People are working harder while security, dignity, and upward mobility disappear.
Community action
The film is built to spark discussion, organizing, and local screenings.
Trailer
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Screenings & partnerships
Bring Americonned to your campus, union, or community
Planning a campus event, labor screening, community conversation, or virtual panel? Use the film to anchor a discussion about wages, housing, corporate power, and the future of American democracy.