The Billionaires' Tea Party

After Barack Obama swept to power promising a new era of hope and change, the emergence of a citizens protest movement called the Tea Party threatened to derail his agenda. Was this uprising the epitome of grassroots democracy? Or was it an example of "astroturfing" - the creation of fake grassroots groups, designed to put corporate messages in the mouths of seemingly independent citizens?

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Movie
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Episode Duration
54 mins
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Type
Movie
Format
Movie
Episodes
1
Episode Duration
54 mins
Status
Finished
Start Date
Feb 4, 2011
Season
2011
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Producers
Larkin Lane Films
Genres
Documentary
Country
United States

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After Barack Obama swept to power promising a new era of hope and change, the emergence of a citizens protest movement called the Tea Party threatened to derail his agenda. Was this uprising the epitome of grassroots democracy? Or was it an example of "astroturfing" - the creation of fake grassroots groups, designed to put corporate messages in the mouths of seemingly independent citizens?

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Japanese

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