Jim Himes
January 6th, 2021 is a caesura in the history of the USA. An angry and armed mob invades the capitol building in order to prevent Joe Biden from being officially confirmed as winner of the election. The assault on the capitol leaves all convinced democrats shocked. How could it come so far? A reconstruction and analysis from very different perspectives.
A democracy should protect its most vulnerable citizens, but increasingly the United States is failing to do so. This investigation blends the insights of experts with the experiences of citizens of the Rust Belt in the Midwest where the steel industry once flourished, but where closures and outsourcing have left urban areas desolate. It is here where Donald Trump finds some of his most fervent supporters.
