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Capitalism has been the engine of unprecedented economic growth and social transformation. With the fall of the communist states and the triumph of "neo-liberalism", capitalism is by far the world's dominant ideology. But how much do we understand about how it originated, and what makes it work?

From the Gilded Age to the present day, the history of modern United States of America has been one of wealth and power concentrated into the hands of a few families with enormous fortunes.

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Liu Changyan is the son of Liu Jiuxian, the first division teacher in the capital. He has some cynicism, but his superior intelligence and his love for hugging injustice. He does not want to stick to his father's light and vows to rely solely on his own skill, The head teacher's name, known as the best teacher in the world. His father will be the daughter of an old friend, known as the first beauty of the capital of the Chu Chu promised Liu dialect, but Liu remarks on the gentle and beautiful Chu Jun not interested. And rebellious little princess rebellious do not fight, quietly started an affair. A secret leak of the court made their feelings have changed, the original small gentle is not the flesh and blood of the emperor, but the court official Oboi and the Queen's illegitimate daughter, due to the incident and involved in a number of major cases of Ao Bai, Liu weight Words adhere to their own principle of being a man, decided to track down the matter in the end, sad little gentleman who went out to be a nun.

Capital Scandal is a 2007 South Korean television series starring Kang Ji-hwan, Han Ji-min, Ryu Jin and Han Go-eun. It aired on KBS2 from June 6 to August 2, 2007 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes. Based on Lee Sun-mi's novel Love Story in the Capital, the story juxtaposes the heroic anti-Japanese movement with young romance by depicting the capital Seoul of the 1930s during colonial rule, called "Gyeongseong". It was a time when the nation's independence fighters fought against pro-Japanese traitors, while traditional Joseon-era Confucian values clashed and coexisted with a more modern way of life. The series portrays one of the darkest periods of Korean history with a mixture of tragedy, comedy and romance.

A melancholy Dom Casmurro, who writes a book to tell his vision of his own story and also to restore, in old age, the moments lived in adolescence alongside the great love of his life, Capitu, a girl who seduced him with her "hangover eyes".

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Acclaimed for her outstanding beauty and intellect, Bạch Cúc is thought to have a lavish and glamourous life awaiting her in the future, but instead gets married off to the hedonistic, good-for-nothing heir of a wealthy landlord family. Refusing to tolerate the constant abuse wreak upon herself and other servants in estate, Bạch Cúc joins the Vietminh, and begins her double life operating an intricate intelligence network.

Kiel is the nautical epicentre of Germany, and the proud host of the world's biggest sailing event, the Kieler Woche. From learning how to sail a Formula18 catamaran to exploring local kitesurf spots and shipyards, Nautical Channel host Lucia Metzbauer will be there, diving into the local nautical scene and finding out why there are so many young sailors in Kiel. Join her in Kieler Woche, one of the largest sailing events in the world. With regattas sailing at the highest level and an unbeatable class diversity, entertainment is secured as we learn everything about this German event that drives the attention of sailors worldwide.

Enjoy the timeless beauty of cherry blossoms, reminiscent of "The Tale of Genji," in the historic cities of Kyoto, Nara, and Otsu alongside the cast members of the 2024 Taiga Drama. Experience the carefully preserved ancient aristocratic culture, including court music, dance, kemari, and culinary traditions.

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Woo nara, a university student who is hiding her identity, that she is from North Korea, Do Jin-Woo, a South Korea's top star who also has a mysterious secret.

In 1960s Soviet Ukraine, the population lives under KGB surveillance and Soviet propaganda. But a small group of young photographers in the second city of Kharkiv want artistic freedom and risk Soviet censors to create a new photographic language.

The story of haves and have-nots in a world in which there's almost nothing left to have. 200 years after the apocalypse, the gentle denizens of luxury fallout shelters are forced to return to the irradiated hellscape their ancestors left behind — and are shocked to discover an incredibly complex, gleefully weird, and highly violent universe waiting for them.

After accidentally breaking a statue of the guardian god of the Asakusa district, middle school students Kazuki, Toi and Enta are transformed into kappas -creatures from japanese folklore- by Keppi, self-proclaimed prince of the Kappa Kingdom. If they want to regain their human form, they must collect the five Dishes of Hope for him, which fulfill the wishes of whoever possesses them. To do so, they will fight against the kappa-zombies and extract their "shirikodama", the mythical organ containing humans' deepest desires. Two policemen, Reo and Mabu, are the ones behind this evil scheme, turning humans into zombies as agents of the Otter Empire, enemy of the Kappa Kingdom since ancient times. In the guise of "Kappazon, Inc.", they control society by manipulating the desires of the masses for their own goals. To succeed in their mission, the boys must be connected through the "Sarazanmai", revealing their most intimate secrets in the process...

The lives of an ambitious businesswoman, a charming gang enforcer and a troubled teen collide amidst a desperate — and sinister — pursuit of wealth.

After a global financial crisis, the world is engulfed in an AI-driven "sustainable war." It's up to Section 9 to counter new forms of cyber threats.

'Follow the Money' is a crime drama that explores what happens to people who are corrupted by greed and ambition. The series shows viewers the complex world of economic crime that takes place in banks, the stock exchange, and in boardrooms.

Greed for power, betrayal and the dream of quick wealth: An oil boom breaks out in the Lüneburg Heath around 1900, transforming an entire region into a German „Wild West“. This series tells of this time, of the destructive power of boundless selfishness, but also of the courage to rebel against injustice. Lüneburg Heath around 1900: The young farmer's daughter Johanna works as a maid to support her family. No one suspects that there is a treasure lurking beneath her family's fields – petroleum. Only Richard, the son of the neighboring farmer Pape, knows about it and dreams of a future together with Johanna. Their forbidden love is put to the test when the unscrupulous oil trader Mr. Robertson appears and a fierce battle for power and wealth begins.

White returns to Thailand after years abroad to find his twin Black in a coma. Disguising himself as Black, he seeks to uncover the truth behind the betrayal.

In April 1991, Detlev Rohwedder, the head of Treuhand, the East German Privatization and Restructuring Agency, was assassinated in Dusseldorf. This documentary details the strange evidence recovered.

This docuseries travels deep into the heart of the food supply chain to reveal unsavory truths and expose hidden forces that shape what we eat.

An exploration of the societal consequences when a nation's financial, technological, political, and environmental systems collapse. Told in eight stand-alone episodes filmed in one continuous shot.

The people, ideas, and events that created our current world economy.

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The specter of drug trafficking haunts Europe. Struggling with ultra-violent criminal groups that control the vast majority of cocaine trade, European police forces are overwhelmed. The epicenter of all this trafficking: the Netherlands. A nation at the forefront of international trade and drug policy. This two-part film delves into the origins of European drug trafficking through the unique history of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

The documentary questions how modern urban people respond to the ecological collapse the planet is experiencing. Expert academics in the field reveal whether the current economic order is ecologically sustainable.

“Super-Cannes” is set in an ultra-modern high tech business park in the hills above the French Riviera city, famed for its film festival, where a global elite has gathered to form a closed, uber-capitalist and high-tech community.

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In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.