Fault Lines - Lone Star: The death of a small town

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Run time: 08:07 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mrjs4UiQ8Vw   Posted on YouTube: April 30, 2009 By YouTube Member: Views on YouTube: 0   Posted on DU: May 07, 2009 By DU Member: Turborama Views on DU: 326

 
Josh Rushing heads back to his home town of Lone Star, Texas where the biggest employer in town, US Steel, has idled its plant – laying off nearly a thousand workers.

There, he discovers how the shutdown has affected every member of the community - from former steelworkers to gas station owners, from hair stylists to his own mum.

In the face of a global economic crisis that has brought the manufacturing sector to its knees, Fault Lines reveals how the decline of an iconic industry could lead to the death of a small US town.

http://english.aljazeera.net/programmes/faultlines/2009/04/200943073825155453.html