CNN to Broadcast Stratham Native's FilmJan. 10-11
In response to demand for information about the nation's financial challenges, CNN/U.S. will air the broadcast premiere of the acclaimed documentary "I.O.U.S.A.," co-written and executive produced by Stratham native Addison Wiggin. Get the Details >>
CNN to Broadcast I.O.U.S.A.
The public has spoken, and we've listened. In response to demand for information about our country's financial challenges, CNN/U.S. will air the broadcast premiere of the acclaimed documentary I.O.U.S.A. Get the Details >>
I.O.U.S.A. is a BEST SELLER!
Addison Wiggin and Kate Incontrera's I.O.U.S.A. made the Business Week Business Best-Seller List! Check it out >>
I.O.U.S.A. was nominated for a Critic’s Choice Award on Dec 9th. We’re in some pretty prestigious company, as you can read about here. Not only are we honored by the selection, but Kate tells us that these nominations have a reputation for predicting Oscar nods. That would be something else, eh?
I.O.U.S.A. invades Britain! Our film has finally premiered to packed theaters throughout the UK. The British reviews are in and they offer some friendly advice for President-elect Obama...watch this film. We agree completely... Here is one of them from the Times Online. I.O.U.S.A. will attack the European continent very soon...stay tuned.
iTunes.O.U.S.A. Addison Wiggin and Kate Incontrera's #1 selling book, I.O.U.S.A, is now on iTunes. If you have iTunes loaded on your computer simply go to the iTunes store and search I.O.U.S.A. to download.
I.O.U.S.A.opened internationally in Canada on October 24th in Toronto and Vancouver. We traveled to Toronto to support the opening night screenings with a Q&A at the Carlton. I.O.U.S.A. was positively reviewed by all the major dailies, a few of which we posted below. You can also view an (early morning!) segment we did on Canada AM. MTV Canada did a short news segement on the film, too. Click here to read the Canadian reviews >>
I.O.U.S.A. Wins Best Documentary at the 2008 New Hampshire Film Festival! Lean more about I.O.U.S.A. at the 2008 New Hampshire Film Fesival here >>
‘I.O.U.S.A.’ Author Warns of Boomer Market Woe Wiggin, along with co-author Kate Incontrera, warns of baby boomer retirees poised to dump their stock shares to fund their golden years. The downside: share values plummet.
National Press Club, Washington D.C. Most Americans are Going to Have to Rethink What They Expect from Their Government At a press conference at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., Addison Wiggin, co-author of the just-released book I.O.U.S.A., discussed the bailout controversy, what it means to U.S. citizens, the challenges facing the economy and the impact the federal debt will have on the American people.
We're in filmmakers' debt for timely 'I.O.U.S.A.' The film's political strength lies in its bipartisanship. It implicitly agrees with George H.W. Bush's primary-campaign assessment of Reagan's economic plan as "voodoo economics" and praises the Clinton administration for realizing that "tax cuts are too expensive." But it never loses its focus on our shared moral imperative: to trail-blaze a road to fiscal health. Read On >>
Addison Wiggin comments to the local CBS affiliate in Washington D.C. about the Dow's record breaking rally on Monday.
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National Press Club, Washington D.C. Most Americans are Going to Have to Rethink What They Expect from Their Government At a press conference at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., Addison Wiggin, co-author of the just-released book I.O.U.S.A., discussed the bailout controversy, what it means to U.S. citizens, the challenges facing the economy and the impact the federal debt will have on the American people.
Fox Business News, Washington, D.C.
Generations Of Debt I.O.U.S.A. author, Addison Wiggin, talks about his documentary that examines the national debt and its consquences for the United States and its citizens.
Experts dispute perils of nation's debt Mr. Wiggin considers the national debt to be "the greatest threat to national security apart from a terrorist acquiring a nuclear bomb." Fiscal challenges facing the United States, he said, are "much greater than the costs of the current wars" in Iraq and Afghanistan.
McCain, Obama Need to Talk About the `D' Word Imagine if campaigning U.S. politicians talked about the huge debts facing Americans and their institutions, instead of offering the usual platitudes about national unity and security.
Dangerously in Debt? Former U.S. Comptroller General David Walker speaks out on the perils of the rising federal deficit in the new film "I.O.U.S.A."
I.O.U.S.A. Glenn Beck and David Walker talking about how America's national debt is out of control and if we don't do something soon we'll all be paying the price.
Fiscal woes hit the big screen Lou Dobbs speaks to the makers of I.O.U.S.A., a documentary that warns of the consequences of the U.S. economic crisis.
Filmmaker: Debt to hit $53T You think it's easy to get a documentary film shown at the Democratic and Republican national conventions? It isn't, according to Stratham native Addison Wiggin, executive producer and co-writer of the film "I.O.U.S.A.,"
Documentary on Debt Addison Wiggin, I.O.U.S.A. executive producer and co-writer, discusses the documentary and how they translated a difficult concept into film.
Movie paints picture of catastrophic future Premiering Thursday at 358 theaters nationwide, "I.O.U.S.A." is part of Peterson's campaign to give the ballooning debt a central role in the presidential campaign.
Indebted Ever After Scared by National Deficit? You Should Be, Filmmakers Say.
A private-equity billionaire, a former federal government official and a Baltimore newsletter editor have made a documentary film that they hope can do what an endless parade of policy papers has not...
Bill Meyer of KMED (1440 AM) interviews Addison Wiggin, executive producer of I.O.U.S.A., about the massive buzz surrounding the movie and the Aug. 21 one time event.
Blackstone's Peterson Backs Film on U.S. Debt Through Nonprofit Blackstone Group LP co-founder Peter G. Peterson celebrated the launch of his $1 billion foundation last night by showing off his latest acquisition: a documentary that examines the perils of the U.S.'s debt.
Spending $1 Billion to Restore Fiscal Sanity
Peter G. Peterson, co-founder of the Blackstone Group, will finance a media blitz to get the public to focus on what he considers the real news of the day: the nation is going broke.
An Inconvenient Debt: Baltimore company's documentary 'I.O.U.S.A.' delivers plain talk about the shaky status of the U.S. economy.
I.O.U.S.A., a documentary being screened three times at this weekend's 10th annual Maryland Film Festival, uses every tool available to drum home its message that deficit spending is bad, that a country built on it is heading for nowhere but trouble.
The Washington Times: Deadbeat Nation: Filmmakers send out warning call with 'I.O.U.S.A.' The national debt is rapidly approaching $10 trillion, and the Democratic and Republican presidential candidates have proposed budget policies that will almost certainly add several trillion dollars more. Meanwhile, unfunded liabilities for Social Security and Medicare over the next 75 years exceed $44 trillion. It's enough to make Addison Wiggin and David Walker as mad as hornets, and they're doing something about it.
I.O.U.S.A. at the 2008 AFI/Discovery Channel
Documentary Festival
It’s big. It’s powerful. It’s invisible. It knows no party but it’s all about politics. It’s more than $9.3 trillion, and growing. From the folks who brought you the hit film about crossword puzzles (WORDPLAY) comes a new film about the National Debt. Trust us, it’s gonna be huge. In fact, it already is. Screening time: Sunday, June 22, 03:00 p.m.
CNBC An Inconvenient Debt
Insight on the country's deficit, with David Walker, former Comptroller General of the U.S. and protagonist of the film I.O.U.S.A.
CNBC Private Equity With Pete Peterson
Discussing the state of private equity, with Pete Peterson, The Blackstone Group chairman/co-founder and David Walker, former Comptroller General of the U.S. and protagonist of the film I.O.U.S.A.
WBAL Radio An Inconvenient Debt
Ron Smith, of WBAL Radio, interviews Addison Wiggin about our country's financial crisis. Listen >>
The Baltimore Sun: Boomers Planting A Debt Bomb
The biggest U.S. financial crisis isn't the housing crunch. It's the government debt bomb being planted by baby boomers to explode in the faces of their children and grandchildren
NPR talks to Addison Wiggin
NPR talks to Addison Wiggin, Exective Publisher of Agora Financial and Executive Producer of the new documentary film, I.O.U.S.A., which exposes the U.S. National Debt. Listen here >>
Mt. Washington Man Produces 'Big-Budget' Film
In the face of foreclosures, rising gas prices, devaluation of the dollar, a run on rice, and the 2008 presidential contest comes "I.O.U.S.A," a locally produced documentary about the national debt.
AUDIO PODCAST: On the Circuit: I.O.U.S.A. Filmmaker and Subjects
At the 2008 Sundance Film Festival Zoom In Online’s Megan Cunningham sat down with Patrick Creadon, Executive Producer, Addison Wiggin, U.S. Comptroller General David Walker, and Robert Bixby from the Concord Coalition to discuss how they approached making the film and the implications it holds for our nation’s future.
Listen to This AUDIO Podcast Here >>
I.O.U.S.A. picks up where Addison Wiggin and Bill Bonner’s New York Times best-selling Empire of Debt left off. It features stories about the people involved in making decisions about the four major deficits in the country (federal deficit, trade deficit, savings deficit, and leadership deficit). Complete transcripts of interviews conducted with Warren Buffet, Alan Greenspan, Paul Volcker, Robert Rubin, Alice Rivlin, Pete Peterson, David Walker, Paul O'Neill, James Areddy, Arthur Laffer, Steve Forbes and Bill Bonner also accompany the book.
Tackling Our Unsexy National Debt Equal parts enlightening and alarming, “I.O.U.S.A.” highlights our unwise preference for short-term reward over long-term planning.
Stop What You are Doing. Go See this Movie! I.O.U.S.A. I.O.U.S.A. is the most crucial film, the "must see film", of this year... Don't be alarmed; this isn't some sterile run down of facts and figures. Rather, it is an extremely accessible and sensibly presented showcase of the problems facing our current fiscal policy.
I.O.U.S.A. | 3.5 Stars! ...it accomplishes an amazing thing. It explains the national debt, the foreign trade deficit, the decrease in personal savings, how the prime interest rate works, and the weakness of our leaders.
Take the Kids to I.O.U.S.A. It isn't a horror flick, but this film on America's "Inconvenient Debt" will scare you stiff.
I.O.U.S.A. Movie Is Well-Done and Informative I enjoyed the movie and highly recommend it...the movie was well-done and informative, and the town hall disccussion was a useful add-on. Go see "I.O.U.S.A."
‘I.O.U.S.A’ | 3 stars Future generations may regard “I.O.U.S.A.” as the most important film of 2008.
A United States of indebtedness Using William Bonner and Addison Wiggin's cautionary book Empire of Debt as a template, and focusing on the amusing Robert Bixby, cofounder of the Concord Coalition, the film is almost jaunty at times, delivering its dark message with more than a little humor.
Debt Trap In driving home the gravity of the situation, I.O.U.S.A. pulls no punches.
I.O.U.S.A.: Zeros add up to trillions Colorful charts, humorous clips from Saturday Night Live and The Daily Show, and pithy narration are used to explain what the national debt is, how it got so large and why we should care about it.
I.O.U.S.A.opened internationally in Canada on October 24th in Toronto and Vancouver. We traveled to Toronto to support the opening night screenings with a Q&A at the Carlton. I.O.U.S.A. was positively reviewed by all the major dailies, a few of which we posted below. You can also view an (early morning!) segment we did on Canada AM. MTV Canada did a short news segement on the film, too. (Link coming soon)
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'I.O.U.S.A.' 3 STARS! A documentary about the U.S. addiction to debt, I.O.U.S.A. could have easily taken the title of another movie released this week, What Just Happened?
Review: I.O.U.S.A.
Now that, as Heidegger said, the 'dreadful has already happened,' the movie may seem irrelevant, but that's not the case at all. If anything, I. O. U. S. A makes a lot more sense now that we're bearing witness to a collapsing house of cards.
Review: I.O.U.S.A.
A documentary on one country’s fiscal policy is a tough sell at the best of times. In the worst of times, the deal looks a little more intriguing.
'I.O.U.S.A.' looks at fiscal collapse
A new documentary about how the United States is on the brink of financial ruin will keep you awake at night in a way no bloodsucking vampire thriller ever could.
Wake up and smell the meltdown
I.O.U.S.A. is a clear, cogent and compelling primer on contemporary American economics...
Just in time for Halloween
I.O.U.S.A. is the most frightening film of the year, even if the only red spilled is on an accountant’s ledger.
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