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The Meltdown Chronicles - An Analytic Series on the Deterioration of Our Global Economic System

The Meltdown Chronicles is is series of publications analyzing the deterioration of our global economic system and its impacts on workers. Written by USW Canadian National Office researcher Kim Pollock, the series kicked off in November 2008 as the global economic crisis grew worse and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper assured Canadians that our economic fundamentals were "fine."

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The Meltdown Chronicles

#1 - November 2008

FINANCIAL STORM IN OCTOBER PROMISES A LONG COLD WINTER

   

The Meltdown Chronicles

#2 - January 2009

WORKERS LEFT TO PAY FOR THE CRISIS THAT WASN'T

 
 

The Meltdown Chronicles

#3 - February 2009

BUILDING THE BOOM, FINANCING THE CRASH: HOUSING THE ECONOMIC  MELTDOWN

   

The Meltdown Chronicles

#4 - February 16, 2009

THE FUNDAMENTALS ARE FINE? TELL THAT TO THE UNEMPLOYED

 

 

The Meltdown Chronicles

#5 - March 2009

WHILE HARPER CLAIMED 'FUNDAMENTALS FINE", THINGS UNRAVELLED

 
   

The Meltdown Chronicles

#6 - June 2009

STIMULUS SPENDING: DO WE NEED AN ECONOMIC RECOVERY PROGRAM?

 

The Meltdown Chronicles

#7 - July 2009

CANADA'S SLIDE TOWARD DEFLATION UNDERSCORES NEED FOR STIMULUS

   

The Meltdown Chronicles

#8 - SUMMER 2009

TINKERING AND  'TECHNICAL FIXES' CAN'T MEND A BROKEN ECONOMIC SYSTEM

 

The Meltdown Chronicles

#9 - 15 JULY 2009

IT'S TIME FOR A CHANGE: A WORLD OF FEAR MEANS LOWER WAGES FOR ALL WORKERS