The Canadian Broadcast Corporation’s four-part investigation of the orgy of greed and recklessness that drove the world into financial collapse. Only now are the hard questions being asked. Only now are the key players being held into account. Click the image for part 1 or select from the links below.
MELTDOWN Episode 1 - The Men Who Crashed The World
The story of the men who crashed the world: the billionaire mortgage seller who fooled millions; the high-rolling banker with a fatal weakness; the ferocious Wall Street predator; and the power behind the throne.
MELTDOWN Episode 2 - A Global Tsunami
How the financial tsunami swept the world; the renegade executive who nearly destroyed the global financial system; and the Treasury Secretary who bailed out his old friends.
MELTDOWN Episode 3 - Paying the Price
Some of the crash victims fight back: in Iceland, a protesting singer brings down a government; in France, a union leader brings about the kidnapping of his boss; and in California, thousands of families become homeless.
MELTDOWN Episode 4 - After the Fall
After the fall: the Sheik who pretends the crash never happened; the Wall Street King charged with fraud; the congresswoman who wants to jail the bankers; and the world leaders who want a re-thinking of capitalism.