In times of crisis people seek strong leaders and simple solutions. But what if their solutions are identical to the mistakes that caused the very crisis? This is the story of the greatest economic crisis of our age, the one that awaits us.

Raw footage of protesters rioting in London’s financial district before the G20 Summit on April 1, 2009, which was labeled by protesters as “Financial Fool’s Day”.

Jim Rogers Financial Crisis is going to get WORSE

On the eve of the US presidential election, Avi Lewis reports on the financial crisis from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. With a chorus of different voices, from Wall Street insiders to those who could not even get in the door of the New York Stock Exchange, this episode of Inside USA explores the roots of the crisis and asks how it will shape the next government of the US.

Here is part 1 of President Bush’s televised address on the financial crisis that has crippled wall street as well as the global economy. This speech was broadcasted on 9/24/08 9 PM Eastern time on local news networks in the US

On the eve of the US presidential election, Avi Lewis reports on the financial crisis from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. With a chorus of different voices, from Wall Street insiders to those who could not even get in the door of the New York Stock Exchange, this episode of Inside USA explores the roots of the crisis and asks how it will shape the next government of the US.

Martin Summers, the Former East European projects officer for the New Economics Foundation talks about present day money matters as we slide down a slippery sope.