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Aired on NPR's Fresh Air on September 18, 2008. Terry Gross interviews Michael Greenberger, law professor at the University of Maryland law school. This provides a good overview of the AIG bailout and how it effects us.

Aired on NPR's Fresh Air April 3, 2008. Terry Gross interviews Michael Greenberger. He explains the economy.

Newest report from CQ Researcher that addresses the financial crisis.

Can the US auto industry bounce back?
February 6, 2009

Do they stimulate the economy more than tax cuts?
February 20, 2009

The issue: Was the U.S. government's authorization of a $700 billion economic rescue program the best way to deal with the country's financial crisis, or will it make matters worse by plunging the U.S. deeper into debt?

The issue: Should the U.S. government nationalize struggling banks? Or would that be too large an undertaking to be feasible?

official text - 407 pages long in pdf

The current financial crisis began in August 2007, when financial stability replaced inflation as the Federal Reserve?s chief concern. The roots of the crisis go back much further, and there are various views on the fundamental causes.

Check out these videos explaining various aspects of the financial crisis with Marketplace Senior Editor Paddy Hirsch.

This paper discusses the impact of recent tumultuous economic events and policy interventions on the Federal fiscal picture for the immediate future and for the longer run from the Brookings Insitution