Planet Money’s podcast lays out how the agents of the banks were able to falsely inflate the market by buying their own products.
Here’s a comic for the visual learners.
the bubble
September 25th, 2010bad monkeys by matt ruff
May 20th, 2010
Photo by Dawson
“A combination of Fight Club and Catcher in the Rye.” This (and the cool title) was enough to peak my interest in Bad Monkeys. As mentioned in previous posts, I’m not much for fiction, but this thriller by Matt Ruff was a great foray into the genre. Sheer entertainment with sentences that grip you in suspense. (And prompt you to ensure your door and window locks are securely fastened).
overdeliver
February 27th, 2010
If you were lucky/generous enough to pre-order Seth Godin’s Linchpin, you were rewarded with a great book and the priceless feeling of contributing to an exceptional cause. Either of these, alone, would be enough to make my day. So imagine my surprise when I find an additional copy of the Linchpin resting in my mailbox. Having finished it just a week ago, I’ve been anxious to get the one copy I owned into the hands of others. Thanks to this incredible gift, the ideas will spread twice as fast 
my stack
January 12th, 2010
There it is-in all its glory-my stack! My 1200+ page todo list perched on my coffee table where it’s able to mock me best. I recently dropped my “programming only” subject criteria and I’m finding the variety provides a nice change of pace from one book to another. With each book comes fresh, new information about a subject completely different than the last. I’ve yet to add fiction to the mix and I fear such a thing will never happen.
I’ve began posts on some of the books I’ve received so far and will update them with a review.
the smashing book (finally here)
January 2nd, 2010
After months of delays, The Smashing Book arrives in style. Maybe the most visually appealing book I’ve ever bought. Even the packaging is sexy. All of the books I pre-ordered months ago arrived within days of each other. So I’ve got much to read before I get around to it but a review is coming soon.
Got the book? What do you think?
what matters now (free ebook)
December 22nd, 2009
70+ great minds sharing ideas on What Matters Now.
Now, more than ever, we need a different way of thinking, a useful way to focus and the energy to turn the game around.