I'm guessing you're looking for something punchier than the Wikipedia page. But may I recommend the EconTalk podcast. http://www.econtalk.org/archives.html#cat

I'm guessing you're looking for something punchier than the Wikipedia page. But may I recommend the EconTalk podcast. http://www.econtalk.org/archives.html#category http://www.econtalk.org/archives.html#category In particular, Barofsky on Bailouts (http://www.econtalk.org/archives/2012/09/barofsky_on_bai.html http://www.econtalk.org/archives/2012/09/barofsky_on_bai.htm...), Johnson on the Financial Crisis (http://www.econtalk.org/archives/2011/11/simon_johnson_o.html http://www.econtalk.org/archives/2011/11/simon_johnson_o.htm...), and Wapshot on Keynes and Hayek (http://www.econtalk.org/archives/2011/10/wapshott_on_key.html http://www.econtalk.org/archives/2011/10/wapshott_on_key.htm...). Hell, the entire EconTalk podcast series is full of so much braininess. This is a pretty complex subject and there is more to it than just printing money and buying up T-Bills.