mattobrien's explanation was awesome. A lot about the current crisis was demystified for me in an episode of This American Life: http://www.thisamericanlife.org

mattobrien's explanation was awesome. A lot about the current crisis was demystified for me in an episode of This American Life: http://www.thisamericanlife.org/Radio_Episode.aspx?episode=365 http://www.thisamericanlife.org/Radio_Episode.aspx?episode=3... I'd recommend this to anyone who's looking for a well-explained overview. Set aside an hour or so to give it a listen.