Going into more detail about the potential weaknesses of fractional reserve banking, this video introduces some of the ways the economy has been engineered to address these issues, such as the "lender of last resort" and insurance...

Follow banking through the 1920s. An era that truly went from boom to bust, the stock market lost over 30% of its value. By 1933, the economy was still failing, and Roosevelt needed more money to pay for his large-budgeted plans. How did...