Top 18 Economic Documentaries

Monty Pelerin / EconomicNoise.com

Any collection of the top anything is open to question. So it is with this post from Munknee.com. There are items that I would have excluded and others that I would have included. I might also quibble with the order, if it reflects order of importance.

However, after these usual qualifications, the list below is a good one and worthwhile perusing for those who want to understand our current situation. It is a treasure-trove of reading that will help you better comprehend the problems. Do forget the “related articles” after the first 18. In some respects they are better than the original list.

Economic Reason has gathered together the Top 18 ‘reality’ economic documentaries which are bought to you by www.munKNEE.com.

1. Overdose: The Next Financial Crisis – Directed by Martin Borgs

This documentary depicts When the world’s financial bubble blew, the solution was to lower interest rates and pump trillions of dollars into the sick banking system. The solution is the problem, that’s why we had a problem in the first place. Featured guests; Peter Schiff, Gerald Celente, Dennis Hannon. ~46 min. 561,856 views

2. 97% Owned – Directed by Peter Joseph

97% owned presents serious research and verifiable evidence on the troubling issues facing our economic and financial system. This documentary provides a UK-perspective, however, its inner workings of Central Banks and the Money creation process are virtually the same concept all around the world. ~2:10 hr. 190,365 views

3. Money as Debt 1 – Directed by Paul Grignon

Todays money is a new form of slavery, and distinguishable from the old simply by the fact that it is impersonal, there is no human relation between master and slave. Debt- government, corporate and household has reached astronomical proportions. Where does all this money come from? How could there BE that much money to lend? The answer is…there isn’t. Today, MONEY IS DEBT. If there were NO DEBT there would be NO MONEY. ~ 47 min. 10,511 views

4. Money As Debt 2, Directed by Paul Grignon

Bailouts, stimulus packages, debt piled upon debt…Where will it all end? How did we get into a situation where there has never been more material wealth & productivity and yet everyone is in debt to bankers. ~1:16 hr.145,837 views

5. Money As Debt 3 – Directed by Paul Grignon

This third and final movie in the Money as Debt trilogy presents a comprehensive picture of how “money” could work in the future. It is a blueprint full of surprising specifics for creating a whole new system applied with technologies that exist right now. Money as Debt. ~1:02 hr. 161,940 views

6. The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of The World - By Niall Ferguson

This documentary provides a financial History of the World by a Harvard professor, Niall Ferguson. It examines the long history of money, credit, and banking. ~4:30 hr. 297,652 views

7. Fiat Empire – Why the Federal Reserve Violates the U.S. Constitution – Directed by Matrixx Entertainment Corporation

A good documentary about the federal reserve in the United States. Most people believe that this bank is government owned but it is not. ~58 min. 16,101 views

8. Money, Banking, and The Federal Reserve System – Produced by Ludwig von Mises Institute

Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson understood The Monster but to most Americans today, Federal Reserve is just a name on the dollar bill. They have no idea of what the central bank does to the economy, or to their own economic lives; of how and why it was founded and operates; or of the sound money and banking that could end the statism, inflation, and business cycles that the Fed generates. ~ 42 min. 813,417 views

9. The Crash Of 1929 – Produced by Ellen Hovde and Muffie Meyer

By 1929, Charles Mitchell, President of the National City Bank (which would become Citibank), had popularized the idea of selling stock and high yield bonds directly to smaller investors. Mitchell and a very small group of bankers, brokers, and speculators manipulated the stock market, grew wealthy and helped create the economic boom of that fabulous decade. ~1 hr. 108,968 views

10. Enron, The Smartest Guys In The Room – Directed by Alex Gibney

Believed by some accusers to be the most egregious corporate malefactors in American history — are about to go on trial for pillaging their company and devaluing its stock, leaving thousands of employees and investors holding the bag while they absconded with millions. ~ 1:49 hr. 71,749 views

11. MeltDown – The Secret History of the Global Financial Collapse – by Doc Zone

Doc Zone has traveled the world – from Wall Street to Dubai to China – to investigate The Secret History of the Global Financial Collapse. Meltdown is the story of the bankers who crashed the world, the leaders who struggled to save it and the ordinary families who got crushed. ~44 min. 2,055 views

12. The Take – by Avi Lewis

We heard rumors of a new kind of economy emerging in Argentina. With hundreds of factories closing, waves of workers were locking themselves inside and running the workplaces on their own, with no bosses. ~ 1:20 min.112,684 views

13. The Money Masters – Directed Bill Still

The Money Masters is a 3 1/2 hour non-fiction, historical documentary that traces the origins of the political power structure that rules our nation and the world today. ~ 3:30 hr. 44,685 views

14. I.O.U.S.A – Directed by Patrick Creadon

The film focuses on the shape and impact of the United States national debt. The film features Robert Bixby, director of the Concord Coalition, and David Walker, the former U.S. Comptroller-General, as they travel around the United States on a tour to let communities know of the potential dangers of the national debt. The tour was carried out through the Concord Coalition, and was known as the “Fiscal Wake-Up Tour.” From Wikipedia. ~ 45min. 42,785 views

15. The Last Days Of Lehman Brothers

Drama inspired by the real events that took place on the weekend of 12 September 2008 – when the Lehman Brothers went to the wall. ~59 min. 32,733 views

16. The Crash Course – by Chris Martenson

In this powerpoint presentation, Chris Marentson presents an indepth consideration of the economy, energy and the environment. He explains the fundamentals for an economic collapse and ways on how you can prepare by being more resilant. This is chapter one only, to see all videos concerning this crash course see here ~ 2:30 hr.95,031 views

17. Debt Collapse – by Mike Maloney

This presentation by Mike Maloney of Gold and Silver shows how Gold and Silver are only just starting their upward move to higher prices. ~1:30 hr. 783,690 views

18. The Secret of Oz – by Bill Still

Ben Still shows the world economy is doomed to spiral downwards until we do 2 things: outlaw government borrowing and outlaw fractional reserve lending. A documentary worth watching. ~1:56 hr. 408,781 views

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