Here's a primer on the economic crisis from Michael Bloomberg, Mayor of New York City and founder of Bloomberg, LP.  He's having something of a conversation (or soliloquy accompanied by an audience) with Georgetown University President, John Degioia

Michael Bloomberg is a businessman turned politician and though we must view all politicians with an air of professional skepticism, it's comforting that he has once in his life actually made a buck. 

I found this insightful: