The Crash Course
Alternatives to Political Systems, Consumerism, Economics, Financial Management, Nuclear, Population, Society, peak oil — by Craig Mackintosh PRI Editor January 14, 2009
I’ve referenced Chris Martenson’s excellent ‘Crash Course’ a couple of times, but now I’ve discovered Chris has also uploaded it to YouTube, so can embed here for your convenience and viewing pleasure.
For those not familiar, this twenty chapter presentation is arguably the best effort I’ve seen to help people understand our current world predicament, with an emphasis on economics. It’s a must watch (in addition to ‘Money as Debt‘). Do share the link with your contacts.
Chapter 1 – Three Beliefs & Chapter 2 – The Three E’s
Chapter 3 – Exponential Growth & Chapter 4 – The Power of Compounding
Chapter 5 – Growth vs. Prosperity & Chapter 6 – What is Money?
Chapter 7 – Money Creation
Chapter 8 – The Fed & Money Creation
Chapter 9 – A Brief History of U.S. Money
Chapter 10 – Inflation (1 of 2)
Chapter 10 – Inflation (2 of 2) & Chapter 11 – How Much is a Trillion?
Chapter 12 – Debt (1 of 2)
Chapter 12 – Debt (2 of 2)
Chapter 13 – A National Failure to Save (1 of 2)
Chapter 13 – A National Failure to Save (2 of 2)
Chapter 14 – Assets & Demographics (1 of 2)
Chapter 14 – Assets & Demographics (2 of 2)
Chapter 15 – Bubbles (1 of 2)
Chapter 15 – Bubbles (2 of 2)
Chapter 16 – Fuzzy Numbers (1 of 2)
Chapter 16 – Fuzzy Numbers (2 of 2)
Chapter 17a – Peak Oil (1 of 2)
Chapter 17a – Peak Oil (2 of 2)
Chapter 17b – Energy Budgeting (1 of 2)
Chapter 17b – Energy Budgeting (2 of 2)
Chapter 17c – Energy and the Economy
Chapter 18 – Environmental Data (1 of 2)
Chapter 18 – Environmental Data (2 of 2)
Chapter 19 – Future Shock
Head to Chris’ site to view Chapter 20
Further Watching:
Comments (5)
This is a great series for those who have not yet woken up to the reality of the situation we find ourselves in. I am going to post this on my Facebook page and send it to everyone I can. The tipping point is near. Once the acceptance stage is reached, we can seriously move on to the solutions, and permaculture is front and center in my opinion. I can’t recommend this series highly enough.
Comment by Isaac — January 15, 2009 @ 12:00 pm
Hi,
You can also watch it from his website:
http://www.chrismartenson.com/crashcourse
Cheers,
Matt
Comment by Matt Diener — January 15, 2009 @ 2:16 pm
I would also like to add the movie “America: Freedom to Fascism”. This documentary takes it a step further. I believe you can watch it free, just do a search.
Comment by Jacob Luetkemeyer — January 16, 2009 @ 1:47 am
No! “America: Freedom to Fascism” is a right wing sillyness about the non legality of income tax. Whether technically legal or not is a matter for those who know law etc. But income tax as a concept is good, assuming a reasonable government. These right winger are always moaning about tax itself, but not how tax is spent – which is the real issue.
Peace
Comment by Chendy — January 6, 2010 @ 1:06 pm
Is there some way to download your videos in their entirety to my iPod, like in the podcast or video app, vs streaming waiting until I can find a wiifi?
Comment by Edward — June 24, 2011 @ 3:27 am
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