Top articles on the financial crisis

Folks have asked me for the top resources to understand the financial crisis. Not directly related to the topic of this blog - but there is no doubt that the financial crisis has served as an additional impetus in driving health care reform here in the United States.

So here they are:

Nick Paumgarten: The Death of Kings

http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/05/18/090518fa_fact_paumgarten


Michael Lewis: The End of Wall Street

http://www.portfolio.com/news-markets/national-news/portfolio/2008/11/11/The-End-of-Wall-Streets-Boom


Niall Ferguson: Planet Finance and The Age of Leverage

http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2008/12/banks200812


Barry Eichengreen: The Last Temptation

http://www.nationalinterest.org/Article.aspx?id=21274

The Baseline Scenario

http://baselinescenario.com/financial-crisis-for-beginners/

Simon Johnson: The Quiet Coup

http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200905/imf-advice