10/21/08: PBS NEWS HOUR Interview with Nassim Nicholas Taleb, famous economist and author of "The Black Swan" and Dr. Mandelbrot, professor of Mathematics. Both say that the present economy is in much more serious condition than at the time of the Great Depression and even the economy during the American Revolution.
YouTube - The REAL Maverick: Present Economy worse than Depression
YouTube - The REAL Maverick: Present Economy worse than Depression