Two International Monetary Fund economists re-examine the depression era Chicago Plan calling for 100% reserve banking. Their modeling indicates support for the claims that it would have major economic benefits. Our “Free Money” reform has many attributes in common with the Chicago Plan. http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/wp/2012/wp12202.pdf
Detailed account created by the Chicago Federal Reserve Bank, on how our current Fractional Reserve Banking system operates. A real eye opener
http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Modern_Money_Mechanics
Definitive online source to examine the rapid increase of share of National Income accruing to top portion of the income distribution: http://topincomes.parisschoolofeconomics.eu/
One of the best compendium of simple data graphs telling the story of what’s wrong with our current financial system: http://www.businessinsider.com/what-wall-street-protesters-are-so-angry-about-2011-10?op=1