Tuesday Afternoon Diversion: The Crisis of Credit Visualized

Tonight, President Obama will address the nation in what is essentially a State of the Union speech. Sure to take centerstage is the economy. Of course, there are many out there (including us) who still have issues grasping some of the more complex parts of the current recession/depression/economic clusterf*ck. This nifty video, however, definitely helps explain the current credit crisis, however, and might be a good primer going into the President's speech tonight.