Gold Explained, Finally

Why Countries Are Suddenly Buying GOLD Again
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- Chris Powell, Secretary/Treasurer, Gold Anti-Trust Committee
- Megan A. Black, Associate Professor at MIT, Mining History Specialty
- Thomas Hogan, Associate Professor of Economics at the University of - Austin
- Lawrence H. White, American economics professor at George Mason University

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-- VIDEO CHAPTERS --
0:00 INTRO
1:38 ORIGINS
4:05 GOLD AS MONEY
13:27 THE GOLD STANDARD
16:49 THE FED
24:52 GOLD STRIKES BACK
29:52 NEW GOLD SURGE

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