Phenomenon: The Lost Archives — Season 1, Episode 10: Monopoly Men

Episode synopsis

During the Wilson Presidency, the U.S. Government sanctioned the creation of the Federal Reserve. Thought by many to be a government organization maintained to provide financial accountability in the event of a domestic depression, the actual business of the FED is shrouded in secrecy. People of the world will be shocked to discover that the principal business of the FED is to print money from nothing, lend it to the U.S. Government and charge interest on these loans. Who keeps the interest? Good question. Find out as the connective tissue between this and other top secret international organizations is explored.

About Phenomenon: The Lost Archives

A recently unearthed repository of materials formerly classified by the secret government....The Phenomenon Archives. This series covers the taboo subjects which have had light shed on them by pouring over the materials in this repository.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1Noah's Ark Found?
• E2Tunguska: The Russian Roswell
• E3Stolen Glory: The Cover-up of Cosmonaut Vladimir Ilyushin
• E4Up for Sale
• E5Lost Lighting: The Missing Secrets of Nicola Tesla
• E6Keeping the Faith
• E7Science Fraud: Is the Tail Wagging the Dog?
• E8Genesis Revisited
• E9Irretrievably Lost: The Search for the Savannah Warhead
• E11Unknown Encounter
• E12American Midnight
• E13H.A.A.R.P. Holes in Heaven