The Federal Reserve: What You Need to Know

In the news you'll sometimes hear of the Federal Reserve and the battle over the setting of interest rates. According to the Federal Reserve website, they state that they are the central bank of the U.S., providing the nation with a safe, flexible, and stable monetary and financial system. Now that you know what they say their purpose is, do you know where their authority comes from? After all, our guest has said that you can't understand what's going wrong in our country without an understanding of the Federal Reserve. Alex Newman is an award-winning international freelance journalist, author, researcher, educator and consultant. He is senior editor for The New American. He is co-author of Crimes of the Educators, author of Deep State: The Invisible Government Behind the Scenes and author of, Indoctrinating Our Children to Death. He is founder & CEO of Liberty Sentinel and a national syndicator of radio and TV programs including Behind the Deep State which airs on WVCY Television and vcy.tv. From its origins stemming from a secret meeting in 1910, its relationship to the U.S. Treasury, to quantitative easing, a central bank digital currency and much more, listen as Alex takes you through the history of how we got where we are under the influence of this central bank and what it may mean for America's future.