As the global economic crisis hit and grew in severity, NYU Stern Business School professor Nouriel Roubini moved on from his "Dr. Doom" moniker--often used in a pejorative sense pre-2008-- to be seen as something of an economic prophet by many new admirers.  So now when he speaks, whether it be on the Greek crisis, or on the US bond market, he has many listeners.

Roubini has a new book out as well--Crisis Economics: A Crash Course in the Future of Finance--and it sums up his thinking on economic crises and how they come about.  Roubini spoke about the book, and about how he came to the conclusion that financial meltdown was a coming danger, at Sixth and I Historic Synagogue in Washington, DC.  Here's an excerpt:

You can watch the full speech here.