We have received more compliments, advice and suggestions for this topic than any other (thank you all very much), and so have decided to expand and subdivide our offerings. Below you will find a section on what might be called 'pure' economics - tools to deconstruct and understand the cant of certain interested parties - and another section on personal finance - tools to assist one interested party, yourself.

Omnibus site from the American Economic Association.

Good basic discussion of macro- and microeconomics in lesson form under "Class portal". The whimsy, we suppose, comes under the PEDestrians Guide to the Economy. The tutorial is more thorough, but you have to subscribe. There is also a glossary and a "webpedia".

Books and papers from Lawrence Boland (Simon Fraser University, B.C., Canada) explore the conceptual foundations of economic reasoning. Learn how what we think is oft determined by how and why we think. Lengthy perhaps, but surprisingly accessible.

From Policy Almanac, an intelligent discussion of the federal budgeting process with lots of relevant links at the bottom of the page.

Thorough and lucid tutorial on the many topics of both micro- and macro-economics, especially for the math-challenged (though there is a statistics section, if you're talented thay way).

Interlinked discussion of major topics and concepts in economics, including different economic theories and schools.

Some is good, some not. Its Economics from A to Z - an extensive list of current issues and topics in taxes, policy and economics - is worth a browse, but suffers from too long link lines. It's a better encyclopedia than a tutorial, for which it would have to be more systematically arranged.

Investopedia.com offers a concise and clear tutorial on basic economics (with even a convenient printable pdf version) as well as advanced topics for the investor, a dictionary, articles on investing and more (o.k., well maybe this one will make you wealthy), though some features require registration.

From Findlaw, scholarly articles on private, common and intellectual property, torts, contracts, tax and enviromental law and the economics of crime and law enforcement. An excellent source. Recommended for those who want to spend some time actually studying the topic.
See also Findlaw's Law and Economics Resources.

The subject tabs across the top - Consumer Protection, Industry Analysis and Regulation & Examination - lead to excellent and exceptionally thorough information in their subject areas.

The Fed offers a surprising amount of education and information to the public. Among its online resources are: Federal Reserve Education, the Fed's main education site; the New York Bank's education page; and the San Francisco Bank's education page

Brief overview.

Papers on various economic, fiscal and policy topics. Grouped by year and month.

Tutorials on unemployment, government spending, gross domestic product, the money supply, and more.

David Lane of Rice University provides an exceptionally thorough online statistics textbook with a diverse list of related links to similar texts elsewhere.

Extensive collection of books, journals and papers available on line.

Yes, it really is about making money, but its investing tutorials are a good introduction to the market.

William Goetzman's brief guide was a bit math-heavy for us; but even we know what one good graph is worth.

From David Friedman, an excellent discussion of the intersection of law and economics, lucid chapters on a variety of economic topics..

From Professor William F. Sharpe, this tutorial is directed to mainly to stock analysts, but would profit any investor who plans to use one.

From Martin J. Osbourne, a very thorough tutorial on the mathematics pertaining to economics.

Lucid entries on money, banking, the financial markets and the role of government, from William F. Hummel

Illuminating if for nothing more than discovering where the money goes (and you all thought we just wasted it on the undeserving poor!). Everyone should play.

Pamela Peterson's 2006 course. Look under "Modules".

Don't be put off by that word "statistics". Robert Niles' site, is clear and simple, and an excellent primer for for those wishing to know how numbers illuminate and deceive.

Learning through interactive graphs. Clear and well-designed site from Dennis & Rebecca Kaufmann.
You may also want to consult Introduction to Graphs from Rob Pusch, Jason Tabor and Judith Grunert at Syracuse University.

U.K. site, useful for clear and concise thumbnail explanations of economics terms and concepts.

Oriented toward personal finance, it is an omnibus page for advice and information.