The End of GM? Abortion Access in Southern California; President Obama's new cybersecurity strategy
The end of GM?
Today General Motors filed the largest industrial bankruptcy in U.S. history. To help support GM, the Obama administration will provide $30.1 billion to the automaker in addition to the $20 billion already given. This makes GM the second-largest recipient of bailout money, behind AIG.
Dan Neil, LA Times columnist
David Welch, Detroit Bureau Chief of BusinessWeek magazine
Access to abortion in Southern California
Dr. George Tiller, one of the few doctors in the US who performed very late term abortions, was fatally shot on Sunday while working as an usher at his church in Kansas. The shooting may have a chilling effect on abortion providers nationwide resulting in increased security at clinics.
Mary-Jane Wagle, President, Planned Parenthood Los Angeles
President Obama Releases New Cybersecurity Policy
President Obama has pledged to make the nation's computer networks more secure in the interest of national security. Last week the White House release a Cyberspace Policy Review, outlining possibilities for protecting computer systems run by the government. President Obama also plans to appoint a cyber security coordinator to oversee the policies. Larry Mantle finds out more about the President's plan to improve computer security from University of Chicago Law School Professor Randal Picker and Greg Nojeim of the Center for Democracy and Technology.
Randal Picker, University of Chicago Law School Professor
Greg Nojeim, Center for Democracy and Technology
The Biology, Psychology & Sociology of Sex
Why do men and women feel the way they do about the opposite sex? Who is hot and who isn't? And do we actually makes decisions about sexual attraction or is it all beyond our control? In his new book, "How Sex Works," Dr. Sharon Moalem explores the unique dynamic between biological imperatives, societal standards and individual choice. Larry talks with him about his book.
Dr. Sharon Moalem, author of "How Sex Works: Why We Look, Smell, Taste, Feel and Act the Way We Do"