North Korea Set To Test Long-Range Ballistic Missile; Mayor Takes Takeover Plan To Sacramento; Getty Gives Up Antiquities To Italians; Split Supreme Court Decision On Wetlands Protection; Inside Terrorism; Who’s Sorry Now?
North Korea Set To Test Long-Range Ballistic Missile
U.S. intelligence indicates North Korea has finished fueling a long-range missile that may be capable of reaching American shores, and the US has activated its missile defense system in response. Japan and South Korea have also pledged to cooperate to stop Pyongyang's apparent plans for a launch. Larry Mantle talks with Jim Walsh of M.I.T. about what this news means, and why political attempts to slow North Korea's weapons program continue to fail.
Mayor Takes Takeover Plan To Sacramento
LA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa is in Sacramento for a second consecutive day hoping to win support from lawmakers for his proposal to take control of the LAUSD. Larry talks with Tamara Keith, KPCC's State Capital Reporter, about the latest developments in the Mayor's plan which has drawn skepticism from legislators and the teacher's unions.
Getty Gives Up Antiquities To Italians
Larry Mantle talks with Jason Felch, LA Times staff writer, about the latest news about the Getty and its artifacts.
Split Supreme Court Decision On Wetlands Protection
A recent Supreme Court decision has set the stage for a reexamination of the 1972 Clean Water Act. In a 5 to 4 decision Monday the high court ruled in favor of two Michigan land owners who want to build a shopping mall and condominiums on property designated as wetlands. Though a favorable decision for the plaintiffs, it is not the clear cut triumph they may have hoped for. The high court sent the case back to the lower courts for deliberation rather, ordering them to reconsider whether ditches and drains, miles away from protected wetlands, are waterways and thus regulated by the Clean Water Act. Larry and his guests examine this ruling and its impact on the protection of wetlands throughout the US.
Inside Terrorism
Bruce Hoffman's book Inside Terrorism, has been called a crucial resource for anyone interested in understanding terrorism. Larry talks with Hoffman about the revised and expanded edition, which provides an analysis of the new adversaries, motivations, and tactics that have surfaced since 9-11 as well as the history of terrorism.
Who’s Sorry Now?
The public apology has become de rigurer for those in the public eye. In their new book My Bad, co-authors Paul Slansky and Arleen Sorkin, have compiled a plethora of apologies, both heartfelt, and--not so much. Larry talks with Slansky about many of the most famous, and infamous, mea culpas of the past 25 years.