Monitoring Parolees
Monitoring Parolees
Attorney General and former Oakland mayor Jerry Brown says the recent shootings of four police officers show the state needs to more aggressively track and limit the activities of parolees. Larry Mantle talks about the issue of parolee monitoring with Scott Kernan, Undersecretary of Operations for the California corrections department, and Kara Dansky, Executive Director of The Stanford Criminal Justice Center.
Geithner Asks For Greater Regulatory Powers
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner asked Congress on Tuesday for broad new powers to regulate non-bank financial companies like troubled insurer American International Group. Is this a good idea? Larry Mantle talks with the Washington Post's national economy correspondent Neil Irwin.
Red Meat May Be Deadly
Larry Mantle talks with New York Times health reporter Jane Brody about a new study tying daily red meat consumption with early death.
The Foie Gras Food Fight
To eat duck or not to eat duck? That is the question. In his new book, "The Foie Gras Wars," Mark Caro explores the answer to the question, among others, of what constitutes the proper amount of suffering for a duck to endure before it finds its way onto our dinner plate. How much suffering is too much? Caro takes readers to the battlefield of the war, from political leaders and animal rights' activists to foie gras connoiseurs. Larry talks to Mark Caro to talk about his new book.