Super-Fed Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson
today proposes the most sweeping overhaul of the financial regulatory
system since the Great Depression. The plan would change how
the government regulates thousands of businesses from the nation's
biggest banks and investment houses down to the local insurance
agent and mortgage broker. The plan would also give the Federal
Reserve a super-cop role, with the power to review the books
of any financial institution, not just banks, that threatens
the U.S. financial system. We speak to Wall Street Journal reporter
Damian Paletta.
Green
Jobs What is a "green job"?
And how much is the U.S. government willing to spend to create
them? We speak with attorney and social activist Van Jones,
who jump started a training
program to teach inner-city youth in the San Francisco area
how to install solar panels. Last year he persuaded House Speaker
Nancy Pelosi to sign onto a plan to authorize $125 million to
train up to 30,000 people for "green jobs."
Soldier's
Story Marine Corporal Eric Hall was badly
wounded in Iraq and when he came home he said he felt like he
didn't fit in anymore. He disappeared in Florida and died
before he could be found. New York Times reporter Damien
Cave tells Hall's story and joins us to talk about
it.
Put
a Contract Out on Yourself Looking to break a bad habit? Two
professors at Yale University say you have better chance of
success if there's money at stake. There's even a
website to help you. Here
& Now contributor Karen Fritsche says she will give money to
the NRA if she fails in her attempt to quit smoking.
