Is the country threatened with a new round of cyber-attacks, or is it all media hype? Wired's Kim Zetter explains. And, do the rich have any reason to be upset? Plus, your credit card bill of rights; and bike sharing in NYC.
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Yesterday Barack Obama did what many of us have always dreamed of: he chastised the heads of the credit card industry about their dubious conduct. Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney's, whose "credit card bill of rights" will be up for a house vote soon, discusses how Washington hopes to help the average ...
City Service
Fernanda Santos, metro reporter and contributor to City Room blog for The New York Times, talks about Mayor Bloomberg's programs to boost volunteerism by New Yorkers young and old.
Bike-Share
Cities around the world are trying it. Paul Steely White, executive director of Transportation Alternatives, talks about the possibility of introducing a bike-sharing program in New York City.
Hack of All Trades
There have been several recent headlines about cyber-security breaches, but just how real is the threat and just what is the government doing about it? Kim Zetter, a reporter for Wired specializing in computer security, national security and privacy issues, breaks down the latest news.
Bothered and Bewildered Are They
Gabriel Sherman, contributing editor at New York magazine, writes about how the "masters of the universe" are coping with their loss of status in his New York magazine article "The Wail of the 1%."
YEUI Home Grown: Gardening for Food and Community
Director of the New York City parks department Green Thumb program Edie Stone and executive director of The Bronx & Manhattan Land Trust Erica Packard talk about the increased interest in local gardening and what it takes to be a real, grow-your-own locavore.
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