The second round of the Troubled Asset Relief Program is in the pipeline, and many questions still abound about where the money is going and who’s watching it. And, Mexican Consul General Ambassador Rubén Beltrán on how the drug war in his country is affecting US-Mexican relations. Plus, is it a happy Chinese New Year?
Guests:
Ambassador Rubén BeltránWhite House Unwrapped
Richard Wolffe, MSNBC political analyst, discusses the economic stimulus.
Look Both Ways
Wiley Norville, communications director for Transportation Alternatives, and Thomas Yu, director of housing development at Asian Americans for Equality and chair of the Chatham Square Redesign committee of Community Board 3 in Manhattan, discuss how pedestrian safety can be improved in Chinatown and city-wide.
Bullish on Oxen
Wellington Chen, executive director of the Chinatown Partnership Development Corporation and Fred Fu of the Flushing Development Center discuss the lunar new year and how Chinatowns throughout the region are doing. Question of the Day: How are you celebrating the lunar new year? Are you an Ox? Comment ...
Two Against TARP II
We speak with Harry Moroz, Drum Major Institute research associate, and Nicole Gelinas, fellow at the Manhattan Institute and a contributing editor to its City Journal. Both argue against TARP II, but from different perspectives.
Drug Violence
Ambassador Rubén Beltrán, Consul General of Mexico in New York, talks about the drug violence in Mexico and how it affects US/Mexico relations.
By The Numbers
Tonight, thousands of volunteers will take to the streets to count the number of homeless people living in New York. Robert Hess, commissioner of the New York City Department of Homeless Services, talks about the Homeless Outreach Population Estimate.