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WBUR: Here and Now

Produced by WBUR FM in Boston and PRI, Here and Now features fast breaking news, more leisurely analysis, and human interest stories. We also cover the arts: film, theater, music and much much more.

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Here and Now for Friday, May 2, 2008

Date: 05/02/2008
Length: 00:43:55

In the most far-reaching crackdown on credit card issuers in years, federal regulators are expected to approve new rules today that would ban some of the worst practices in the credit card industry, such as retroactive and arbitrary interest rate hikes. We speak with Kathy Kristof, reporter for the Los Angeles Times. Exorcism of demons, mesmerism, Freudian therapy, biofeedback: Yhe mind's connection to health has a rich history both within and outside of the scientific community. We speak with Anne Harrington, a professor at Harvard University about her new book, "The Cure Within: A History of Mind-Body Medicine". A recent report by the Center for Labor Market Studies at Northeastern University predicts that this summer teen unemployment will reach an all-time high. We speak with Joseph McLaughlin, a co-author of the study, and Mark Isenberg, of Action for Boston Community Development. Congressman Walter Jones (R-NC) is the man who brought "Freedom Fries" to the Washingto

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