Mon 1.25.10| Turmoil Over Yemen; Suburbanizing Poverty

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Conn Hallinan, "Something About Yemen" CounterPunch

Elizabeth Kneebone & Emily Garr, "The Suburbanization of Poverty" The Brookings Institution

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The republic of Yemen on the Arabian Peninsula has come under great scrutiny by the Obama administration. Foreign policy analyst Conn Hallinan explains what the interest in Yemen might tell us about US geopolitical intentions in Asia. And Elizabeth Kneebone, co-author of a new report, talks about how American suburbs have become home to the largest population of poor people in the country.

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