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PODCAST: Implementing Chip and PIN; 25th Anniversary of Tiananmen Square

The man behind Fannie and Freddie, Chip and PIN credit cards from Sam's Club, and the blue collar protesters at Tiananmen Square

More on Mel Watt, the man behind the Federal Housing Finance Agency, and overseer of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Plus, with Sam’s Club offering the country’s first Chip and PIN credit cards, a look at the barriers to switching to the more secure technology. Last up, on the 25th anniversary of Tiananmen Square, a conversation about the blue collar workers who joined the protests and why they were there in the first place.

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