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Pulitzer Prize-winning Los Angeles Times automotive columnist Dan Neil explains why he thinks the $15 billion auto industry bailout will not work. TV judge Greg Mathis talks about being on the air for 10 years and explains why he thinks it's been so popular.
Dan Neil
Dan Neil
Automotive critic explains why he believes the U.S. government should nationalize General Motors. (2:55)
Full interview. (11:40)
Dan Neil is the first and only automobile columnist ever to win the Pulitzer Prize. Described as having a "wicked way with words," he also has a passion for cars. Neil is a native of North Carolina, where he began his professional writing career as a copy editor. His weekly column in the Los Angeles Times, "Rumble Seat," won the Pulitzer for Criticism in '04. He's written for numerous newspapers and magazines, including AutoWeek magazine and The New York Times, and was a contributing editor for Car and Driver.
Greg Mathis
Greg Mathis
Television judge discusses the auto bailout, the spirit of Detroit and the poverty in his hometown. (3:16)
Full interview. (11:22)
Once a juvenile delinquent in Detroit's housing projects, Greg Mathis rose from jail to Michigan District Court Judge—the youngest in the state's history. Now retired, he's known for his advocacy campaigns for equal justice and helps guide troubled youth as a syndicated TV show judge and through his Young Adults Asserting Themselves outreach initiative. Mathis chronicled his story in the autobiography Inner City Miracle and has also co-written a novel based on a judge who solves murders, Street Judge.