Oil price rise related to unrest in Libya
Oil prices jumped today to their highest levels since the global financial crisis in 2008, as markets reacted to the uncertainty in Libya. The country is a member of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries. Host Lisa Mullins talk to Steve Levine of Foreign Policy magazine about the effect the crisis has on oil.
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