Blood in the Streets

Blood in the Streets

By  Lagan Sebert on Aug 05, 2008

Waves of youth violence are sweeping across many American cities, forcing police departments to institute the equivalent of martial law. One such neighborhood is a few miles from Capitol Hill. It's a trend that's bound to continue and, as the economy slides, could get worse. But is anyone paying attention?

Super-Rich Tax Cheats

Super-Rich Tax Cheats

By  Harry Hanbury on Jul 25, 2008

They hide an estimated $100 billion a year from the IRS, but now the U.S. Senate is turning up the heat on offshore tax havens. The man who ratted out some of these tax dodgers now lives in hiding and has a $10 million bounty on his head. This is a story straight out of our new Gilded Age -- one of billionaires, foreign bankers, corruption, secrecy and, of course, greed.