Morning Edition archive
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Books
White-Collar Criminals Weave New 'Tangled Webs'
Journalist James B. Stewart admits in his new book that lying isn't by any means new, but argues that "concerted, deliberate lying by a different class of criminal — sophisticated, educated, affluent ... threatens to swamp the legal system and undermine the prosecution of white-collar crime."
Around the Nation
FAA Jarred Awake By Air Traffic Controller Issues
Federal Aviation Administration chief Randy Babbitt is meeting with controllers nationwide about an issue that has gotten the agency a lot of unwanted publicity lately: sleeping on the job. Babbitt says it won't be tolerated, but controllers say it's a common problem with no easy answer.
