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April 30, 2008

Fighting Foreclosures

In the middle of the mortgage mess, Baltimore -- a city whose foreclosure filings jumped 25 percent last year -- has decided to fight back. Mayor Sheila Dixon took the bold move of suing the city's biggest lender, Wells Fargo, saying that predatory lending practices had led to the boarding up of many homes. Wells Fargo says it is not to blame and is unfairly being singled out. Some residents are fed up and taking the matter of saving their homes into their own hands. David Kerley reports.

The Midwest Teen Sex Show

"The Talk." It's something most parents dread giving, and most kids dread listening to. But one Wisconsin mom has tackled the taboos surrounding sex education head on in her wildy popular podcast, "The Midwest Teen Sex Show." This risque podcast uses a group of young actors, comedians and filmmakers to take on STDS, dating and more in an irreverent and sometimes shocking way. Is it merely funny or informative too? Jeremy Hubbard reports. Read more here

Rewarding CEO Failure

The idea of getting paid for performance seems to have been thrown to the wayside. Some of the worst-performing CEOs in America continue to average enormous profits and even bonuses while their companies tank in the stock market. In these faltering economic times, are we rewarding failure? Dan Harris reports.

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