Congressional leaders agree the alternative minimum tax needs reform. Changing the tax code could cost the government billions of dollars. Marketplace's John Dimsdale reports.

You've heard there's no such thing as a free lunch. Now, there's no such thing as free pretzels. Not on Northwest Airlines. The nation's 4th largest carrier today said it's cancelling free pretzels to save $2 million bucks a year. Consumers may think this kind of cost shaving is a joke. But it's no joke for employees of the major airlines. Industry-wide, they've been asked to swallow cutbacks that would make most of us gag. Commentator and United Airlines machinist Kathleen Denny says, enough is enough.

A new UN report reveals that global warming poses a growing threat to feeding the world. Marketplace's Cheryl Glaser has a report.