MCMAFIA - A JOURNEY THROUGH THE GLOBAL CRIMINAL UNDERWORLD

Many people believe that after decades of federal crackdowns on the Cosa Nostra, the mafia has become a thing of the past, but BBC correspondent Misha Glenny argues that massive new organized crime syndicates originating in Central Europe, the former Soviet Union, Africa, and Latin America are more widespread and powerful than ever before. As the economy becomes global, the mafia model of criminal power--using politics and business tactics in addition to illegal acts--threatens to infringe on all aspects of modern life.