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Will Your Hometown Newspaper Still Be Around in 6 Months? By Chad Rubel, BuzzFlash Have we reached the point in the media world where two newspapers in a major city is a luxury? Read more »   The Corporate Media Is Shamelessly Pretending Racism Died When Obama Got Elected By Janine Jackson, FAIR The elite white press corps has a myopic understanding of how racial inequality works. Their coverage has been squirm-inducing so far. Read more »   Progressive Forces Push Hard to Keep Dems Accountable By Joe Garofoli, San Francisco Chronicle Tracking recent efforts by Brave New Films, MoveOn, SEIU and netroots bloggers to challenge the Dems' establishment positions in DC. Read more »   Twitterers Tweet Back at AlterNet By Tana Ganeva, AlterNet Our Twitter followers and readers had a lot to say about a recent article slamming Twitter. Read more »   Human Slavery Is Thriving in the Shadows By Mirela Xanthaki, IPS News Over 10 million people around the world are victims of human trafficking. Read more »   The Most Influential (and Self-Promotional) Christian Zionist You've Never Heard Of By Bill Berkowitz, IPS News Jimmy Carter-hating Mike Evans claims: "You can save American lives by helping me get on the major networks." Read more »   Ratings for Reality Are Down -- Love and Sex Storm Back on TV By Vanessa Richmond, The Tyee In these tough times, people are choosing fantasy, love and sex over reality. Read more »   "Slumdog Millionaire": A Hollow Message of Social Justice By Mitu Sengupta, AlterNet Despite all the hype, "Slumdog" delivers a patronizing and ultimately sham statement on social justice. Read more »   PEEK and Video: The hottest buzz and videos on the web     Facts Are Stubborn Things: George Will and Climate Change By Senator John Kerry, Huffington Post John Kerry calls out George Will for his factually inaccurate Washington Post column. Read more »   Target Women: Jennifer and Angelina's Oscar Ex-Plosion By Cara, Feministe Sarah Haskins tackles the bizarre media obsession with the fact that both Angelina Jolie and Jennifer Aniston were at the same award show. Read more »   Rihanna's Privacy Over Public Exposure By Smita Satiani, Brave New Films The shameful role of the media in this case of domestic violence. Read more »   Liar! Bobby Jindal Revises His Katrina Story By Jane Hamsher, Firedoglake It looks like Jindal is trying to walk his Katrina story back a bit. Read more »

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