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Paranoid Authorities Wouldn't Let My Plane Fly Over U.S. Territory -- Was It Something I Wrote? By Hernando Calvo Ospina, Progreso-Weekly An AirFrance flight was forced to divert a plane thousands of miles because a journalist was considered a national security threat. Read more »   Much Ado About the Flu: Is the Media Frenzy Justified? By Bart Laws, AlterNet So far, there's no indication that the "swine flu" is particularly dangerous, but the prospect of global catastrophe is attractive and exciting. Read more »   Markos (Kos) Moulitsas on Obama, Twittering, Fighting the Blue Dogs, and the Major Changes Coming By Don Hazen, AlterNet The founder of the popular DailyKos site discusses the growing power of the online netroots, and their upending of political gatekeepers. Read more »   Virginity Fetish: How Our Obsession With "Sexual Purity" Hurts Women By Jessica Valenti, Seal Press Boys are taught that the things that make them good are universally accepted ethical ideals; women are told our worth lies between our legs. Read more »   Defying the Economic Odds: The World Melts Down, China Grows By Dilip Hiro, Tomdispatch.com A new world order is emerging from the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, with its center gravitating towards China. Read more »   Power Struggle: Who Will Be the Religious Right's New Kingpin? By Rob Boston, Church and State With James Dobson inching toward retirement, many wonder who will fill the religious right's bully pulpit. Read more »   Boycott Begins to Bite at Companies Supporting Israel's Military Occupation of Palestine By Nadia Hijab, CounterPunch "When companies begin to lose money, they start to listen." Read more »   PEEK and Video: The hottest buzz and videos on the web     Is President Obama Putting Net Neutrality At Risk? By Chris Bowers, Open Left There is a disturbing possibility that President Obama has put his excellent open media and network neutrality platform at risk. Read more »   Ten More Things You Can Do to Oppose War in Afghanistan By Tom Hayden, The Nation Concrete ways to get involved and take action. Read more »   GOP Get Ready for a Supreme Court Nominee Fight They're Going to Lose By Steve Benen, Washington Monthly Conservative activists seem to be all worked up, convinced that they're not going to like President Obama's choice. Guess what? They're not. Read more »

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