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Discussions on the future of journalism are happening so often now that they're almost trite. But Robert McChesney, John Nichols, Tracy Van Slyke and Kate Giammarise are not only interested in saving journalism; they're interested in having all of us have a say.

Tea partiers and the left? To discuss their differences and talk about finding common ground are Tea Party organizer Michael Johns and Ed Ott, former executive director of the New York City Central Labor Council; Audacia Ray spent time in Sangli, India, and made a short documentary about the sex workers in Sangli and their fight to organize for their own human rights; a video from Not Under the Bus reminds us not to give up on healthcare and to take action to ensure women don't get thrown under the bus for the sake of reform; Jan.

Bernie Madoff has come and gone, but the architects of Wall Street's financial crimes are mostly alive and well, and above the law it seems. A year on, the question still lingers: why aren't more of those who lied -- about their assets, their intentions and their cash -- in jail? The idea that American capitalism is somehow tame or governed by the rule of law is a myth.