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Katrina vanden Heuvel of The Nation, Joe Conason of The New York Observer, and Air America's Sam Seder are our media panel, discussing the best and worst of this week in journalism. From Arianna Huffington getting interrupted for dubious news to the snark overload on Obama's Nobel Peace Prize, there was plenty of bad (and a little good) to debate. Obama's trip to New Orleans and the National Equality March were overshadowed heavily by Rush Limbaugh's aborted attempt to buy a football team and the White House statement on Fox News.

"Simmering disaster" is what renowned activist Mahesh Bhatt calls genetically modified foods. Though genetically modified foods have caused countless problems in lab tests, multinational corporations are pushing them into the stores and onto the plates of people across the world, and India's staple foods are being manipulated without the knowledge of the people. "Poison on the Planet" is a documentary examining the impact of GM foods on India's population.

Humorist and activist Kate Clinton takes heart from the National Equality March and the new generation of activists for gay rights. She points out that we need both the established organizations that have done the hard work of pushing for legislation for years, and the young, new, excited generation willing to push boundaries and move on. Kate's not retiring yet, but she does have hope for the future.

Climate change is no joke, as this video from Greenpeace shows. "It's not class specific or society specific," says photographer Ishan Tankha, our guide through the city. The weather is changing, and everyone can feel it. Thanks to Greenpeace Delhi for the video in this segment.