{"id":362784,"date":"2010-02-25T07:37:47","date_gmt":"2010-02-25T12:37:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thehollywoodliberal.com\/2010\/02\/25\/is-the-future-bright-for-progressive-media\/"},"modified":"2010-02-25T07:37:47","modified_gmt":"2010-02-25T12:37:47","slug":"is-the-future-bright-for-progressive-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/362784","title":{"rendered":"Is the Future Bright for Progressive Media?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a  rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/~\/7184022\/14eej1\/alternet~Is-the-Future-Bright-for-Progressive-Media\" >Is the Future Bright for Progressive Media?                      <\/a><br \/>A new book highlights how progressive media has achieved more influence than ever before. But there&#8217;s still work to be done.<Img align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" style=\"border:0;float:left;margin:0;\" vspace=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/~\/i\/7184022\/14eej1\/alternet\"><\/p>\n<p>A new book highlights how progressive media has achieved more influence than ever before. But there&#039;s still work to be done.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Buzz Up\" href=\"http:\/\/buzz.yahoo.com\/submit\/?submitUrl=http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2fmedia%2f145800%2fis_the_future_bright_for_progressive_media_&#038;submitHeadline=Is+the+Future+Bright+for+Progressive+Media%3f+\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/buzz.jpg\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Add to Delicious\" href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/post?url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2fmedia%2f145800%2fis_the_future_bright_for_progressive_media_&#038;title=Is+the+Future+Bright+for+Progressive+Media%3f+\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/delicious.jpg\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Digg This\" href=\"http:\/\/digg.com\/submit?phase=2&#038;url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2fmedia%2f145800%2fis_the_future_bright_for_progressive_media_&#038;title=Is+the+Future+Bright+for+Progressive+Media%3f+\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/digg.jpg\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Add to FaceBook\" href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/share.php?u=http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2fmedia%2f145800%2fis_the_future_bright_for_progressive_media_&#038;t=Is+the+Future+Bright+for+Progressive+Media%3f+\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/facebook.jpg\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Add to Reddit\" href=\"http:\/\/reddit.com\/submit?url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2fmedia%2f145800%2fis_the_future_bright_for_progressive_media_&#038;title=Is+the+Future+Bright+for+Progressive+Media%3f+\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/reddit.jpg\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Stumble This\" href=\"http:\/\/stumbleupon.com\/submit?url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2fmedia%2f145800%2fis_the_future_bright_for_progressive_media_&#038;title=Is+the+Future+Bright+for+Progressive+Media%3f+\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/stumble.jpg\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Tweet This\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/home?status=Is+the+Future+Bright+for+Progressive+Media%3f++http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2fmedia%2f145800%2fis_the_future_bright_for_progressive_media_\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/twitter.jpg\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Subscribe by RSS\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/alternet\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/rss.gif\"><\/a> <\/div>\n<p><a  rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/~\/7182891\/14eej1\/alternet~Per-Year-to-Lock-up-a-Cheese-Thief-The-Perverse-Logic-of-quotThree-Strikesquot\" >$100,000 Per Year to Lock up a Cheese Thief? The Perverse Logic of &quot;Three Strikes&quot;                     <\/a><br \/>That a man with unpaid-for cheese in his underwear could ever have faced essentially the same sentence as Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab is an absurdity.<Img align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" style=\"border:0;float:left;margin:0;\" vspace=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/~\/i\/7182891\/14eej1\/alternet\"><\/p>\n<p>That a man with unpaid-for cheese in his underwear could ever have faced essentially the same sentence as Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab is an absurdity.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Buzz Up\" href=\"http:\/\/buzz.yahoo.com\/submit\/?submitUrl=http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2frights%2f145766%2f%24100%2c000_per_year_to_lock_up_a_cheese_thief_the_perverse_logic_of_%26quot%3bthree_strikes%26quot%3b&#038;submitHeadline=%24100%2c000+Per+Year+to+Lock+up+a+Cheese+Thief%3f+The+Perverse+Logic+of+%26quot%3bThree+Strikes%26quot%3b\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/buzz.jpg\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Add to Delicious\" href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/post?url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2frights%2f145766%2f%24100%2c000_per_year_to_lock_up_a_cheese_thief_the_perverse_logic_of_%26quot%3bthree_strikes%26quot%3b&#038;title=%24100%2c000+Per+Year+to+Lock+up+a+Cheese+Thief%3f+The+Perverse+Logic+of+%26quot%3bThree+Strikes%26quot%3b\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/delicious.jpg\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Digg This\" href=\"http:\/\/digg.com\/submit?phase=2&#038;url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2frights%2f145766%2f%24100%2c000_per_year_to_lock_up_a_cheese_thief_the_perverse_logic_of_%26quot%3bthree_strikes%26quot%3b&#038;title=%24100%2c000+Per+Year+to+Lock+up+a+Cheese+Thief%3f+The+Perverse+Logic+of+%26quot%3bThree+Strikes%26quot%3b\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/digg.jpg\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Add to FaceBook\" href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/share.php?u=http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2frights%2f145766%2f%24100%2c000_per_year_to_lock_up_a_cheese_thief_the_perverse_logic_of_%26quot%3bthree_strikes%26quot%3b&#038;t=%24100%2c000+Per+Year+to+Lock+up+a+Cheese+Thief%3f+The+Perverse+Logic+of+%26quot%3bThree+Strikes%26quot%3b\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/facebook.jpg\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Add to Reddit\" href=\"http:\/\/reddit.com\/submit?url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2frights%2f145766%2f%24100%2c000_per_year_to_lock_up_a_cheese_thief_the_perverse_logic_of_%26quot%3bthree_strikes%26quot%3b&#038;title=%24100%2c000+Per+Year+to+Lock+up+a+Cheese+Thief%3f+The+Perverse+Logic+of+%26quot%3bThree+Strikes%26quot%3b\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/reddit.jpg\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Stumble This\" href=\"http:\/\/stumbleupon.com\/submit?url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2frights%2f145766%2f%24100%2c000_per_year_to_lock_up_a_cheese_thief_the_perverse_logic_of_%26quot%3bthree_strikes%26quot%3b&#038;title=%24100%2c000+Per+Year+to+Lock+up+a+Cheese+Thief%3f+The+Perverse+Logic+of+%26quot%3bThree+Strikes%26quot%3b\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/stumble.jpg\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Tweet This\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/home?status=%24100%2c000+Per+Year+to+Lock+up+a+Cheese+Thief%3f+The+Perverse+Logic+of+%26quot%3bThree+Strikes%26quot%3b+http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2frights%2f145766%2f%24100%2c000_per_year_to_lock_up_a_cheese_thief_the_perverse_logic_of_%26quot%3bthree_strikes%26quot%3b\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/twitter.jpg\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Subscribe by RSS\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/alternet\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/rss.gif\"><\/a> <\/div>\n<p><a  rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/~\/7182894\/14eej1\/alternet~Blackwater-Rescued-Progressive-House-Rep-Alan-Grayson-from-Nigers-Civil-Unrest\" >Blackwater Rescued Progressive House Rep. Alan Grayson from Niger&#8217;s &#8216;Civil Unrest&#8217;                     <\/a><br \/>Grayson, who made his fortune by suing military contractors and later lambasted them as a lawmaker, was evacuated from Niger by personnel working for Xe Services. <Img align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" style=\"border:0;float:left;margin:0;\" vspace=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/~\/i\/7182894\/14eej1\/alternet\"><\/p>\n<p>Grayson, who made his fortune by suing military contractors and later lambasted them as a lawmaker, was evacuated from Niger by personnel working for Xe Services.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Buzz Up\" href=\"http:\/\/buzz.yahoo.com\/submit\/?submitUrl=http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2fnews%2f145807%2fblackwater_rescued_progressive_house_rep._alan_grayson_from_niger%27s_%27civil_unrest%27&#038;submitHeadline=Blackwater+Rescued+Progressive+House+Rep.+Alan+Grayson+from+Niger%26%23039%3bs+%26%23039%3bCivil+Unrest%26%23039%3b\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/buzz.jpg\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Add to Delicious\" href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/post?url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2fnews%2f145807%2fblackwater_rescued_progressive_house_rep._alan_grayson_from_niger%27s_%27civil_unrest%27&#038;title=Blackwater+Rescued+Progressive+House+Rep.+Alan+Grayson+from+Niger%26%23039%3bs+%26%23039%3bCivil+Unrest%26%23039%3b\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/delicious.jpg\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Digg This\" href=\"http:\/\/digg.com\/submit?phase=2&#038;url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2fnews%2f145807%2fblackwater_rescued_progressive_house_rep._alan_grayson_from_niger%27s_%27civil_unrest%27&#038;title=Blackwater+Rescued+Progressive+House+Rep.+Alan+Grayson+from+Niger%26%23039%3bs+%26%23039%3bCivil+Unrest%26%23039%3b\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/digg.jpg\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Add to FaceBook\" href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/share.php?u=http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2fnews%2f145807%2fblackwater_rescued_progressive_house_rep._alan_grayson_from_niger%27s_%27civil_unrest%27&#038;t=Blackwater+Rescued+Progressive+House+Rep.+Alan+Grayson+from+Niger%26%23039%3bs+%26%23039%3bCivil+Unrest%26%23039%3b\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/facebook.jpg\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Add to Reddit\" href=\"http:\/\/reddit.com\/submit?url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2fnews%2f145807%2fblackwater_rescued_progressive_house_rep._alan_grayson_from_niger%27s_%27civil_unrest%27&#038;title=Blackwater+Rescued+Progressive+House+Rep.+Alan+Grayson+from+Niger%26%23039%3bs+%26%23039%3bCivil+Unrest%26%23039%3b\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/reddit.jpg\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Stumble This\" href=\"http:\/\/stumbleupon.com\/submit?url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2fnews%2f145807%2fblackwater_rescued_progressive_house_rep._alan_grayson_from_niger%27s_%27civil_unrest%27&#038;title=Blackwater+Rescued+Progressive+House+Rep.+Alan+Grayson+from+Niger%26%23039%3bs+%26%23039%3bCivil+Unrest%26%23039%3b\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/stumble.jpg\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Tweet This\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/home?status=Blackwater+Rescued+Progressive+House+Rep.+Alan+Grayson+from+Niger%26%23039%3bs+%26%23039%3bCivil+Unrest%26%23039%3b+http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2fnews%2f145807%2fblackwater_rescued_progressive_house_rep._alan_grayson_from_niger%27s_%27civil_unrest%27\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/twitter.jpg\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Subscribe by RSS\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/alternet\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/rss.gif\"><\/a> <\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is the Future Bright for Progressive Media? 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