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"Do what you do best and link to the rest," says Jay Rosen, New York University professor and one of the most prominent thinkers about journalism in the new media era. Rosen is the author of What Are Journalists For? , blogs at PressThink, and famously does "mindcasting, not lifecasting," on Twitter. Where is journalism headed? Is "balanced" coverage really the best option, or does it leave too many out in the cold? How responsible is the media for the failures of the health care debate? Rosen has some answers to all of these questions.

"Next year 'looks like an unavoidable bloodbath for a multitude of "zombie" borrowers, investors and lenders' and the shakeout could continue for 'several years,' says a recent report by PriceWaterhouseCoopers and the Urban Land Institute drawn from confidential interviews with industry experts." The Huffington Post Investigative Fund isn't talking about a new horror movie here, but a new problem that threatens to destabilize hundreds of small- and medium-sized banks across the country. We haven't heard much about "zombie" banks lately, but the range of "zombie" buildings, built with easy credit at the height of the real estate bubble but now standing empty, presents a new threat that might not be as gory as brain-eating monsters, but could be just as devastating.

As the Showdown in Chicago protests at the American Bankers Association continue, this video from the Huffington Post Investigative Fund details the bankers' fight against the proposed Consumer Financial Protection Agency--as well as opposition from unexpected quarters. The existing regulators stand to lose money if a new agency is formed, and Republican and some Democratic lawmakers are backing off from the stronger regulations originally suggested.

The muted response to Van Jones resignation says volumes about where progressives stand in the Obama administration and whether so-called outsiders have a role to play in shaping the administration s policies. Judging by just how quickly the administration surrendered to Glenn Beck s assault Jones wasn t really worth defending. What does that say about his ideas?A recent story in AlterNet explores some of the ties between Astroturf groups and the FOX news campaign. Jane Hamsher at Firedoglake offers her take on why liberal institutions have distanced themselves from the whole affair. So what s really at stake? And what does the Van Jones story reveal about American politics?Ludovic Blain, Project Manager of Closing the Racial Wealth Gap Initiative, Rory O Connor, co-founder of Globalvision and the author of Shock Jocks: Hate Speech and Talk Radio , Tim Wise, the author of Between Barack and a Hard Place: Racism and White Denial in the Age of Obama , and Jane Hamsher, the founder of Firedoglake discuss the recent developments and what their impact might be.Then, Elmar Wigand, a German labor organizer, on European labor struggles and how the IWW has managed to organize the staff at Compass Group, a global catering company and the 20th largest employer in the world. They aren t exactly a household name but they have roots here in the United States as well.Finally, the Huffington Post Investigative Fund on the healthcare crisis in rural Virginia. A free clinic last month drew thousands of people seeking care. Even if healthcare reform is achieved this year, they say, millions will be left without insurance by the end of the decade. Another argument for single payer?Thanks to the Real News Network, Brave New Films and Bernie Sanders, and Rev. Billy for video in tonight s show.