from AlterNet

The Credibility Gap
Danny Schechter, MediaChannel.org
In an age of scandal and crisis, the media outlets themselves have become a target for popular outrage.
http://www.alternet.org/mediaculture/20116/

The Myth of America's 'Lawsuit Crisis'
Stephanie Mencimer, Washington Monthly
How the media helps the insurance industry and the GOP with wildly exaggerated tales of Americans' overarching sense of legal entitlement. http://www.alternet.org/mediaculture/20082/

The Enigma of Return
Amitava Kumar, The Nation
In "Maximum City," Suketu Mehta discovers the Bombay of his past through the people who make up its present; he also gleans signs of what might be our global collective future.
http://www.alternet.org/mediaculture/20074/

Yes, You Can
A BuzzFlash Interview
The Yes Men get within the system to mess with the system. An Interview with Mike Bonanno, one half of the daring duo. http://www.alternet.org/mediaculture/20044/