4 From Alternet

Digital Media: The Next Frontier for Media Reform By Jeffrey Chester, AlterNet The future of the progressive movement depends on our ability to harness the power of digital media.

New Hope For a Woman's Right to Choose By Allison Stevens, Women's eNews The Hyde Amendment has prevented federal funding of abortion services to low-income women for three decades. Now that its namesake has left Congress, pro-choicers are campaigning to dismantle it.

100-Mile Diet: Your Body Will Thank You By Jeff Nield, The Tyee The increasingly popular ecological approach of eating food that was grown near where you live is also very good for you.

Science Fiction Made Me Do It By Annalee Newitz, AlterNet Ruminations on what makes a scientific project too ridiculous to get funded.