Hendrik Hertzberg of the New Yorker, New America Media's Roberto Lovato, and Chris Rabb, Founder & Chief Evangelist, Afro-Netizen on the week in media.

If we don't defeat hate in this election - and I'm just sayin' - it's not a threat, it's just a little heads up - I do believe there will be a Gay Work Slowdown. Flight attendants will be like I'm sorry - we're out of water. And no the bathrooms don't work.Find Kate Clinton on GRITtv, and at KateClinton.com

Here's our newest generation – they can't yet vote, but they sure want you to -- and wonder why would you not in a time like this! Lucia is concerned about the economy. She's concerned about financial aid for college, and not having time with her parents since they have to work all the time. Lesly is ready for change - a new start, a new age in America where we all get focused and get our national priorities in order. They're both excited about the possibilities.

High production values, a cany selection of stories . . . was last night's infomercial from the Obama campaign worth the $5,000,000 it cost to broadcast on primetime network and cable tv? In the mix of personal stories and political policy we heard the now familiar themes of hope and change -- a lot.

Anyone elected president next week faces the daunting task of jump starting the US economy. Not so easy -- even for the clearly intelligent and magnetic Mr. Obama. While the US government has provided loans, guarantees and bail out funds to the private sector in excess of $5 trillion dollars -- gulp -- the amount of leverage the government has over the USE of those funds is surprisingly

There are more and more languages disappearing every day and by the end of the century it is possible that half of all existing languages will have vanished. Bob Holman of the Bowery Poetry Club, an anchor for local arts in NY, says that it is the great tragedy of our time.

HENDRICK HERTZBERG of the New Yorker, ROBERTO LOVATO, and CHRIS RABB of Afro-Netizen on the campaign’s final days.

Market fundamentalism has been at the heart of U.S. economic policy for the last three decades. From Ronald Reagan and trickle down economics to Bill Clinton and deregulation the Washington Consensus has ruled the day. Fewer rules, open markets, and free trade. The impact has been far reaching. We are witnessing the fall out now but the corruption, the rot may run much deeper.

Market fundamentalism has been at the heart of U.S. economic policy for the last three decades. From Ronald Reagan and trickle down economics to Bill Clinton and deregulation the Washington Consensus has ruled the day. Fewer rules, open markets, and free trade. The impact has been far reaching. We are witnessing the fall out now but the corruption, the rot may run much deeper.

And so it ends where it began. The front page of Tuesday’s Wall St. Journal reports that “The U.S. is actively considering talks with elements of the Taliban, the armed Islamist group that once ruled Afghanistan and sheltered al Qaeda.”According to the story, Senior White House and military officials believe that when it comes to Afghanistan and neighboring Pakistan, engaging some levels of the Taliban could help improve security.It's a familiar