The question of torture, and specifically the possible use of torture to establish a link between Al Qaeda and Iraq, has been drowned out by the Washington drama of what Nancy Pelosi knew and when. In fact, none of the country’s five major newspapers has reported on an item that appeared in The Daily Beast on May 13—that Vice President Dick Cheney's office "suggested waterboarding an Iraqi prisoner, a former intelligence official for Saddam Hussein, who was suspected to have knowledge of a Saddam-al Qaeda connection." Leave that to the blogs. 

Today, to deconstruct the mainstream media are Eric Boehlert author of Bloggers on the Bus and a Senior Fellow at Media Matters, Katharine Zaleski Senior News editor at the Huffington Post, and Mike Lux author of The Progressive Revolution and co-founder of Open Left.

Then, Boehlert discuses his new book, the birth of the blogosphere, and the role of the netroots and progressive media now that Obama is in the White House.

Finally, Brave New Films new campaign to Stop Starbucks. You may have heard about Walmart's poor labor practices but Starbucks has a record that easily rivals the retail giant.  

Thanks to Brave New Films and the American News Project for video in tonight’s show.