A massive workers’ struggle in Panama resulting in week-long strikes and fatal clashes with the police? Drug cartel wars leaving twenty-two dead in a single day in Mexico? Does any of this sound familiar? Most likely not, seeing as how it appears to be a complete mass media whiteout on these topics in America. Since the American media seems to think that omission means non-existence, we asked our Latin American correspondent Greg Grandin to enlighten us on the actual goings-on in Panama, Mexico, and the American media’s harsh critique of Oliver Stone’s recent exposé on South America and exploitation, South of the Border.

Digital technology was touted as a huge saver on costs and solution for ills during the health care reform debate. That bill has pssed, but is digital technology actually helping? In the Mississippi delta, there's a long history of low-income people suffering medical mistreatment. The Huffington Post Investigative Fund looked into it to see if the new tech was helping or hurting.

Finally, Laura has some words about the Obama adminsitration's once again rolling over on its own in fear of Glenn Beck--this time, over Agriculture Department official Shirley Sherrod.