No child, no behind? Is the federal government headed toward legislation limiting sexual activity only for procreation? Well, our guest, Jill Nelson seems to think so. According to Nelson, "sex is absolutely political," and "what a black woman really needs is a brothel." New economic stimulus plan? Maybe not.

Following her bestselling novel, Sexual Healing: A Novel, Nelson discusses her new book, Let's Get It On: A Novel and how she believes that "women are getting screwed one way or another, so let's enjoy it!" You can also catch her blog, "Straight, No Chase-her" at NiaOnline.com and her opeds in the pages of USA Today.

What does the FBI consider to be the number one domestic terrorist threat? The Animal Liberation Front. Thanks to pmpress.org, "Behind the Mask" captures the hearts and souls of men and women who unveil their individual struggles for Animal Liberation. Find out what these people will put themselves through for the safety of our animal friends.

While this week a coup greets Hondurans, talk of nuclear attacks to save the world occurs and a new Senate majority happens in the real world, the media universe could only focus on what Michael Jackson's heart looked like hours before his death. Author Jill Nelson thinks that since Jackson was never convicted of pedophilia, the media should have stopped treating him like a felon years ago.

In world events this week: popular unrest in Iran grew, the Honduran President was the victim of a military coup and US troops withdrew from Iraqi cities. On the news this week: obituary-porn following Michael Jackson's death and the Sanford affair gabfest. Did media coverage hit a new low point this week?

Our beloved TV show, GRITtv, has until Midnight, Sunday, July 5, to raise $5,000! Laura's raised around $2,000 in the last 12 hours. She has $2,500 more to raise before Midnight Sunday. Every dollar you give will be matched 1: 1 and release the funds to keep GRITtv going through August. Give now online, or send a check.

The July 4th weekend's here and this Independence Day, let's hope our Congress -- and in particular our Senators -- reflect on the meaning of Independence. Specifically, independence from big dollar lobbyists and the private media drumbeat that no real change can come to Washington -- even if a majority of Americans vote for it.

The Al Franken-Norm Coleman Senate race is finally over. After eight months of ballot counting, charges, and counter charges Minnesota's Supreme Court ruled 5-0 declaring Franken the winner. And Coleman conceded evidently deciding not to appeal to the nation's highest court. Through it all no one has followed the story more closely than The Uptake, a patchwork of community groups and organizations committed to making citizen journalism work.

Arturo Schomburg once described his friend and fellow bibliophile Hubert Harrison as a man who was ahead of his time. Ahead of his time and largely relegated to the margins of history. Until now. Jeffrey Perry has written the first volume of a biography of the radical activist, orator, and public figure, Hubert Harrison.

Immigration reform is hardly the front page issue it was one year ago, even though thousands of immigrants end up in detention centers every year. The facts on the ground haven't changed, so where does the movement stand? And is there a real possibility for reform under Obama? Roberto Lovato, Associate Editor at New America Media, Mallika Dutt, Executive Director of Breakthrough, Ravi Ragbir who spent two years in immigration detention and

What are the possibilities for immigration reform under Obama? Roberto Lovato, Mallika Dutt and others on the state of the movement. The life of Hubert Harrison, voice of Harlem radicalism. And The Uptake's Jason Barnett on Minnesota Supreme Court's rejection of Norm Coleman's argument.