Too many ambitions, too little money. Too much politics, too little business sense. That sums up the main problems faced by Air America Radio as it struggles to reorganize under bankruptcy protection.

Some v-e-e-e-r-y big media companies want to build something to compete with YouTube. However, the numerous tentacles of the various players could make playing nice together almost impossible.

Visually, TheStar.com, online presence of the Toronto Star newspaper, appears much cleaner than its predecessor, and more in keeping with current design norms.

In an era where transparency is on the rise as a way to build credibility with readers, however, the Star is most definitely behind the times.

From the BBC:

Muslims' sense of belonging could be eroded by European nations not tackling discrimination, a watchdog has warned.

A report by a European Union-backed anti-racism body says the number of Islamophobic incidents in the 25 member states is probably under-reported.

The report calls on governments to speed up Muslim integration - but says Muslims must also do more to counter stereotypes and fears of extremism.

At least 13 million Muslims are thought to live in European states.

While the establishment of Afghanistan's parliament has been trumpeted as a nation-building success story, this BBC article argues it really hasn't done anything.