Jon Katz, in his article "Age of Paine" discusses how Thomas Paine " was one of the first journalists to use media as a powerful weapon against an entrenched array of monarchies. feudal lords, dictators, and repressive social structures. He invented contemporary political journalism, creating almost by himself a mass reading-public aware for the first time of its right to encounter controversial opinions and to participate in politics." Paine understood the importance of keeping watch on these powerful institutions. power structure." Katz would love for Paine to be alive today and says how Paine would take the role as the "moral father of the internet." If Paine were alive today and used the internet "his ideas about communications, media ethics, the universal conections between people, and the free flow of honest opinion are all relevant again, visible every time one modom shakes hands with another". The opportunity of sharing free flowing opinions that blogs offer is so important. It gives citizens a chance to crack down on governenment officials and institutions. There have been many crack downs on the legistlators and The Environmental Project regarding how they are not progressing in the rainforest project. The media has published numerous articles showing how slow the progress has been.