We’ll speak with the Nation Magazine’s Katrina Van Den Heuvel about the latest news in the Presidential elections. And, we’ll focus on local elections with a look at the propositions on the eve of the California primary. Plus, activists and artists set sail for Gaza to break the Israeli siege.

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This week on Uprising:

* Beyond Rising Gas Prices
* Empire Notes on Obama, Iran, and Latin America
* Justice for Victor Jara, Justice for Chile
* Black Agenda Report on US Imperialism and Latin America
* Goodnight Bush: An Unauthorized Parody

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Beyond Rising Gas Prices

GUEST: Tyson Slocum, Research Director for Public Citizens Energy Program

Gas prices across the nation rose to record levels over the Memorial Day weekend and stayed high for a record 20 straight days. What traditionally kicks off the summer travel …

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GUEST: Joan Jara, widow of the late Victor Jara, author of the book “An Unfinished Song,” and founder of the Victor Jara Foundation

On Monday, a judge in Chile ordered the arrest of nearly one-hundred former members of the Chilean military and police on charges of “aggravated kidnapping,” in an unprecedented move. Ninety-eight people in all, including civilians, were detained in the largest mass arrest for human rights abuses committed during the Pinochet dictatorship. The charges in the case center on the kidnapping and killing of 42 people in 1974 in what was known as “Operation Colombo.” As investigations continue in the case, demonstrators took to the streets, also on Monday, to demand the re-opening of another human rights case stemming from the dictatorship, which was …

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GUEST: Bill Santiago, stand-up comedian and author of “Pardon My Spanglish ¡Porque! Because! One Man’s Guide to Speaking the Habla”

Stand up comedian Bill Santiago has a new book out called Pardon My Spanglish ¡Porque! Because! One Man’s Guide to Speaking the Habla. The New York based Puerto Rican comic appeared earlier this month on Comedy Central for a special called Spanglish 101. Santiago turned his stand-up act about Spanglish into this new book to provoke “laughs for Latinos and the Latino-curious.” Santiago specializes in political satire and also writes for Mother Jones Magazine. He will be performing and launching his book this weekend at Casa 0101 in Boyle Heights. The shows start tonight and tomorrow night at 8 pm. Santiago will be joined by Rick …

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GUESTS: Chris Bell, Writer and Director of Bigger, Stronger, Faster, Alex Buono and Tamsin Rawady, writers and producers

Much has been made in recent years about the use of steroids and other performance enhancing drugs by American athletes. Revelations of baseball stars Mark McGwire and Barry Bonds using steroids raised the profile of such drug use so high that the US Congress held days of hearings on the issue. But what most professional athletes who admit using them say, is that every one does it: steroid use is more common than not. Now, a new documentary from the producers of Bowling for Columbine and Fahrenheit 911, called Bigger, Stronger, Faster: The Side Effects of Being American, digs deep into the issue from the perspective of a former …

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GUEST: Glen Ford is a writer and radio commentator and the Executive Editor of The Black Agenda Report

This week’s commentary is about US Imperialism and Latin America. Visit www.blackagendareport.com for more information.

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We’ll have a conversation with Joan Jara, widow of the late renowned Chilean singer Victor Jara to discuss justice in the case of her husband’s murder. And we’ll speak with stand up comedian Bill Santiago about his new book, “Pardon My Spanglish: Porque Because! One Man’s Guide to Speaking the Habla.” Plus, the film makers of a new documentary Bigger, Stronger, Faster: The Side Effects of Being American.

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GUEST: Tom Geller, author of Save My Home: 10 Steps To Avoiding Foreclosure

Two reports released this Tuesday highlighted the on-going crisis in the housing market. One showed that home prices in 20 major metropolitan areas fell 14.4% in March from a year ago, while the other showed that sales of new homes remained near their lowest levels since 1991. Additionally, more than one in five borrowers on sub-prime mortgages fell behind with their repayments in the first quarter of this year. Many economists are warning that the housing crisis may last for several more years with millions of homes on the market and too few Americans capable of buying them. A new book by Tom Geller called Save My Home: Ten Steps to Foreclosures, offers a clear-eyed, practical set of steps for …