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This week on Uprising:

* The Uprising: An Unauthorized Tour of the Populist Revolt Scaring Wall Street and Washington – a one-hour special with author and organizer, David Sirota (holiday re-broadcast)
* Empire Notes on the Israeli Bombing of Gaza (new)
* Black Agenda Report on the US and Israel (new)

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These days the so-called American Dream, more closely resembles a nightmare. Americans are struggling with unemployment, stagnating wages, job insecurity, falling housing prices, rising gas and food prices, poor health coverage, rising debt, and the un-ending war …

On Monday January 5th we’ll commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Cuban Revolution with a conversation with Jana K Lipman, author of “Guantanamo: A Working-Class History Between Empire and Revolution.” And, we’ll find out the latest in the fight over Minnesota’s Senate Seat between political comedian Al Franken and Incumbent Norm Coleman. Plus, we’ll get the latest update on the situation in Gaza.

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For a fifth straight day Israel continued to relentlessly bomb the besieged Gaza Strip, destroying homes and killing civilians. The Israeli government rejected calls for a ceasefire saying it would give the Hamas party time to regroup. The stated goal of the military strikes is to end the random rocket fire by Hamas into Israeli towns over the last several years. The strikes have killed almost 400 people in Gaza, many of them children. The United Nations and many countries around the world, including the European Union, France, Japan, Russia, and the US have urged Israel to stop its bombing for 48 hours to let in humanitarian supplies. The strikes come as the near complete months-long Israeli blockade of Gaza were reaching a tipping point. Most Gazans were …

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As we approach the end of 8 years of George W Bush, we present today the last part of our three part series examining the impact of this president, leaving office with one of the worst approval ratings in history. On Monday we focused on the war abroad and the war at home. Yesterday we looked at Bush’s war on women, minorities, and the poor. Today, we examine the impact of W on the planet.

GUEST: Jim Motavalli, blogger for the New York Times, Mother Nature Network, Daily Green, and Yalee360 and a Senior Writer for E/The Environmental Magazine

Global warming: many international summits either boycotted or undermined, scientific evidence consistently questioned, refusal to move forward on real development of renewable and safe sources of energy. How much damage …

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Glen Ford is a writer and radio commentator and the Executive Editor of The Black Agenda Report. This week’s commentary is about Israel and the US.

Visit www.blackagendareport.com for more information.

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British East India Company Chartered by Subversive Historian Gabriel San Roman

Four-hundred and eight years ago on this day in people’s history, the British East India Company was chartered by Queen Elizabeth I. On December 31st, 1600, under the title of “The Governor and Company of Merchants of London Trading into the East Indies,” the group of newly incorporated merchants was royally granted monopoly rights. With such privileges, the East India Company quickly established trading posts in India and firmly entrenched itself there until the 19th century. In 1689, sovereignty rights were conferrer upon the company. This important turning point allowed for its establishments of “presidencies” in India, effectively giving the British East India ruling administrative powers. Throughout the eighteenth century, the company plundered Bengal increasing its profits …

“The ultimate test of man’s conscience may be his willingness to sacrifice something today for future generations whose words of thanks will not be heard.” — Gaylord Nelson

We present the third part of our series examining the Impact of W, focusing on how the last eight years of George W Bush’s presidency have affected the health of our planet: from global warming, to endangered species. It’s the final part of our three part, end-of-the-year series. How much has been devastated? And how will we ever recover?

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As we approach the end of 8 years of George W Bush, we continue today with our three part series examining the impact of this president, leaving office with one of the worst approval ratings in history. Yesterday we focused on the war abroad and the war at home. Today we will take a look at Bush’s war on women, minorities, and the poor. Tomorrow, we’ll examine the impact of W on the planet.

GUEST: Avis Jones Deweever, formerly the Director of Poverty, Education, and Social Justice Programs at the Institute for Women’s Policy Research. She is now with the National Council of Negro Women as the Director of the Research, Public Policy, and Information Center for African American Women.

For more information, visit www.ncnw.org.

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The GM Sit-Down Strike of 1936-1937 by Subversive Historian Gabriel San Roman

Seventy-two years ago on this day in people’s history, General Motor autoworkers began a sit-down strike. On December 30th, 1936, members of the relatively newly formed United Autoworkers Union decided to lock themselves in Flint Michigan’s Fisher Body plant #1. GM had been planning to move operations to another location where unionism was weaker. Instead of walking outside the closed plant with pickets in hand, the workers opted instead to sit-down inside until their demands were met. Into the New Year, the Flint police tried to stop a food delivery to the encamped workers on January 11th 1937 and a battle for the gates of the plant ensued. After both sides sustained injuries, the workers maintained …