“Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s needs, but not every man’s greed.” — Mahatma Gandhi …

We’ll explore alternatives to military action in Syria with Yes Magazine’s Sarah Van Gelder. Plus, a report back from a Los Angeles protest against potential war. And, 350.org’s Phil Aroneanu on why there isn’t a red line for action on climate change. …

“Privacy is not something that I’m merely entitled to, it’s an absolute prerequisite.” — Marlon Brando …

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Uprising’s guest expert Rose Aguilar, op-ed writer for Al Jazeera English and host of Your Call on KALW in San Francisco, analyzes today’s news headlines:

The Afghan government is reporting that US drone strikes killed 16 civilians over the weekend, increasing tensions between the US and Afghan governments. The drone strike reportedly happened on Saturday in Kunar Province in Afghanistan. …

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US Secretary of State John Kerry has announced that he has managed to convince a number of Arab leaders to join the United States on a military campaign against the Syrian regime. Counting Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates among its allies, the Obama Administration hopes to gather a coalition of nations before the Senate votes to …

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Mexico City was brought to a complete standstill last week as 20,000 teachers took to the streets to protest President Enrique Pena Nieto’s educational reforms. The power of their protests helped to influence the final draft of the measures designed to fix Mexico’s problematic educational system and Nieto is expected to sign the bill.

Critics of Mexico’s educational system say that …

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Online privacy activists are up in arms at revelations late last week in the Guardian Newspaper, New York Times, and Propublica, that reveal the NSA has managed to crack online encryption methods as part of its mass surveillance program. Encryption was long thought to be the last bastion of protection against government spying on the internet. However, internal documents from …

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We’ll speak with academic and activist Rania Masri about the on-going push to strike Syria. And, we’ll have a live report from Mexico about on-going protests that have brought many parts of the country to a stand-still. And, understanding how the NSA breaks encryption codes to shatter the last remaining notions of internet privacy. …

“War is an instrument entirely inefficient toward redressing wrong; and multiplies, instead of indemnifying losses.” — Thomas Jefferson …

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Uprising’s guest expert Rahul Mahajan, sitting in for Adele Stan, sociologist and news analyst and author of Full Spectrum Dominance: US Power in Iraq and Beyond, analyzes today’s news headlines:

New documents leaked by Edward Snowden reveal that the NSA has successfully broken encryption methods used by millions of people to keep their emails private. The latest revelation from Snowden …

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