As President Obama pushes the Buffett Rule on taxing the rich, we’ll be in joined in studio by Chuck Collins, author of The Moral Measure of the Economy. And, California’s richest 1% are under scrutiny in a new report. Plus, a look at the crippling nature of student loans nationally, and this week’s Activist Beat with Rose Aguilar. …

We’ll cover the growing controversy over the killing of 19 year old Kendrec McDade by Pasadena police in a case reminiscent of Trayvon Martin. And, plans for an LA Football stadium raise concerns among activists. Plus, author Marie Friedmann Marquardt on her book, Living “Illegal,” The Human Face of Unauthorized Immigration. And this week’s Civic Circus. …

Uprising is back live! William K. Black joins us to discuss President Obama’s JOBS Act and Bedobratta Pain will discuss his film Chittagong ahead of the Indian Film Festival of LA. Also, Lori Wallach of Public Citizen will discuss how the World Trade Organization undermines US consumer and environmental laws. …

We’ll spend the hour with acclaimed feminist and activist, Selma James, on her life and legacy, and her new book, “Sex, Race, & Class: The Perspective of Winning – Selected Writings from 1952-2011” …

We’ll go live to Barcelona, Spain, where mass protests over harsh austerity measures have paralyzed the country. And, as new statistics on rising rates of Autism among children are released, we’ll hear from Brita Belli on her new book linking environmental toxins with autism. Plus, the Children’s Defense League on the effects of gun violence on children. And this week’s Rethink Reviews. …

We’ll explore how “Stand Your Ground” Laws, used in Florida to legally justify the killing of Trayvon Martin, are linked to the American Legislative Exchange Council or ALEC. And, Joe Donelly founding editor of Slake Magazine joins us to discuss a major event this week in Los Angeles called All in for the 99%. Plus, local Palestinian rights activists bring home the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) campaign against the Israeli occupation. …

We’ll look at the Supreme Court battle over the legality of the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance mandate. And, an Iraqi woman is beaten to death in San Diego in a case that activists are linking with the Trayvon Martin killing. Plus, the Koch Brothers Exposed – a new documentary by Robert Greenwald and Brave New Films. And this week’s Civic Circus with Ankur Patel. …

We’ll examine the global struggle for who will be the nominee for the World Bank President. And, a special report from the Leimert Park rally protesting the killing of Trayvon Martin. Plus, the Supreme Court weighs the rights of juveniles who are sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. …

We’ll go live to New York to examine the revival of the Occupy Wall Street movement. And, Visions of Abolition – a new documentary featuring Angela Davis and others on the prison industrial complex and alternatives to it. And, the Southern Poverty Law Center’s new report on the so-called Men’s Movement. Plus this week’s Rethink Reviews on The Hunger Games. …

As President Obama gets ready to announce his approval for partial construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, we’ll examine his motivation, and draw links with other methods of energy extraction such as “fracking.” And, California’s 2012 Teacher of the Year, Florence Avognon, on her one-woman play, Makin’ Us Whole: A Tribute to Literary Activists. Plus, Green Party activists make the case for ‘third parties’ and their own progressive agenda this election. …