We’ll hear from a student and a faculty member at UC Davis about the weekend’s protest against fee hike that resulted in police violence. And, what the impact of the Congressional Super-committee’s failure will be to ordinary Americans. Plus, Egypt’s revolutionaries clash with the military – we’ll go live to Cairo. …

Ralph Nader joins us to discuss Occupy Wall Street and his newest book, “Getting Steamed to Overcome Corporatism.” Plus writer and activist Brian Dominick on tactics of violence versus non-violence in the Occupy movement. And, why the Stop Online Privacy Act is being dubbed the Internet Blacklist Bill by activists and big internet companies alike. …

We’ll bring you a special report on a day of raucous protests in downtown Los Angeles by the on-going Occupy LA movement. And, Huwaida Arraf on this week’s Palestine Freedom Rides, building on the legacy of the American Freedom rides of the 1960s that challenged Jim Crow racism. Plus, the latest on the battle to revive the South Central Farm. And this week’s Rethink Reviews with Jonathan Kim. …

We’ll get an update on the legal challenges to Occupy Wall Street’s ability continue it’s encampment and how people are regrouping. And, how Congress members legally use insider trading info to make millions. Plus, The Big Fix – a new documentary by Josh and Rebecca Tickell on the BP oil spill. …

We’ll speak with Colorlines.com publisher Rinku Sen about the Occupy Wall Street movement and race. And, Alondra Nelson joins us in studio to discuss her new book, “Body and Soul: The Black Panther Party and the Fight Against Medical Discrimination.” Plus, the California Faculty Association votes to strike – we’ll get a special report. …

A Veteran’s Day special with Iraq war veteran, Camilo Mejia – the first publicly known US soldier to file for Conscientious Objector status in the Iraq war. He’ll share his story from his book, Road From Ar Ramadi: The Private Rebellion of Sergeant Camilo Mejia. …

Imagine No Religion: From Central America to the Middle East, the Life Story of a Leader in the Movement for Social Justice and Peace – we’ll spend the hour in an intimate conversation with Blase Bonpane about his life and work …

We’ll hear a special report from Occupy LA on food – how activist campers are feeding one another at the tent city that has sprung up. And, we’ll examine new developments in the proposed Keystone XL Pipeline project slated to transport tarsands from Canada across the US. And, a look at election results from Arizona to Mississippi to Ohio and what they mean for the 2012 elections. Plus this week’s Activist Beat. …

We’ll examine decision making by the Congressional Supercommittee charged with cutting spending, and what long term economic solutions progressives could consider, with my guest Gar Alperovitz. And, the measure of American poverty changes – we’ll look at the new stats on the numbers of poor and what they mean. Plus, if you’ve ever bought a bottle of Fiji water, you may have inadvertently helped prop Fiji’s military junta against which a non-violent grassroots revolution is …

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Economist Dean Baker breaks down the European economic crisis, Reese Erlich reports back on his recent trip to Syria, and we take a look at some of the powerful films featured at this year’s American Film Institute festival in LA. …