We’ll follow up on the community reaction to the LAPD’s fatal shooting of Manual Jamines, an indigenous Guatemalan day laborer in Westlake — an attorney with the National Lawyers Guild, and a community organizer will be our guests. Plus, Jerry Brown finally launches his campaign – we’ll analyze his first TV ad. And, the politics behind the shocking accident that led to seven deaths in San Bruno. …

We’ll find out what’s led up to a summer of major protests and strikes in Europe, plans for a pan-European general strike, and why American’s can’t learn from our cross-Atlantic neighbors. And, a look at the Coalition of Immokalee Workers’ Fair Food Campaign. Plus, how oil giant Chevron is seeking exemption from pollution laws in an attempt to expand its refinery in Richmond, California. …

We’ll analyze President Obama’s latest set of fiscal policies with economist Max Fraad Wolff. And, we’ll learn of a new campaign called Learn, Don’t Burn, to distribute 200,000 Korans to replace the 200 that may be burned this weekend. And, Anuradha Mittal of the Oakland Institute on the World Bank’s new report on global land grabs. Plus the Black Agenda Report. …

We’ll examine the fatal shooting of an indigenous Guatemalan day laborer in the Westlake-MacArthur Park area by LAPD officers. And, Dylan Loewe, author of Permanently Blue will join us to discuss the upcoming mid-term elections. Plus, BP releases its own investigation of the Deepwater oil rig explosion, only to spread the blame as thinly as possible. And this week’s People’s Marketplace. …

We’ll revisit the state of the economy with a new report on how CEO Pay increases are linked to job cuts, and how sound Obama’s idea to spur small-business growth really is. Plus, environmental activist Bill McKibben launches a campaign to return Jimmy Carter’s Solar panels to the White House. And, who will California’s healthcare workers choose to represent them? Labor Notes’ Mark Brenner will explain the battle between SEIU and the National Union of …

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We’ll revisit Afghanistan with news of NATO airstrikes killing election campaigners in the leadup to Parliamentary elections. And, a major hunger strike in Chile has gone on for nearly 2 months – we’ll speak with reporter Jorge Garreton live from Chile. Plus, a discussion with James Loewen, author of the best-selling book Lies My Teacher Told Me: He has a new book called the Confederate and Neo-Confederate Reader. …

On Monday, Labor Day, we’ll rebroadcast our hour-long interview with Charles Euchner, author of “Nobody Turn Me Around: A People’s History of the 1963 March on Washington.” …

We’ll spend the hour focusing on Pakistan, in the wake of the devastating floods. We’ll speak with a number of guest experts including Pervez Hoodbhoy live from Islamabad, Rahimullah Yusufzai live from Peshawar, Shahid Mahmood, a political cartoonist, and Nimmi Gowrinathan, with Operation USA. My guest co-host for the hour will be South Asian Network Executive Director Hamid Khan. …

The first Israeli-Palestinian peace talks of the Obama administration are set to begin – we’ll look at what’s in store. And, California defeats two major pieces of legislation in a victory for the chemical industry – we’ll find out what recourse there is. Plus, writer Robert Jensen joins us in studio to analyze the Right, and discuss how progressives can fight back. And this week’s People’s Marketplace. …

Journalist Julia Whitty will join us to discuss the state of the Gulf Coast now that the mainstream media has all but moved on. And, Gustavo Arellano on OC’s changing demographics, and political leaning. Plus, author Gail Dines will join me in studio to discuss her new book, “Pornland: How Porn has Hijacked Our Sexuality.” And this week’s edition of The Right Hook. …