We’ll examine the quiet revolution sweeping across China as workers launched waves of protest for labor rights this summer. And, Kim Ives will share his opinion on Wyclef Jean’s bid for Haiti’s presidency. Plus, the Senate just passed the Child Nutrition Act that could bring sweeping changes to school lunches across the nation. …

We’ll go live to Lebanon to understand the origins of the border skirmish with Israel and whether there is a danger of escalation. And, we’ll speak with the film makers of a new documentary, Enemies of the People, about the Khmer Rouge’s killing fields in Cambodia. And, Howard Zinn’s last book The Bomb, published posthumously on the 65th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima. Plus this week’s Black Agenda Report. …

We’ll go live to Lebanon to find out why Israel has attacked the border between the two countries. And we’ll learn about the cluster ban treaty that just went into effect and why the US has refused to sign on. Plus, we’ll evaluate Obama’s Race to the Top Initiative. And this week’s edition of The People’s Marketplace. …

We’ll spend the hour with Reese Erlich who was the featured speaker in a recent debate on Iran entitled “Obama’s Challenge: Iran, Nuclear Weapons and the Fate of the Middle East.” And this week’s edition of The Right Hook. …

We’ll examine mainstream media coverage of the WikiLeaks Afghan diary. And, a look at how California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is holding the state hostage over its budget in the last few months of his tenure. Plus, two students on hunger strike to pass the DREAM Act join us in studio. …

We’ll speak with acclaimed film producer Lawrence Bender about his new documentary Countdown to Zero opening this weekend in theaters. And, the United Farm Workers launches a new campaign called Take Our Jobs. Plus, activists begin organizing around the 2012 Farm Bill to eliminate subsidies to giant agri-businesses. And this week’s Black Agenda Report. …

We’ll speak with an attorney and an activist on the various ways in which SB 1070 is being resisted, even as a new ruling strikes down the worst aspects of the law. And, we’ll hear part 2 of our conversation with Bollywood megastar Aamir Khan on the new film’s produced called Peepli Live, about farmer suicides in India. Plus, Congress passes the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010, and this week’s People’s Marketplace. …

We’ll bring you a conversation with one of Bollywood’s biggest movie stars, Aamir Khan, who is a film producer in his own right. We’ll talk about his new film Peepli Live, about farmer suicides in India. And, an exclusive interview with a former Navy veteran in Iraq and Afghanistan on his perspective on the Afghan war diary published by Wikileaks. Plus, singer/song writer Perla Batalla joins us in studio and this week’s edition of The …

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We’ll go live to Kabul to speak with journalist Anand Gopal on how Afghans are responding to the WikiLeaks scandal and what it means for the future of the US war in Afghanistan. And, we’ll cover a new report on the shameful story of how mentally disabled Americans and immigrants are treated in the US. Plus, the Center for Biological Diversity launches a lawsuit against the EPA over pesticide use that could change the face …

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We’ll find out what’s behind the latest spat between Venezuela and Colombia in the wake of Colombian accusations of President Chavez harboring rebel leaders. And, will consumer advocate Elizabeth Warren be named to head the newly created Consumer Financial Protection Agency? Plus, an update on new efforts to buy back the South Central Farm on the corner of 41st and Alameda. …