We’ll get an update on the latest in Afghanistan with President Karzai’s cabinet shenanigans, and recent Afghan civilian and US CIA killings. And, we’ll look at why Congress didn’t extend the Estate Tax on the wealthiest Americans into 2010 and what can be done about it. Plus, the United Nations declares 2010 to be the year of biodiversity – calling for special awareness around the world of many species that are on the brink of …

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We’ll go live to Egypt where hundreds of international activists are waiting to enter Gaza to commemorate the one year anniversary of the Israeli war and to call for justice and freedom for the people of Gaza. And, we’ll have a rare conversation with an Iranian labor activist, currently in the US under an assumed name. Plus, what the ACLU thinks a fair airport security system looks like in the aftermath of another attempted airplane …

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Uprising host Sonali Kolhatkar and producer Gabriel San Roman will be on vacation between 12/15/09 and 01/04/10. Please tune in for special programming during the holidays. On Monday – Wednesday (12/28 – 12/30) South Asian Network Executive Director Hamid Khan will host a three day morning special on the important issues of 2009. And on 12/31 – 01/04, tune in for special editions of the award-winning program Alternative Radio.

Sonali and Gabriel will be back …

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We’ll dissect the Copenhagen Climate Talks – what came out of them, what didn’t. And we’ll find out why, at a time when death sentences are waning nationwide, California’s killing rate has gone up. Plus, Smart by Nature, a handbook for students, parents, and school staff to put fresh foods into public schools. …

Tomorrow on Uprising: Antonia Juhasz on her activism against Chevron, the climate talks in Copenhagen, and her book, The Tyranny of Oil; & former Seattle police chief Norm Stamper on why he thinks Marijuana should be legalized. Plus, Ellen Shaffer breaks down the breakdown of healthcare legislation at the Senate, as li…berals finally seem to be staging a revolt against a bill favorable to insurance companies. …

We’ll find out why analyst Chris Toensing thinks that the Afghanistan surge will not work. And we’ll go live to the climate talks in Copenhagen with Gopal Dayaneni. Plus, a look at the controversy over Uganda’s bizarre anti-homosexuality law. …

We’ll find out why nurses unions across the nation are joining together to form a super-union. And, a discussion about Iranians rising up as Amnesty International releases a new report on this summer’s post-election government violence. Plus, an audio summary of the first week of Copenhagen climate activism. And this week’s Black Agenda Report. …

We’ll go live to Copenhagen once more to check in with activists and delegates to the UN Climate Summit. And we’ll hear about the historic Native American $3.4 billion land settlement that happened this week, and it’s historic and current significance. Plus, an independent investigation of the ACORN scandal exonerates the poor people’s advocacy group from any wrong-doing. …

We’ll dissect the healthcare bill compromise in the Senate which leaves little resembling even a public option. And we’ll feature Matt Damon and Morgan Freeman on their new film Invictus with special giveaways. Plus, a conversation with Mumia Abu Jamal on the 29th anniversary of his arrest, and James Hoggan on Climate Coverup: The Crusade to Deny Global Warming. …

Heidi Shierholz of the Economic Policy Institute will discuss the EPI’s 5 Point plan to stem the jobs crisis. And South Asian Network Executive Director Hamid Khan will report back from his recent trip to Pakistan and how ordinary Pakistanis are responding to increased militarization. Plus, Randy Olsen, author of “Don’t be such a Scientist: Talking Substance in an Age of Style” will join us in studio. …