Tune into Uprising for special holiday programming on December 25th and 26th for a compilation of some of our best interviews of 2008 including Michael Eric Dyson, Gan Golan, Antonio Skarmeta, and others. …

We’ll bring back a popular interview with Sarah Sentilles, author of “Taught by America: A Story of Struggle and Hope in Compton” as part of our special holiday programming. AND, a brand new commentary by Lancaster inmate Dortell Williams, critiquing the notion of a post-racial society. …

We’ll examine the legacy of Vice President Dick Cheney and look toward Joe Biden to determine what kind of VP he’ll be under Obama. And, we’ll get an update on the latest in the Israeli siege of Gaza. Plus, the International Energy Agency’s chief economist predicts that oil supplies will peak in 2020. We’ll find out what the implications of this ominous prediction are even as the global economy is in recession. …

We’ll examine the on-going riots in Greece, why they are happening and where they’re heading. And, members of the Youth Justice Coalition will join us in studio to explain why they are marching for respect this week. Plus, the nation’s largest marine base, housed in 29 Palms, seeks to expand despite community opposition. And this week’s Black Agenda Report about Somalia. …

As the US economy continues to spiral, jobs are lost, houses are foreclosed, and food prices are increasing, we present a one hour special on hunger and homelessness nationally and locally. We’ll hear from a roundtable of guests whose work in the field will help us understand the extent of the current American struggle and what needs to happen to fix the problems before another Great Depression sets in. …

We’ll get a live report from Kabul about the on-going war in Afghanistan and learn who the Taliban really are. And, remember Jay Garner, former US Lieutenant General in Iraq? We’ll learn about his new job helping oil corporations secure Iraqi oil. And, this week’s Empire Notes with Rahul Mahajan. …

We’ll talk with Robert Weissman of the Multinational Monitor on his ideas about nationalizing the auto industry; and how the state of Hawaii is the first to transition toward electric vehicles; plus Los Angeles will host the first of nationwide townhall meetings on universal public internet access. Plus this week’s Black Agenda Report. …

We’ll find out why Chinese Americans oppose the appointment of Bill Richardson as Obama’s new Commerce Secretary; LA Times reporter and KPFK host Howard Blume will join us in studio on the local controversy over LAUSD Superintendent David Brewer being pressured to resign; and, Kim Bobo, the author of Wage Theft in America will explain how Americans are getting ripped off in the millions of dollars and what can be done about it. …

We’ll get an update on the political conflict in Thailand, as the ruling government is dissolved and the airport continues to be occupied. And, ACORN activists offer their solution to the housing foreclosure crisis. Plus, a coalition of leftist parties in Canada are poised to dethrone ruling conservatives. We’ll get a live report from Toronto about the political mini-revolution in our neighbor to the north. …

Isabel Garcia, co-Chair of the Arizona based Coalicion de Derechos Humanos will comment on Obama’s appointment of Janet Napolitano as head of Homeland Security. And, we’ll examine the state of two major Senate races still hanging in the balance, in Minnesota and Georgia. Plus, American Indians on what an Obama presidency means to them. …