* A civil rights group accuses Hillary Clinton of race-baiting in her presidential campaign

* ICE officers target children – we’ll take a look at a recent disturbing incident in Oakland

* California’s Insurance Commissioner has introduced so-called emergency amendments to undermine Proposition 103 passed by Californians in 1988 to control auto insurance rates

* And this week’s Empire Notes. …

* We’ll examine the unfolding internal conflict in Lebanon between Hezbollah and the US-backed government

* An update on the status of voting problems that may impact the 2008 presidential race

* Plus, a conversation with Matt Gonzalez, Ralph Nader’s running mate for their independent bid at the presidency. And this week’s Black Agenda Report …

* We’ll speak with the widow of a Vietnam veteran about the shocking epidemic in suicides seen among returning Iraq and Afghanistan soldiers.

* Janitors in Los Angeles and Orange County prepare to strike, we’ll find out why.

* Portraits of Ten Women, a new play about Latinas dealing with HIV/AIDS. …

* With over 20,000 confirmed dead in Burma, we’ll examine the biggest natural disaster since the 2004 Tsunami – what it means for the military regime and the people struggling to survive.

* A new book by Michael Eric Dyson on the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.

* A report by Greenpeace about Carbon Capture and Storage – they call it a Corporate Boondoggle That Shortchanges the Environment and Consumers. …

* Pepe Escobar, foreign correspondent for the Asia Times, on US-Iran relations heating up
* The primary races in Indiana and North Carolina? Will these two states determine the Democratic nominee once and for all?
* Anna Baltzer live in studio, author of Witness in Palestine: A Jewish American Woman in the Occupied Territories …

We’ll go to Bolivia as the state of Santa Cruz votes on autonomy from the national government. And, we’ll examine whether the Fed’s plans to regulate the credit card industry will go far enough. Plus a look at the race between State Senator Mark Ridley-Thomas and former LAPD Chief Bernard Parks for the LA County Supervisor’s seat in the Second District. …

* Michael Eric Dyson on the Sean Bell verdict, and Reverend Jeremiah Wright
* Conversation with Dalia Mogahed, co-author of Who Speaks for Islam: What a Billion Muslims Really Want
* The Supreme Court uphold’s Indiana’s controversial Voter ID law – we’ll find out what it means for the upcoming primary election …

* We’ll go to England to speak with the head of the teachers union there, as hundreds of thousands of teachers all over Britain are walking out of their jobs for labor rights.
* And, we’ll have a conversation, live in-studio with Chris Hedges, about his new book, I Don’t Believe in Atheists.
* Plus this week’s Empire Notes with Rahul Mahajan. …

* We’ll examine the recent Maoist victory in Nepal that has left everyone, including the Maoists, stunned.
* And, we’ll hear from south Los Angeles high school students about what they consider to be their top concerns.
* Plus, Guatemalan labor unions join the AFL-CIO in filing the first labor complaint involving CAFTA, the Central America Free Trade Agreement. …

* We’ll review the recent Supreme Court decision on death by lethal injection that ends a moratorium on the death penalty.
* And, we’ll learn about the real conspiracy behind this week’s Security and Prosperity Partnership meeting in New Orleans – rather than a North American Union, Americans should fear an expansion of NAFTA.
* Plus, two more local bookstores face closure –we’ll speak with Doug Dutton and Ruben Martinez. …