* The Coalition of Immokalee Workers comes to LA – we’ll hear from two members in studio about their latest campaign
* Gregorio Luke will share new insights into the famed Mexican artist, Frida Kahlo
* Students at DQ University, California’s only native American college, are struggling to save their school, at the risk of arrest
* Plus this week’s Empire Notes …

* Zimbabwe’s political system is shaking up and Mugabe could step down – we’ll have an update with Africa Action’s blogger, Briggs Bomba, who just returned from Zimbabwe.
* On the 40th anniversary of King’s assassination, we’ll go to Memphis to hear about an exciting new conference intended to further King’s legacy by creating a green economy to uplift low income communities of color.
* A live update from Jerusalem on a new report by Human …

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A conversation with renowned author and political commentator, Gore Vidal on democracy, corporate control, and grassroots organizing in this historic 2008 election. Attend the event at LA Valley College this afternoon (see below) or tune in tomorrow! …

* An election update on the latest count of superdelegate pledges
* Why progressives are lining up to support Obama, and how Fox News is spreading its virulent attacks to the rest of the mainstream media.
* A look at Proposition 98 on this June’s California ballot – is it a Trojan horse for demolishing rent control?

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* Law Enforcement officials speak out against California’s death penalty, calling for a moratorium
* A conversation with author Thomas DeWolf about his family’s slave trading past
* HUD Secretary Alphonso Jackson resigns – we’ll find out why …

* Bittersweet victory for Mumia Abu Jamal: No Death Penalty, No New Trial
* Janitors Rally in Westwood for Higher Wages and Healthcare
* New Survey of Homeless Women in Los Angeles
* Black Agenda Report Returns to the Airwaves! …

* A compelling new documentary called Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making Us Sick?
* As election time nears in Zimbabwe, we’ll examine Robert Mugabe’s his toughest challenge yet, and how his opposition is preparing
* As fighting spreads in Basra and Baghdad, we’ll take a look at this dangerous phase in the Iraq war and what it means.
* This week’s Peace Vigil Annoucements …

* The state of post-election Pakistan and what lies ahead for US-Pakistan relations
* A new report documents dozens of cases of 13 and 14 year olds imprisoned in the US for life without the possibility of parole.
* The state of California’s controversial decision to spray cities with a moth pesticide this year
* This week’s edition of “Who Said That?”

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We’ll take a look at the case of Allen Snyder, an African American man convicted of murder by a jury where all blacks were eliminated. And environmental activists in California organize for a Board decision on electric cars. Plus as the Tibetan uprising continues, we’ll speak with Students for a Free Tibet. …

We’ll take a look at the recent protests in Armenia and the just-lifted-state of emergency. Plus, John McCain’s recent Al Qaeda gaffe reveals just how easily the mainstream media have let him off the hook. And progressive populist and everyone’s favorite Texan, Jim Hightower, joins us in studio to discuss his new book, “Swim against the Current: Even a Dead Fish Can Go With the Flow.” …