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"People are perfectly capable of democracy and guess what, without US invasion," notes Hamid Dabashi of the lessons from Egypt's revolution. ; Iran is just one of the countries that, inspired by Tunisia and Egypt, has seen protests in recent days. In Iran, it's a revival and of the civil rights movement that we saw start in 2009 after the elections, Dabashi notes, but moving to a new phase that is demanding more than just "Where is my vote?"Dabashi joins us in studio to discuss the way the revolutions in Egypt and Tunisia have changed the culture in the Arab and Muslim worlds, and where revolution might go next.In the war of information around WikiLeaks, the story just keeps getting messier. The latest chapter involves Anonymous, the group of hackers who targeted banks that denied WikiLeaks funding, a private security firm called HBGary, Bank of America, the CIA, and our good friends at the US Chamber of Commerce.

"I don't think democracy has anything to do with it," says Danny Schechter of continued U.S. obsession with Iran. Instead, he notes, we have a long history of interfering in democratic processes in that country. Meanwhile, Iran is a country preparing for military strikes and dealing in its own way with the revelations of the latest WikiLeaks information dump.Danny just returned from a trip to Iran, and joins us in studio to discuss his experiences, what he learned from everyday people on the ground, and what U.S. politicians like Lindsay Graham are missing.Following Sunday's elections in ; Haiti, Colin Granderson of the Organization of American States declares election irregularities to not have necessarily compromised elections--meanwhile, Haitian citizens wonder whether the large part of election irregularities didn't take place before the ballots were printed.Sarah Palin is busily trying to sell "conservative feminism" to the masses, but her idea of feminism certainly doesn't include reproductive choice or sexual freedom. Meanwhile, even the Pope has decided that it's better for sex workers to use condoms than to risk getting HIV or other sexually transmitted infections. So why does the new Congress include more new members opposed to women's right to control their bodies?Katha Pollitt, Nation columnist and longtime prochoice activist, joins Laura in studio for a conversation about the latest on reproductive and sexual justice, Palinism, and more.Finally, Laura has some thoughts about WikiLeaks' next target: Wall Street.

Not long ago on GRITtv, Hamid Dabashi told us that the Iranian protests are turning into a civil rights movement with long-term potential for change. Wel talk to Hooman Majd, author of The Ayatollah Begs to Differ: The Paradox of Modern Iran, Hadi Ghaemi, director of the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, and Kelly Golnoush Niknejad of Tehran Bureau about the protests, the regime, and what happens next. On Jan. 29, Barack Obama took questions from House Republicans at their "issues retreat," televised on CSPAN. David Corn of Mother Jones joins Laura via Skype to explain why he thinks more events like this can make the political debate in Washington and around the country better. The Winter Olympics are headed to Vancouver, British Columbia, but activists are pointing out the way international sporting events lead to police crackdowns and displacement of locals. Thanks to our friends at the Vancouver Media Cooperative for the video. The 2010 census is starting up, and as New America Media shares, for Southeast Asian community, organizers are making sure that they get the proper representation, and not undercounted. Did you know that in Utah, you're more likely to get chlamydia than the chicken pox or the flu? Well, a Republican State Senator, who says he's from the most conservative part of the state, is leading the fight to allow teachers to teach contraception. Health care reform isn't dead yet, and a coalition of progressive groups, including Bold Progressives and Democracy for America, are increasing the pressure in Washington for Democrats to pass reform--by any means necessary. Finally, in this new documentary, filmmakers David Ridgen and Nicholas Rossier follow Norman Finkelstein, the son of Holocaust survivors called a self-hating Jew for his response to Israeli and US policy over Palestine, around the world in pursuit of his principles.

The triumphant stories about how Twitter was going to save Iran may have died down a little, but the resistance in Iran is growing and swelling. Professor Hamid Dabashi discusses the ongoing turmoil; Matthew Hoh, Congressman Eric Massa and Soviet journalists and analysts discuss lessons learned too late by occupying Afghanistan; Jamie Kilstein and Allison Kilkenny are co-hosts of Citizen Radio, where journalism and comedy intersect; a video from Eugene Jarecki and the Huffington Post on It's a Wonderful Life as an inspiration to move your money into a community bank.