• Rev. Jim Wallis, founder of Sojourners, calls in at 8:30am ET / 6:30am PT to talk about what he’s doing to counter the heightened rhetoric of hate against President Obama
• Charlie Pierce, Boston Globe writer and author of “Idiot America,” calls in at 10:30am ET / 7:30am PT to talk about the news of the day
• Actress and comedian Aisha Tyler joins us in studio at 11:05am ET / 8:05am PT for another edition of “Tuesdays With Tyler”
• As President Obama prepares to officially end the lengthy and divisive U.S. combat operation in Iraq, he’ll personally thank some of the soldiers who fought there for their service to a mission he forcefully opposed from the start.
• President Obama acknowledged Monday that the economy continues to struggle and too many Americans are still struggling to find jobs. He also took Republicans to task for what he said was partisan politics that are standing in the way of passing a bill aimed at helping small businesses.
• Hurricane Earl, now a powerful Category 4 storm, barreled toward the U.S. coast today after battering tiny islands across the Caribbean with heavy rain and winds that damaged homes and toppled power lines. Earl is forecast to potentially brush the U.S. East Coast late Thursday.
• Consumer spending rose 0.4% in July after three lackluster months, the Commerce Department said Monday. Spending fell 0.1% in April, rose a tiny 0.1% in May and was flat in June.
