• Eric Boehlert, Senior Fellow at Media Matters for America, calls in at 9:05am ET / 6:05am PT to co-host Right Wing World
• Michael Goodwin, President of Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU) calls in at 10:30am ET / 7:30am PT to talk about the ongoing attack on workers’ rights
• Edie McClurg joins us in the Los Angeles Bureau at 11:05am ET / 8:05am PT for another edition of “Mondays With McClurg”
• The occupation of the Wisconsin Capitol by protesters fighting efforts to strip public workers of union bargaining rights carried on Sunday after police decided not to forcibly remove demonstrators and end a nearly 2-week-long sit-in.
• Congress is moving towards a deal to avoid a government shutdown–at least for the short term. Democrats say they are “encouraged” by reports about the short term spending bill that House Republicans are expected to pass and send to the Senate on Tuesday.
• Libyan rebels awaited a counterattack by Moammar Gadhafi’s forces on Monday, after the country’s leader defied demands that he quit to end the bloodiest of the Arab world’s wave of uprisings.
• “The King’s Speech” enjoyed a royal night at the Academy Awards Sunday, taking home honors for best picture, original screenplay, director, and actor for star Colin Firth.
