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Raja Shehadeh is a Palestinian lawyer and writer whose latest book is Strangers in the House: Coming of Age in Occupied Palestine. (Steer Forth Press) He is a founder of the nonpartisan human rights organization Al-Haq, an affiliate of the International Commission of Jurists, and author of several books about international law, human rights and the Middle East. Shehadeh lives in Ramallah.

Rudd is known for his work with groundbreaking groups and musicians like Herbie Nichols, the New York Art Quartet, Cecil Taylor, Archie Shepp, and Carla Bley. He has been playing traditional and avant-garde jazz for some 60 years. His latest CD is a live recording with Archie Shepp called Live in New York.

As part of his year-long series of reports from Roosevelt High School in Seattle, NPR's Robert Smith reports on the loneliness of teachers, who often feel isolated from their colleagues once the bell rings and the classroom door closes. Many young teachers who leave the profession after only a few years cite the lack of interaction with other teachers as a reason for their departure. Roosevelt High is trying to address the problem, by adding extra time for planning and collaboration.

NPR's series on immigration continues as we cross the Atlantic to look at attitutes towards newcomers in the Netherlands following the September 11th attacks. NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports.

Across the country, ordinary garden plants have become aggressive invaders. Many invasive plants are still sold in nurseries and coveted by unsuspecting gardeners. Is there a chance your "coveted plant" might escape into the wild? NPR's Ketzel Levine takes a closer look at how a good plant goes bad.

Wanda Jackson has always been one of the boys. Back in the 1950s, when country music started to rock, Jackson made waves with a bold voice and sultry stage moves. She dated Elvis and toured constantly, but slowly slipped from the spotlight. Now she's back and is the subject of a new PBS documentary. NPR's Neda Ulaby reports for All Things Considered. (7:30) See http://www.pbs.org/itvs/welcometotheclub/.

The latest Radio Expedition treks into the Louisiana swamps in pursuit of one of the most charismatic American birds: the ivory-billed woodpecker. The fabled wild-eyed woodpecker was thought to be extinct, but recent reports have electrified birders around the country. NPR's Christopher Joyce reports for Morning Edition.

Srdja Popovic is one of the founders of the nonviolent student group which helped bring down Serbian dictator Slobodan Milosevic. The group known as Otpor (the Serbian word for "resistance") had a clenched fist as its symbol, but used humor and theater to ridicule Milosevic and other government officials. The new PBS documentary Bringing Down a Dictator tells their story. Popovic is now a member of Parliament.

Host Jacki Lyden talks with limosine driver George Barlow who will be working tonight's Oscar Awards in Los Angeles.

Writer Jake Arnott's new novel is He Kills Coppers, a dark thriller set in London in 1966. Arnott's first novel, The Long Firm, is being made into a five-part series for the BBC.