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For the first time in more than two decades, Americans can view art from Iran.

Civil rights pioneer Leon Sullivan died last week at the age of 78. The American Baptist minister devised the so-called Sullivan Principles, which helped bring down the apartheid regime in South Africa.

Lisa talks with longtime comedian George Carlin about his brainy, acerbic style, and his latest book Napalm and Silly Putty. (Hyperion Books: ISBN: 0786864133)

Joshua Levs of member station WABE in Atlanta reports on a class action lawsuit filed against Georgia Power, one of the largest energy providers in the east. Several African American employees say there is a history of racial discrimination at the company, including harassment and low rates of promotion for black employees.

From member station KUOW in Seattle, Jason Paur reports on the bountiful harvest of Chinook salmon in the Columbia River this spring. Native Americans took advantage of the largest Chinook run in 70 years, and thousands of sports fishers had their first opportunity to fish for Chinook since 1977. The season ended yesterday.

Scott with some thoughts about former Senator Bob Kerrey's admission this week that he may have been responsible for the death of civilians while fighting in Vietnam.

Scott talks to Weekend Edition's entertainment critic Elvis Mitchell about the prospect of a strike by the Writers Guild of America. If no agreement is reached with studio executives by May 1st, the men and women who write scripts for movies and TV shows will walk off the job. The last time this happened was in l988, and network television still hasn't recovered.

NPR's Mike Shuster reports on civil unrest in Indonesia, where parliament has cleared the way for impeachment proceedings against President Wahid. His key ally in government, Megawati Sukaronputri, says she will not try to block the move, and angry Wahid supporters streamed into Jakarta to protest.

The AFL-CIO has designated April 28 as Workers' Memorial Day to remember American worker fatalities on the job. Host Lisa Simeone speaks with Ron Hayes, the founder of FIGHT: Families in Grief Hold Together.

NPR Science Correspondent Joe Palca recently visited Cambodia where it's estimated that 70 percent of the men smoke cigarettes, including Buddhist monks. Palca meets with a physician, whose work with Buddhist monks has led to smoking cessation for a large part of that population, and it's affecting local Cambodians as well.