Today – June 30, 2009 – is a holiday, if you live in Iraq. It is National Sovereignty Day, the day United States troops are officially gone from the cities of Iraq. From this point on, Iraqi cities will be policed and protected by Iraqi troops.

On April 7, 2009, the Obama administration did something very good. It released the Department of Homeland Security's Report on Rightwing Extremism. The report is a fine piece of analysis -- intelligent, clearly presented, fact-based, and, unfortunately, right on target.

In the second half of my interview with author and activist Rinku Sen, she discusses the realities of immigration now and her hopes for a better policy in the future.

The author of The Accidental American tells how she came to write the book and discusses the way in which activism and organizing for change can help people heal from tragedy.