Doug Henwood on the latest unemployment figures, plus: Kofi Annan has just resigned as Peace Envoy to Syria — Ian Williams will joins us to sort out the politics inside the Security Council; It’s now public that Barack Obama authorized the CIA to help rebels in Syria — so what has the agency actually been doing there? Conn Hallinan joins us in-studio to discuss. Finally, we look ahead to this weekend’s Peace and Freedom Party convention, and take your calls about the merits of seeking social change through third-party organizing.