Flashpoints – February 1, 2024
An award winning front-line investigative news magazine, that focuses on human, civil and workers right, issues of war and peace, Global Warming, racism and poverty, and other issues. Hosted by Dennis J. Bernstein.
Featured Episode
America’s Black Capital: How African Americans Remade Atlanta in the Shadow of the Confederacy – Part Two
We speak with Dr. Jeffrey O.G. Ogbar the author of America’s Black Capital: How African Americans Remade Atlanta in the Shadow of the Confederacy. Americas Black Capital chronicles how a center of Black excellence emerged amid virulent expressions of white nationalism, as African Americans pushed back against Confederate ideology to create an extraordinary locus of … Continued
Background Briefing – February 1, 2024
Why Russia’s War on Ukraine Has Reached a Stalemate We begin with the expected firing of the head of Ukraine’s military by President Zelensky which is likely to further diminish hopes that US aid blocked by House Republicans will be unlocked although the EU did find a way around Hungary’s Orban to get $54 billion … Continued
The Visionary Activist Show – Brigid: Trickster Peace-maker part 2
Brigid – Trickster Peace-maker part 2 – deeper delving… Caroline re-welcomes Owen Ó Súilleabháin, that we honor/welcome Brigid – Trickster Peace-maker…. to bring necessary miracles, to cool out the conflagration…. Owen Ó Súilleabháin is a singer, composer, and teacher. Most recently, Owen performed his new arrangements of Irish folk songs with his brother Moley and … Continued
A look at the creation of the restored film “Bushman,” directed by the late David Schickele, at Pacific Film Archive, with ilm director Rob Nillson, activist and eEnvironmentalist Gail Schickele, and film archivist Jon Shibata. “Bushman” is an extraordinary film about a Nigerian educator coming to San Francisco in 1968 and what he experiences. Hosted by Richard Wolinsky.
Also: Reviews of “How I Learned What I Learned” at TheatreWorks and “Babes In Ho-lland at Shotgun Players Ashby Stage.
Why did South Africa charge Israel at the ICJ? • organizing unions in the society of sprawl • the widening war in the Middle East
Sean Jacobs explores why South Africa brought the genocide case against Israel in the World Court • Eric Blanc (Substack post here) on organizing in a scattered and atomized society • Hassan El-Tayyab on the widening war in the Middle East
Voices of the Middle East and North Africa – February 1, 2024
The richly diverse and fascinating world of culture and politics of the Middle East and North Africa, co-hosted by Khalil and Malihe.
Democracy Now 9am (rebroadcast) – February 1, 2024
Democracy Now! is a daily national independent award-winning news program, hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. This hour rebroadcasts the 6am hour. For daily episode descriptions, see Democracy Now! (6am).
Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Online Child Safety; Plus, Hayward City Council Votes to Divest from Four Companies; California’s Plan for Chinook Salmon Population Decline
0:08 — Mike Isaac, is a New York Times reporter based in the San Francisco Bay Area, covering tech companies and Silicon Valley. 0:33 — George Syrop, Hayward City council member who put forth the vote to divest the city’s stock ownership stakes in four companies that have ties with Israel. Vanessa is a member … Continued
Democracy Now 6am – February 1, 2024
On today’s show: “The Houthis Are Not Iranian Proxies”: Helen Lackner on the History & Politics of Yemen’s Ansar Allah “Climate of Fear”: Inside UAE’s Use of U.S. Mercenaries to Carry Out Assassinations in Yemen “Legacy”: Dr. Uché Blackstock on How Racism Shapes Healthcare in America