Flashpoints – July 27, 2023
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
Fund Drive Special – Jackson Rising Redux: Lessons on Building the Future in the Present
We speak with author Kali Akuno about his latest book, Jackson Rising Redux: Lessons on Building the Future in the Present.
Special Fund Drive Programming – Background Briefing – July 27, 2023
Background Briefing offers an educational approach to providing information in an era of “fake news”.
The Visionary Activist Show – anarcho*entheo*animism festival continues
Caroline co-riffs with clips of 2 wondrous guests, Diana Beresford Kroeger, and Rachel Harris, and Peter Kropotkin whose books serve as pledge magnetizers in our on-going anarcho*entheo*animism festival… Mutual Aid, Peter Kropotkin + Swimming in the Sacred: Wisdom from the Psychedelic Underground, Rachel Harris + To Speak for the Trees, Diana Beresford-Kroeger = anarcho*entheo*animism … Continued
Tensions mounting on the Korean peninsula, and the evil uses to which the drug industry puts intellectual property restrictions
Tim Shorrock marks the 70th anniversary of the armistice that ended the Korean war as tensions mount across the region • Christopher Morten on how the drug industry uses patents and secrecy to fatten its profits at the expense of patients and the broader public
Special Fund Drive Programming – Voices of the Middle East and North Africa – July 27, 2023
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 – July 27, 2023
On Today’s Show: Judge Puts Hunter Biden Plea Deal on Hold as Republicans Ramp Up Attacks on President & Son Brutal Ohio Police Dog Attack on Black Truck Driver Highlights Pattern, Echoes Violence of Slavery Racism Unleashed: Attack Dogs Maul, Bite & Terrorize Prisoners Across United States
The Shakurs and the Nation They Created w/ Santi Elijah Holley – Fund Drive Special
For over fifty years, the Shakurs have inspired generations of activists, scholars, and music fans. Many people are only familiar with Assata Shakur, the popular author and thinker, living for three decades in Cuban exile; or the late rapper Tupac. But the branches of the Shakur family tree extend widely, and the roots reach into … Continued
Coup Attempt in Niger; Plus, Federal Reserve Raises Interest Rates
0:08 — Abdoushakur Aboud, is the senior Editor for the Swahili service of Voice of America. 0:17 — J.W. Mason, associate professor of economics at John Jay College, and a fellow at the Roosevelt Institute.
Democracy Now 6am – July 27, 2023
On Today’s Show: Judge Puts Hunter Biden Plea Deal on Hold as Republicans Ramp Up Attacks on President & Son Brutal Ohio Police Dog Attack on Black Truck Driver Highlights Pattern, Echoes Violence of Slavery Racism Unleashed: Attack Dogs Maul, Bite & Terrorize Prisoners Across United States