Flashpoints – January 15, 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
The Legacy of Dr. Reverend Martin Luther King Jr (2024 Edition)
We speak with co-founder of the Anti Police Terror Project (APTP) Cat Brooks about Dr. King’s Legacy. Later we hear iconic speeches from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Hard Knock Radio is a drive-time Hip-Hop talk show on KPFA (94.1fm @ 4-5 pm Monday-Friday), a community radio station without corporate underwriting, hosted by Davey D … Continued
Background Briefing – January 15, 2024
Will Strikes Against the Houthis Scuttle the Saudi Peace Deal to End a War in Yemen MbS Started in 2015? We begin with continued strikes by the US and UK against Houthi targets in Yemen and assess what impact they will have on the peace talks close to ending the civil war that was started … Continued
1/15/24 African American Wellness
The harsh reality is that not all patients are treated equally, and racism has consequences on a person’s health and health care. An Associated Press wire story from 1966, contained Dr. King’s famous quotation regarding injustice in health care—“Of all the forms of in-equality, injustice in health, is the most shocking and in-human.” Join Nurse Rona and … Continued
Womens Magazine – January 15, 2024
Special encore show by Women’s Magazine producer Jovelyn Richards .
The call to abolish the family and liberate its members has been one of the central pillars of the radical left historically. Yet today that venerable tradition is almost forgotten, abandoned with the ebbing of the Sixties. Sophie Lewis renews the argument for abolishing the family and replacing it with collective forms of care. (Encore … Continued
Big Gambling
Ralph welcomes Professor John Kindt to discuss his recent article in the Capitol Hill Citizen, “Time to Criminalize Internet Gambling.” Then, our resident international law expert Bruce Fein takes us to the International Court of Justice and explains the lawsuit that South Africa has filed against Israel, which alleges genocide. Finally, Ralph has some choice words about … Continued
Letters and Politics – January 15, 2024
A look at burning political issues and debates and their historical context within the US and worldwide, hosted by Mitch Jeserich.
Democracy Now 9am (rebroadcast) – January 15, 2024
On today’s show: MLK Day Special: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in His Own Words 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).
For MLK Day – From Segregated Childhood to a Life Dedicated to Justice w/ Wade Hudson; Plus, Resistance in Residence Artist Amara Tabor Smith
Born in 1946 in Mansfield, Louisiana, our guest today came of age against the backdrop of the civil rights movement. His close-knit family watched as the country grappled with desegregation; as the Klan targeted the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama; and as systemic racism struck across the nation and in their hometown. We … Continued