Racist & Illegal: Justice Department Slams Baltimore Police for Targeting Black Residents; Baltimore Residents from Rep. Elijah Cummings to Local Activist Speak Out on Being Stopped by Police; Crisis Engulfs Fox News as Roger Ailes Sexual Harrassment & Spying Scandal Grows.
Today on Flashpoints: We revisit the killing of 13 year old Andy Lopez in Santa Rosa California by Sonoma county deputy sheriff Erick Gelhaus on October 22 2013. Not only was Gelhaus exonerated but the community was shocked to learn he was actually promoted recently to the rank of sergeant in the department. We also … Continued
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We speak with poet Lucy Flaterry-Vickness, curator Candi Martinez, and Lana Adlawan about the 17th annual Laurel Street Fair; political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal explores the significance of Black August; and Youth Radio’s Natalie Bettendorf speak with youth advocates about the Oakland Police Sex Allegations and the sexual exploitation of young girls in Oakland California.
The presidential campaign of Senator Bernie Sanders is over—but his legacy of a political revolution is still very much alive. How to build it? Norman Solomon has some ideas. With host Kris Welch.
This week opened with 50 members of the Republican foreign policy elite declaring their opposition to Donald Trump. Combine that with the fact that he’s against trade deals, unkind to NATO, and bashing Hillary Clinton over her vote for the Iraq War — and he practically looks like a raging lefty. So: What exactly is his … Continued
Donald Trump Under Fire After Hinting Gun Owners Could Assassinate Hillary Clinton; “The Making of Donald Trump”: David Cay Johnston on Trump’s Ties to the Mob & Drug Traffickers; “Olympic Pride, American Prejudice”: How 18 Black Olympians Defied Jim Crow & Hitler in 1936; After Being Denied Parole 10 Times, Elderly Prisoner Allegedly Commits Suicide … Continued
Today on Flashpoints…we take a closer look at the ongoing protests against the 2016 Olympic games in Brazil, then we talk with a tech expert about the possible use of Pokemon Go by the CIA and the NSA. Next we speak with an expert on the history of Third parties in the US, and … Continued
1. Will an asteroid hit the earth? 2. How to win $20 million by sending a robot to the moon. Guest: Dr. Dana MacKenzie, the origin of the moon. Hosted by Dr. Michio Kaku.
Health educators Layna Berman and Jeffry Fawcett, PhD discuss the biology behind the culture of fear in which we’re steeped and how to protect yourself. Visit Your Own Health And Fitness
Movements like Black Lives Matter have turned a spotlight on the mass criminalization of people of color in the United States. But are we any closer to understanding why the American state locks up its residents in record numbers? Radical scholar Jordan Camp discusses working class insurgency from below—from the Watts Rebellion to the Los … Continued
