Hero or Murderer? 15-Year-Old Bresha Meadows Faces Life in Prison for Killing Abusive Father; Florida State Attorney Who Oversaw Trayvon Martin & Marissa Alexander Cases Is Defeated in Primary; Sens. McCain & Rubio Beat Pro-Trump Challengers; Wasserman Schultz Survives Primary; Glenn Greenwald: Obama Has Bombed 7 Nations, But Clinton Claims He Has Not Been Militaristic … Continued
Today on Flashpoints… we go to Haiti where tens of thousands took to the streets of Port au Prince yesterday led by former president Jean-Bertrand Aristide in support of Lavalas family presidential candidate Dr. Maryse Narcisse, then we feature a look at propaganda and the war in Syria, finally we take a closer look at … Continued
Q and A: Can we reach Proxima B, the nearest planet to earth on a distant star system? What causes monster hurricanes? Guest: NASA Astronaut Tom Jones. Hosted by Dr. Michio Kaku.
With journalist and author Deena Stryker. During the 1960’s Stryker traveled to Cuba and interviewed Fidel Castro, Raul Castro, Che Guevara, and Celia Sanchez. Deena Stryker just published her diary from this period Cuba: Diary of a Revolution, Inside the Cuban Revolution with Fidel, Raul, Che, and Celia Sanchez. We talked to Deena about Cuba today. About … Continued
We have talked a lot about America’s police brutality problem, but what are the solutions? We speak with Norm Stamper, author of To Protect and to Serve: How to Fix America’s Police. Then, we take listener calls to hear your thoughts. Guests: Norm Stamper, author of To Protect and to Serve: How to Fix America’s Police, former … Continued
Our Children’s Lives Depend on This Drug: A Mother’s Plea to CEO After EpiPen Price Jumped 400%; Why Are We Paying $300 for an EpiPen That Holds Only $1 Worth of Medicine? Debate: Is Recalling Judge Persky a Victory for Sexual Assault Survivors or a Dangerous Precedent? Could the Presidential Election Be Hacked? FBI “Flash” … Continued
Recently widespread outrage has erupted over the bias and leniency in court decisions involving rape and the general acceptance and prevalence of violence against women. In California, a judge’s decision to give a white former Stanford University swimmer an unusually lenient six-month jail sentence for sexually assaulting an unconscious Stanford student sparked a campaign to … Continued
Ralph talks to Representative David Jolly (R: FL) about The Stop Act, which would prohibit members of Congress from personally soliciting campaign donations. And Professor William Black tells us that the best way to rob a bank is from the inside.
With Nobel Prize Laurate, Joseph E. Stiglitz, professor of economics at Columbia University. He is a former chief economist of the World Bank and is former member and chairman of the (US president’s) Council of Economic Advisers. He is known for his critical views of the management of globalization, free market economics and some international institutions like … Continued
Complete Reversal of Democracy: Glenn Greenwald on Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff’s Impeachment; As Bernie Sanders Condemns “Coup” in Brazil, Why Have Obama & Clinton Been So Silent? Greenwald: “Why Did Saudi Regime & Other Gulf Tyrannies Donate Millions to Clinton Foundation?” Greenwald: Journalists Should Not Stop Scrutinizing Clinton Just Because Trump is Unfit for Office; … Continued
