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Today on a Special Mayday Edition of Flashpoints: We’ll be joined by international celebrated peace activist Kathy Kelly, just out of jail for actions in opposition to the US government’s murderous drone war. Also 40 years since the end of the Vietnam War: We’ll have an in-depth discussion on what have we learned about US … Continued
With Economics Professor Richard D. Wolff
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Today is April 30th, a very significant date to the Vietnamese people. It was 40 years ago today that the U.S. imperialist army was forced out of Viet Nam, ending what was known in the U.S. as the “Viet Nam War” and what was known in Viet Nam as the “American War,” a war that marked … Continued
Today on Flashpoints:The extreme right wing Japanese Prime Minister in the US to meet with Barack Obama, address congress and get a personal tour of Silicon Valley. Also, Native Americans go to the United Nations to protest the elevation of Father Junipero Serra to sainthood by the pope and the Roman Catholic Church. And The … Continued
Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz on inequality, the TPP, rent, and more. His new book of essays, The Great Divide, is out now. About the book: How has America become the most unequal advanced country in the world, and what can we do about it? In The Great Divide, Joseph E. Stiglitz expands on the … Continued
Flashpoints Presents: The Battle For Education in The 21st Century Part 7
Flashpoints examines the past, present & future of public education through a social justice lens. Broadcasts every Wednesday for 15 weeks, which began March 18, 2015. This series is produced and hosted by Ken Yale Episode 7 (Aired April 29th 2015) Shifting Paradigms, Part I: Standardized To Student-Centered Addresses a key pillar of the corporate … Continued
Today on Flashpoints: An update on the devastation in Nepal. Workers protest the hedge fund buyout of American Apparel in Los Angeles. Our Flashpoints multi-part series, “The Battle for Public Education In the 21st Century” continues. And rising opposition to expensive and destructive testing in the US public schools.
Thousands of National Guard troops deploy in Baltimore after days of protest and violence, placing the city under a nighttime curfew. We get a live report from the streets, and talk about the history that made Baltimore into a powder keg. Plus: veteran peace activist Kathy Kelly is just out from a three-month stint in … Continued