Today on Flashpoints: We spend the hour with Green Party Vice Presidential candidate, Ajamu Baraka.
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Matti Friedman, author of the memoir Pumpkinflowers, is interviewed by Richard Wolinsky. Pumpkin Flowers is the story of an Israeli outpost near the Lebanese border during the now-forgotten war between Lebanon and Israel in the mid to late 1990s. Friedman talks about his own experiences, as well as the experiences of other soldiers, taking it out of the context of the current Israeli political situation.
Caroline hosts Kirtan artist Krishna Das, devotional, longtime student of Tibetan dzogchen. “Hailed as yoga’s “rock star,” Krishna Das put sacred Sanskrit mantras on the music map.” Alan Di Perna, Grammy.com (and seguing at the end of show to “Lilt” performing “Waterbound” as homage to the Louisiana floods) krishnadas.com
Listen in as Sarah Holmes highlights one of herbal medicines many wonderful plants, goldenrod.
With journalist and investigative reporter Juan Gonzalez. Gonzalez is the co-host of the radio and television program Democracy Now! with Amy Goodman. He was also a columnist for the New York Daily News from 1987 to 2016. Juan Gonzalez is author of Harvest of Empire: A Histoty of Latinos in America. And his latest News for All The People: The Epic … Continued
Recently, wardens at two California women’s prisons have stepped down amidst allegations of misconduct, abuse, and persistent suicide. One of these prisons, California Institution for Women (CIW), has a suicide rate that is 8 times the national average for people in women’s prisons, and 5 times the rate for all California prisons. What is going on? We … Continued
Weapons, Pipelines & Wall St: Did Clinton Foundation Donations Impact Clinton State Dept. Decisions?
Weapons, Pipelines & Wall St: Did Clinton Foundation Donations Impact Clinton State Dept. Decisions? Debate: Should the Clinton Foundation Be Shut Down If Hillary Clinton Wins? “Our Revolution”? Bernie Sanders Launches New Organization, But Key Staffers Quit in Protest.
We explore the intersections between Gentrification and Probate Laws. We speak with organizers battling the court system to save their family home from being sold to the highest bidder.
With Mark Singer, author of the book “Trump and Me.” Singer has been a staff writer at The New Yorker since 1974. He is the author of Funny Money and Somewhere in America. About the book: Ever since Donald Trump entered the presidential race—in a press conference attended by paid actors, in which he slandered Mexican … Continued
First, we speak to Norman Solomon about the scandals surrounding Hillary Clinton. Then, we turn to California state politics with Katie Joaquin as she discusses the domestic workers bill that recently advanced to the governor’s desk. Lastly, we speak to East Bay Express reporters Alex and Arielle about their latest article “Law Enforcement Killed 90 Oakland … Continued