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
On the 71st anniversary of the U.S. bombing of Nagasaki, we go to a vigil to stop the building of nuclear weapons. PLUS a university dedicated to opening the mind, touching the spirit. With host Kris Welch.
Officials in Brazil have started kicking out Olympic ticket-holders for having signs of clothing protesting the actions of acting President Michel Temer — we’re going to do a quick primer on politics in Brazil, then explore this history of protest at the Olympic games. Guests: Maria Luisa Mendonca, professor in the International Relations Department at … Continued
Pakistan Mourns After Bombing at Hospital Kills At Least 74, Including Dozens of Lawyers; Meet Jacqui Maxwell, the UAW Autoworker Who Interrupted Trump’s Economic Speech in Detroit; Matt Taibbi: Trump’s All White Male Economic Team Includes “Financial Crisis Villain” John Paulson; Matt Taibbi on Libor, Cartel-Style Finance & How Failure to Fix Wall St. Has … Continued
Today on Flashpoints: With the US media all but declaring Hillary Clinton the official winner of the November presidential election, we take a look at Hillary The Hawk and the potential impact on the future of the endless wars being waged in our name. We also ask the question, what effect might Bernie Sanders and … Continued
Five years ago, revolution was spreading across the Arab World. In different countries, it followed different courses: civil uprisings brought down Governments fell in Tunisia, Egypt, Yemen. In Libya, it took armed insurrection and foreign intervention. In Bahrain, a government succeeded in suppressing mass protests. In Syria, protests triggered repression, which triggered armed insurgency, which … Continued
Green Party Nominee Jill Stein: “We Are Saying No to the ‘Lesser Evil’ and Yes to the Greater Good”; A New Day & Another Way: Green VP Nominee Ajamu Baraka Urges Progressives to Reject Two-Party System; Julian Assange: Leaked DNC Emails Show Democrats Waged “Propaganda” Campaign Against Sanders; Google in the White House? Assange Warns … Continued
