Today on Flashpoints: Sub-prime queen and current Secretary of Commerce, Penny Pritzker, gets the royal treatment at the National Press Club: No negative questions please. Also, an investigation of the global advocacy group Avaaz, which claims 43 million active members online. A look at the CIA, that’s the Cocaine Importers of America: S. Korea covered … Continued


The Cannabis Industry, Marijuana Legalization, what’s on the ballot? Guest: Davis Downs,   Independent journalist; covered cannabis (Scientific American, San Francisco Chronicle); contributor, weekly column Legalization Nation, East Bay Express (2010); editor pot blog ‘Smell the Truth’, SFGate.com. www.DavidRDowns.com. Voter issues for California’s primary Guest Kim Alexander,  President of the California Voter Foundation,  Get voting details at   … Continued


With Nicholas Shaxson investigative journalist and researcher for the Tax Justice Network. He is author of several books including Treasure Islands: Uncovering the Damage of Off-shore Banking and Tax Havens. Then, Nate Aden, Research Fellow with the World Resources Institute. Nate is also affiliated with the Energy and Resources Group at the University of California at Berkeley. … Continued


CounterSpin

CounterSpin – April 15, 2016

CounterSpin provides a critical examination of the each week’s major news stories, and exposes what the mainstream media may have missed in their own coverage. Produced by the national media watch group FAIR (Fairness and Accuracy In Reporting).