Flashpoints – January 18, 2021
An award winning front-line investigative news magazine, that focuses on human, civil and workers right, issues of war and peace, Global Warming, racism and poverty, and other issues. Hosted by Dennis J. Bernstein.
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An award winning front-line investigative news magazine focusing on human, civil and workers rights, issues of war and peace, Global Warming, racism and poverty, and other issues. Hosted by Dennis J. Bernstein.
An award winning front-line investigative news magazine, that focuses on human, civil and workers right, issues of war and peace, Global Warming, racism and poverty, and other issues. Hosted by Dennis J. Bernstein.
Today on the Show: Greg Palast Reports that the White House was warned their March was Illegal. Trump’s Call to march broke organizer’s promise to DC police. Also, Palast associate, Zack Roberts joins us and has been tracking the extreme right since Charlottesville. And on the latest edition of FOOD FIGHT with Food Not Bombs … Continued
Today on the Show: Undocumented families call on Biden to issue a moratorium that puts an end to detentions and deportations. Also more on the battle to free Malik Washington, the newly minted editor of the San Francisco Bayview National Black Newspaper, from a Geo group Half-way house invested with covid 19. It A law … Continued
Today on the Show: 24 million Yemenis at catastrophic humanitarian risk following new U.S. terrorist designations of Ansar Allah, according to The International Rescue Committee. Also Donald Trump impeached for the second time in thirteen months. We’ll speak to Harvey Wasserman Who just published the piece, “Hey MAGA Marchers: Where Was Trump As You Died?” … Continued
Today on the Show: The new editor of the San Francisco Bayview newspaper, and a contributor to Flashpoints, censored and locked down for talking to the press about the cover-up of a covid outbreak in a GEO group-half-way house in the San Francisco’s Tenderloin district. Also in San Francisco, the people’s battle against the covid … Continued
Today on the Show: The Failed Fascist Coup and the Futility of “Reconciliation.”
Today on Flashpoints a breaking story from out of Atlanta that ties the extreme right to the republican party in Georgia and to the violence in Washington D.C.: And we are excited to feature a regular new segment airing every other Friday called FlashForward hosted by senior producer Kevin Pina. It’s a roundtable format where … Continued
Today on the Show: A distinguished law professor calls for the removal of Donald Trump after his cult horde mob ransack congress. Also, on our weekly collaboration with the San Francisco Bayview, we continue to monitor the implications of COVID19 behind bars, and the prisoner uprisings in response. And a brand new film documents the … Continued
Today on the Show. Trump’s white supremist mob ransacks the sacred Halls of Congress and The Capitol, while cops run awat. Meanwhile, The National Guard is called out to put down a feared insurrection after the Kenosha DA fails to bring charges against the firing squad of cops who opened fire on Jacob Blake. And … Continued
Today on the Show: We have multiple reports on the elections in Georgia where the results of two senatorial seats will deeply impact US policy and politics for years to come. Also, Julian Assange still in danger of US extradition, asserts author and international legal scholar, Francis Boyle. And A new report exposes rampant abuse … Continued
Today on the Show: Greg Palast joins us live from Atlanta, for our latest edition fhte Election Crimes Bulletin. The fight for right to vote heats up in front of tomorrow’s curcial election in Georgia