Flashpoints – July 23, 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.
Flashpoints
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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.
Today on the Show: The US continues to use food and medicine as a weapon against the Cuban people, as more punishing US sanctions are announced. And the latest edition of the Electronic Intifada with Nora Barrows Friedman
Today on the Show: Are the progressives winning or losing in congress? Root’s Action Founder, Norm Solomon, has a whole bunch to say on that. And Pedro Castillo, a socialist- marxist president elected in Peru;\. We ask, what are the implications for the region and the US: and we’ll hear about the history of US … Continued
Today on the Show: An update on Haiti since the recent assassination of its president, Jovenal Moise. We’ll have deep background on the assassination, more on who was actuallyresponsible, the motives of the assassins, and what happens next for the dirt poor but proud people of Haiti Is real self-determination in the cards
Today on the show: An “Israeli based NSO group targets 50,000 cell phone numbers in 50 Countries, including heads of state, cabinet ministers, diplomats, security officials, and more. Meanwhile the U.S. formally accuses China of a massive cyberattack on Microsoft, based on less than flimsy evidence. And a 91 year old Japanese American survivor of … Continued
Today on the show: We present an encore broadcast on Colombia on the emerging pro-democracy movement and the violent government crackdown in response. Also, we present an encore broadcast of our interview on deep background on the situation in Cuba and the failure of the US media reporting it. Later in the show, my segment, The … Continued
Today on show: China bashing still happening as the US continues its anti-China policies meant to drew a national security ring around China by land, air, sea and space. And we feature a brand new edition of the electronic intifada with Nora barrows Friedman
Today on the Show: Hands off Yemen is urging for, and protesting in support of the reintroduction of a war powers act for Yemen: And we feature deep background on the situation in Cuba and the failure of the US media reporting it.
Today on the Show: A extended report from Columbia on the emerging pro-democracy movement and the violent government crackdown in response. We’ll feature a special report on the international commission of verification in Colombia. And also, determined to stay, Palestinian youth fight for their village. We talk about a powerful new book about the ongoing … Continued
Today on the Show: More arrests in Haiti surrounding the investigation of last week’s bold assassination of Haiti’s renegade President, Jovenal Moise. Also What’s driving recent protests in Cuba? We’ll feature an in-depth interview with longtime pro-Cuba activists for an alternative perspective on the situation.