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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: China Bashing takes front and center in Washington, as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo unleashes a frontal PR attack to blame China for the Covid 19 pandemic. Also 50 years after the 1970 Kent-state The murder of four unarmed students by unprovoked fire form the National Guardsmen: We’ll have an extended … Continued
Today on the Show: We take a deep dive into Trump’s push to pump up the guest worker program while slashing immigration. Also, Filipino nurses on the frontline of this COVID pandemic, demanding protection and respect. we’ll rebroadcast our Story on the abuse of meat packers at a Smithfield Foods Pork Plant. And Norman Solomon … Continued
Today on the Show: Teresa Romero, President of the United Farm Workers talks about the multiple struggles the farmworkers face as the covid19 death tolls breaks 62 thousand with over a million testing positive for the killer virus. Also, immigrants and their allies caravan to Sacramento CA to pressure lawmakers for COVID 19 safety nets. … Continued
Today on the Show: Undocumented Pulitizer Prize-winning journalist, Jose Antonio Vargas, speaks out on how undocumented immigrants are being left out of the recovery. Also Missouri pork plant workers sue pork giant Smithfield Foods for failing to protect them from the Coronavirus infections. We’ll get an update on the treatment of undocumented day laborers. And … Continued
Today on the Show: Billionaire Bonanza 2020! Wealth windfalls, tumbling taxes, and the pandemic profiteers. Also w’ell get a medical update on the battle against covid19. Where we are now, and what we didn’t know 3 months ago about the Novel Cororna virus. And, are police discriminating against people of color during the pandemic
Today on the Show: A former San Francisco Superior-Court Judge speaks out about the upsurge in China bashing in response to covid19. Also, more n the struggle for the rights of the day laboroers in the age of the pandemic. And more outrageous racism from the Secretary of Education.
Today on the Show: Did this virus come from a lab? Maybe not, says investigative reporter, Sam Husseini, in a new article in Salon.com, but it exposes the threat of a bio-warfare arms race. Also, dying to vote. We’ll have a special report from Wisconsin, on the growing number of voters who claim they are … Continued
Today on the Show:A pandemic breakdown in the global economy. Also, a sobering look at the environment, dangerous nukes, and fracking. And the bailout of the airline industry so they can crisscross with empty planes. And an update on feeding the houseless with Keith McHenry of Food Not Bombs.
Today on the Show: Feeding the folks who do the hardest work in this country, but will see none of the aid from the pandemic bailout. Also our weekly Election Crimes Bulletin with Greg Palast. And treasured Bay Area poet, Jack Foley, joins us for a mini reading for National Poetry Month.
Today on Flashpoints: We take a look at what’s inside the latest recovery bill. Also, Trump is trying to block recipients from getting their fair share under the full cares act. And an update from Standing Rock, with Chase Iron Eyes,
