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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, Genocide and the pandemic; the plight of the Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh and Myanmar. Also, in Santa Cruz California, the homeless fighting for a place to live indoors in the middle of the Pandemic. And will the current proposed bailout of the airlines and other major corporations lead to another economic … Continued
Today on the show: Seattle in the jaws of the Coronavirus pandemic. We’ll speak to a medical expert about the multiple challenges of the burgeoning crisis. No masks, and shortage of life and death supplies: also chaos and mass suffering at the US Mexico border now facing a complete shutdown. And will look at what’s … Continued
Today on Flashpoints: Well get an update on the coronavirus from a Nobel laureate who worked with the WHO and the UN. Also well speak with a San Francisco Board Supervisor on how the shelter in place order is working for the elderly and those with special needs.
Today on the show:Undocumented workers and San Francisco’s shelter in place order. Also Public Citizen calls for congress to make testing and treatment for the coronavirus free, using South Korea’s highly effective testing program as a model. Also are Santa Cruz officials falling to deal with the Homeless population properly and How U.S. ‘maximum pressure’ … Continued
Today on FlashpointsL We’ll examine how Bernie and Biden say they would respond to the pandemic. Also, we’ll take a look at how the Native American community is dealing with Coronavirus, given the deeply compromised medical care on most reservations. Also, San Francisco Mayor London Breed announces a public health order that the city’s residents … Continued
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 Flashpoints: We’ll have an update on the Coronavirus pandemic with Dr James G. Kahn, Emeritus professor at the Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics. Also Bernie and biden respond to trump’s failure to deal effectively with the viral pandemic. And we’ll feature our regular Segment … Continued
Today on Flashpoints: The US supreme Court upholds Trump’s deadly “Stay in Mexico” asylum Policy, further jeopardizing thousands of Central Americans fleeing the death squads and highly vulnerable to the current viral pandemic. Also, Cuba providing crucial life-saving medicines in China’s quest to deal with the massive Corona-virus outbreak rocking that country from border to … Continued
Today on Flashpoints: We honor the life and legacy of Nicaraguan poet, visionary and activist, Ernesto Cardenal, who passed away on March 1st of this year.
Today on Flashpoints: We feature an extended interview with former Wall Street economist, James Henry, now a fellow at Yale’s global justice program. Also, we rebroadcast our most recent interview with Emmy award winning filmmaker, John Pilger.
