Flashpoints – January 15, 2020
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.
Puerto Rico in The Wake of Multiple Quakes
Today on Flashpoints: A special report on the struggling US colony of Puerto Rico in the wake of multiple earthquakes and rampant racism on the part of US colonizers. Also, activists and clergy from across the US protested harsh and sometimes deadly immigration policies at the port of entry at the Gateway International Bridge in … Continued
Today on Flashpoints: We feature an extended interview with front-line peacemaker and organizer, Kathy Kelly, on the expanding war and embargo against Iran. Also, survivors of the US Japanese internment camps during World War 11 speak out and protest the arrest and caging of Central American families fleeing violence and poverty
Today on Flashpoints: We dedicate the entire hour to Haiti. This coming Sunday is the 10th anniversary of the earthquake that killed over 300,000 Haitians in 2010 and led to a stampede of fundraising b charities, NGOs, missionaries and churches. Nearly 14 billion dollars was raised to ostensibly help Haitians though catastrophe and “build their … Continued
Today on the show: An in-depth report on the damage from the recent multiple earthquakes and aftershocks being felt on the US Colony of Puerto Rico. Also we hear from an 88 year old Japanese American survivor of the US Concentration camps during World War 2 about why she is protesting violent US immigration policy
Today on Flashpoints: Deep background on the 60 years of CIA meddling in internal Iranian affairs, in the context of the murder of General Qasem Suleimani, with author, Douglas Valentine. Also, witness at the border: a major action at the US/Mexico border in support of refugees and the right to apply for asylum.
Flashpoints – January 7, 2020
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’re joined with multi-award winning filmmaker, John Pilger, on the assassination in Baghdad, the fires in his homeland and his newly released film documenting the fronal right wing attack on the highly successful and effective National Health services of Great Britian. Also, how the threat of war has inflated the stock holdings … Continued
The Assassination of Iranian General Qassim Suleimani & What Happens Next?
Today on Flashpoints: We’ll spend the entire hour talking about US foreign policy in the context of the high profile US assassination of the Iranian General, Qassim Suleimani, the leader of Iran’s Quds force, and among the most powerful and influential people in that country. We’ll be joined by Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, activist, Chris … Continued
Details on The Protests in Iraq
Today on Flashpoints: We’ll speak to an Iraqi born human rights activist in Washington DC, about the deadly protests in Iraq, that have left scores dead and wounded , with no end in sight. Also, we’ll step back and look at the long term plans by the CIA to vilify and perhaps overthrow the Iranian … Continued