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Honduras Update. A Look At Private Detention Centers and more….

Today we revisit the situation in Honduras as activists there regroup for a new round of protests targeting the US-backed regime of Juan Orlando Hernandez even as new reports surface of increased death squad activity and political assassinations. Then we focus on the rise of for-profit private detention centers and their role in housing immigrants … Continued


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Flashpoints – July 1, 2019

Coming to you from the vigilant studios of KPFA in Berkeley California, this is Flashpoints. First up, we look at what is being called “an historic visit” by Trump to North Korea. The cameras were whirring and clicking as Trump strolled with Kim Jong Un across the imaginary line crafted by decades of US foreign … Continued


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Flashpoints – June 28, 2019

First, Dennis Bernstein and Miguel Gavilan Molina report live from tonight’s protest scene at 24th and Mission in San Francisco, speaking with activists on US Government sponsored abuse of families and children at the US southern border. Next, we’ll hear an interview recorded on Monday, June 24, 2019, with National Book Award winning author and … Continued


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Flashpoints – June 27, 2019

From the studios of KPFA in Berkeley California, this is Flashpoints. I’m Dennis Bernstein in Northern Cali with Randy Credico in New York City.  Today on the show we continue our multi year series: Julian Assange Countdown To Freedom. Assange is back in court on Monday.. We’ll speak to a British lawyer who is fighting … Continued


Coming to you from the vigilant studios of KPFA in Berkeley California this is Flashpoints. First up, the Haitian press is reporting that this past Sunday at least thirty protesters were killed in Haiti by police and govt-sponsored gangs working together to squash protests demanding an end to the current govt and the resignation of … Continued