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Flashpoints – October 24, 2018

Today on Flashpoints: We continue our live reports from Mexico City on the caravan and the Mexican Government’s response. Also a look at the role of the corrupt Guatemalan government in attempting to follow Trump’s orders to break up and stop the caravan. And long time Mexican American Civil Rights activist, Nativo Lopez weighs in … Continued


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Flashpoints – October 23, 2018

Today on Flashpoints, A live report from Mexico City and the 7000 person caravan making it’s way through Mexico and the confused government reaction there. Also has the apparent torture-murder of Saudi Journalist Jamal Khashoggi accomplished what 50,000 Yemeni lives could not. Vijay Prashad, on the Yemen war and the failure of the world to … Continued


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Flashpoints – October 22, 2018

Today on Flashpoints: Over 7000 Central American migrants resumed their treck north toward El Norte, Outraged at suggestion by Trump that they are terrorist: Many expressed outrage that the caravan is being used for political ends by Trump: Also Mitch McConnell’s plan to shred and gut Social Security: And, Deadly ware in the Occupied Gaza … Continued


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Flashpoints – October 17, 2018

Today on Flashpoints: A New Supreme court decision undermines Native American voter-rights in the Dakotas. Also Trump threatens to cut off aid to Hondorus and Guatemala if officials in those countries don’t stop a caravan of 1,500 refugees heading for the U.S. And we’ll feature the latest edition of the Electronic Intifada with Nora Barrows … Continued