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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 Flashpoints: An exclusive interview with Pablo Alvarado, who has been called the Cesar Chavez of the Day Labor Movement. Alvarado is about to embark on a cross country caravan for freedom. The caravan will be lead by people who have temporary protected status, based on credible human rights claims. We’ll also feature excerpts … Continued
Today on Flashpoints: Multi award winning poet, Martin Espada, on the murder of Chilean folks singer, Victor Jara, and reading from his new collection, “Vivas to Those Who Have Failed”
Today on Flashpoints, the Israeli government attacks and captures a boat belonging to a peace flotilla bound for Palestine. Activists are calling it a military attack and kidnapping, which are both unlawful under the international Convention of the Law of Sea. Then we continue our drumbeat coverage of Trump’s enforcement of immigration law and the … 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: Hundreds of Central American families still separated and suffering from Trump’s racist family destruction program. We’ll feature a special report on the situation at the border and around the country in the face of a court order to reunite the families. Also, we feature excerpts of a powerful documentary on the devastation … Continued
Today on Flashpoints: A few solid reasons from Consortium News Editor, Joe Lauria, to doubt the corporate media on the Russia collusion frenzy, or anything else having to do with national security and US foreign policy. And, we feature excerpts of The People’s History of The united States, read by the late great Howard Zinn.
Today on Flashpoints, the war of words continues to escalate between the Trump administration and Iran in the aftermath of the US decision to abandon the Iran nuclear deal. We’ll be joined by Medea Benjamin of Codepink and author of book Inside Iran: The Real History and Politics of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Today on Flashpoints, we continue our coverage of the continuing effort at regime change in Nicaragua by whats being called a US-backed opposition movement. We also feature a special report by Nora Barrows-Friedman and the Electronic Intifada.
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 go to Managua, Nicaragua and celebrations of the 39th anniversary of the Sandinista Revolution. We talk with Dan Kovalik about the intense misinformation campaign currently underway in the international press concerning Daniel Ortega and the opposition there. Then activist Tony Diaz joins us from Houston Texas to discuss the lasting effects … Continued
