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.
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Flashpoints – July 20, 2018
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.
39th Anniversary of the Sandinista Revolution.
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
Flashpoints – July 18, 2018
Today on Flashpoints, we take a closer look at the uprising earlier this month in Haiti that led to the resignation of Prime Minister Jack Guy Lafontant. Then we turn our attention back to developments in the denuclearization talks with North Korea. Finally we feature an interview with Claire Shoen about her recent Stepping Up … Continued
Today on Flashpoints, we feature an exclusive interview with Joe Lauria the Editor and Chief of Consortium News discussing reactions to yesterday’s Trump/Putin summit. Next we catch up with William Binney the former technical director of world military and geopolitical analysis and reporting for the National Security Agency. Binney worked at the NSA for 36 … Continued
Today on Flashpoints, first we go live to a demonstration in San Francisco in solidarity with Haiti and in support of recent protests against austerity measures being imposed by the International Monetary Fund, we speak with Pierre Labossiere of the Haiti Action Committee. Then we feature an interview with veteran CIA analyst Ray McGovern about … Continued
Flashpoints – July 13, 2018
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.
Homies Unidos Founder, Alex Sanchez on How Trump Used Salvadoran Gangs As A Scapegoat
Today on Flashpoints, we feature an interview with the founder of the organization Homies Unidos, Alex Sanchez, who addresses the issue of Salvadoran gangs and how they have been held up as a symbol by the Trump administration to justify the criminalization of migrants and asylum seekers coming to the United States. Then we speak … Continued
Today on Flashpoints, we continue our discussion about the reasons behind Central American refugees fleeing to this country and its relationship to the history of US foreign policy in the region. Todays focus is El Salvador with former FMLN representative Ramon Cardona. Then we turn our attention back to Syria and the continuing bleeding of … Continued
Today on Flashpoints, we discuss the plight of immigrants fleeing Guatemala for the United States with Guillermo Castillo of Cooperacin Migrante. We follow up with a discussion with the Reverend Deborah Lee , Executive Director of Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity, based in Oakland CA about the root causes of migration from Central America and … Continued