Flashpoints – July 27, 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.
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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.
Update on The Trump Family Destruction Program
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.
Medea Benjamin Joins Us To Discuss Iran, Trump and more….
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.
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