Flashpoints – February 2, 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.
Today on Flashpoints: We remember two giants of journalism: the late Gary Webb, author of the Dark Alliance series about CIA involvement with drug traffickers in Central America, and Robert Parry, who broke the Iran Contra scandal and the October Surprise, about the Reagan Administration plan to prevent the US hostages in Iran from being … Continued
Today on Flashpoints: Award winning writer and long time public school advocate and reformer, Johnathan Kozol, on the continuing segregation of public schools in the US. Also, noted economist and author, James Henry, on Trump’s tax miracle for th rich and the real story behind the Apple tax giveaway.
Today on Flashpoints: Trump Gets Ready to address the nation. We’ll examine two crucial issues. On the home front, we’ll look at the fight for humane immigration of the dreamers. And, on the foreign policy front, we’ll examine the impact of the US decision to move it’s embassy to Jerusalem.
Today on Flashpoints: Remembering Consortiumnews.com founder, Investigative journalist, and author, Robert Parry, with legendary Emmy Award-winning filmmaker, John Pilger. Robert Parry’s son, Nat Parry, the new acting editor of Consortiumnews.com and an interview and a never aired interview with Robert Parry from last June’s Gary Webb Award’s Dinner presented by Consortiumnews
Flashpoints – January 26, 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.
Today on Flashpoints: We continue our Flashpoints collaboration with Randy Credico’s “Live on the Fly”: Countdown to Freedom: Julian Assange. We’ll be joined by Former British Amabassador, author and human rights activist Craig Murry for the entire hour
Today on Flashpoints: A special report from Honduras on the ongoing steal of the presidential election there. Well also feature a report back on the imprisonment of Honduran-based longtime peoples activist, Edwin Espinal, now being held on a military base. And well speak to former high-level CIA analyst Ray McGovern about the significance of the … Continued
Today on Flashpoints: An extended Interview with American Indian Movement co-Founder and treaty rights expert, Bill Means. Also, a Brazilian high court will decide whether to confirm or suspend a corruption conviction against former president and Brazilian legend Lula Da Silva
Today on Flashpoints: We’ll feature an extended collage of voices from Saturday’s Women’s March in downtown San Francisco. And, we’ll feature the latest edition of the Electronic Intifada with host, Nora Barrows Friedman