Flashpoints – September 16, 2016
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.
Flashpoints
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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: Aurora Levins-Morales, nationally known Puerto Rican-Jewish feminist, author and activist, kicks off her multi part radio series, Letters From Earth. She speaks with us live.
Today on Flashpoints; We bring you an update on the Pacific Pivot with our correspondent Kay Jay. Also, another excerpt from the new film The Best Democracy Money Can Buy.
Today on Flashpoints: More arrests in North Dakota in defense of mother Earth. We’ll speak with Tom Goldtooth, a Native American environmental activist. And we air excerpts of the documentary film by Greg Palast, The Best Democracy Money Can Buy.
Today on Flashpoints: Remembering the September 11th 1973 US overthrow of the democratically elected government of Allende in Chile, and 911 2001. We’ll spend most of the hour with poet Martin Espada remembering both events in poetry.
Flashpoints – September 9, 2016
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’ll hear an update from Harvey Wasserman on the election front. Also we rebroadcast our interviews with Green Party VP candidate Amaju Baraka and S. Brian Wilson.
Today on Flashpoints: Warrants issued for the arrest of Green Party Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates in North Dakota. We speak with VP candidate Ajamu Baraka about what happened. Also, Greg Palast joins us live in studio to discuss the Bay Area Premier of his documentary film, The Best Democracy Money Can Buy.
Today on Flashpoints…we start with Brazil where there has been massive protests against what is being called a parliamentary coup, the police are also being caught on video launching brutal attacks on protesters, then we speak with Greg palast who’s on the road to the SF bay Area with his new documentary The Best Democracy … Continued
Today on Flashpoints… we feature a special frontline report from Damascus, Syria with Flashpoints Special Correspondent Alaa Ebrahim, then we take a close look at a think tank that views ISIS as a tool to attack enemies of the state of Israel , finally we take a look at campaign controversies this election cycle and … Continued