Flashpoints – March 9, 2017
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: North Korea launches missiles into the Sea of Japan, that land within two hundred miles of the Japanese mainland, as US speeds up delivery of advanced first strike weapons systems. We’ll remember the late and great people’s attorney, political prisoner…Lyn Stewart who passed away yesterday. And an excerpt from the Best Democracy … Continued
Today on Flashpoints: An exclusive interview with Pablo Alvarado, Executive Director of the National Day Laborer Organizing Network on their new national know-your-rights campaign in support of millions of undocumented migrant workers and their families. Also, we’ll share more excerpts from the powerful new anti-drone documentary, National Bird
Prof. Vijay Prashad on Trump. Excerpts of Richard Wolff Speaking For KPFA
Today on Flashpoints: A look at Trump’s first days as president through the eyes of the noted author and international columnist, Professor Vijay Prashad. And we’ll continuing sharing excerpts from Richard’s Wolf’s powerful speech given recently in Berkeley
Flashpoints – March 3, 2017
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: Remembering radical environmental activist, Judi Bari on the 20th anniversary of her passing. We speak to her close friend and caretaker Alicia Little-Tree Bales her earth first fellow organizer, Darryl Cherney, and well also be joined by Darren Speece, author of Defending Giants ” The Redwood Wars and the Transformation of Environmental … Continued
Today on Flashpoints: American Jews confront a wave of bomb threats and attacks on Jewish cemeteries. We’ll speak to Rabbi Michael Lerner, founder of Tikkun Community about the attacks. Also, an encore of The Best Democracy Money Can Buy. We’ll feature excerpts from the film by Greg Palast.
Today on Flashpoints: Excerpts from a powerful new anti drone film called The National Bird. We’ll also speak with the film’s director Sonia Kennebeck
Today on Flashpoints: We’ll feature excerpts from a new speech By Michael Erik Dyson: Tears We Cannot Stop: A sermon to White America. And, Nora Barrows-Friedman and The Electronic Intifada return with their latest podcast.
Flashpoints – February 24, 2017
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.