Flashpoints – December 2, 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: Will the president of South Korea be forced to resign in shame, and what are the multiple implications. Also, the battle to stop the spraying of dangerous pesticides near elementary schools in California. And standing up for Standing Rock. US vets join forces with the elders.
Today on Flashpoints: A new anonymous red squad to police independent journalists, points a finger at Counterpunch, Consortium News, Truth Out and dozens of other so called phony new websites. Also, an update on Haiti with Senior Producer, Kevin Pina.
Today on Flashpoints: We devote the entire show to an update on Standing Rock. We’ll speak to Bill Means, who is advising the elders regarding local state and international law. And we’ll speak to several of the water-protectors on recent actions and what comes next in the battle to save the river
Today on Flashpoints: Fidel is gone but his revolutionary legacy will live on. We’ll have a live report from Havana. And we’ll speak to a Cuba expert about Fidel’s legacy and how his policies changed the world we live in. Also, Jill Stein raises 6 million for a recall vote in three states and … Continued
Flashpoints – November 25, 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 feature highlights from the Cannabis Cash and Public Banking Conference in Santa Rosa, California. We’ll feature interviews and speeches from this event.
Today on flashpoints, we talk with senior correspondent, Miguel Gavilan-Molina, about tomorrow’s sunrise ceremony on Alcatraz Island, here in the SF Bay Area. The event is being held in solidarity with the Standing Rock Sioux tribe and their resistance to the Dakota access pipeline. Then we turn our attention back to Haiti, where recent elections … Continued
Today on Flashpoints: The future of Public School Education under a Trump Presidency: Also What kind of attorney general will a white supremacist like Jefferson Beauregard Sessions make: And we’ll replay yesterday’s eye-witness account of Sunday’s police attack at Standing Rock
Today on Flashpoints: An exclusive eye-witness account of last night’s violent attack against Standing Rock water protectors, by local, state, and federal law enforcement. The attacks on the indigenous protectors included water cannons, tear gas, mace, and rubber bullets. At least one person was critically wounded. Also, how Standing Rock water protectors are using technology … Continued