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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 present the first of a series of broadcasts this week, from Standing Rock North Dakota. as Indigenous resistance to the Dakota Access Pipeline continues to grow. Today we’ll hear an eye witness account of a cement truck driver who purposely drove his truck into a crowd of protectors and pistol whipped … Continued
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: Riding the freedom bus, as students and young people all across America continue to protest Trump’s ascension to the White House. Also, a report back back and update from Standing Rock, as the Flashpoints team heads out to North Dakota for a week of programming from the frontlines of the pipeline resistance.
Today on Flashpoints: A special post-election edition with legendary award winning filmmaker, columnist, author, John Pilger. Call it a view from Europe.
Today on Flashpoints: Greg Palast joins us for an election day post mortem on voter-intimidation. Also The Pipeline: How Marin and San Francisco financial Firms fuel the Fracking Boom. And we’ll see if we can get in a few listener phone calls.
Today on Flashpoints: The Supreme Court refuses to intercede today in a lawsuit brought by the Ohio Democratic Party against Donald J. Trump’s presidential campaign. Protecting the Vote in Ohio. And one person’s struggle with the death penalty that forced him to witness the violent murder of his good friend Robert Alton Harris. Hosted by … Continued
Today on a special edition of Flashpoints, we’ll spend our time speaking to noted author of Blowback and the Splendid Blonde Beast Professor Christopher Simpson on the use of propaganda in the 2016 election and the revolution in metadata that has changed all of our lives. Hosted by Dennis J. Bernstein.
Today on Flashpoints: The social and political history of cannabis as the people of the state of California seem ready to give the go for the legalization of recreational use. We feature a mini-debate on Prop 64 AUMA – Adult Use Marijuana Act exploring major breakthroughs in the medical use of cannabis and we’ll take … Continued
Today on Flashpoints, we begin a week of Special Election Coverage with an extensive conversation with Greg Palast and an encore broadcast of Indidenous People’s Day 2016 from Alcatraz Island. Hosted by Dennis J. Bernstein.
Today on Flashpoints, an encore broadcast of the powerful, new lecture by author, activist and founder of the Electronic Intifada, Ali Abunimah, speaking on the “Turning Point for the Palestine Solidarity Movement: Can Israeli Apartheid Really Be Defeated?”, recorded during his recent visit to the Bay Area. Mr. Abunimah was speaking in honor of the … Continued
