Flashpoints – July 5, 2024
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.
Flashpoints – July 4, 2024
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 the Show: More White Colonial mentality from the White House as Long time Native American political prisoner, Leornad Pelteir, is denied parole and a pardon by Genocide Joe. Peltier spiritual Adviser Lenny Foster will join us, along with Tony Gonzalez from AIM West and our own Miguel Gavilan Molina:- And we’ll feature this … Continued
Today on the show: Noted legal scholar and author Francis Boyle on recent right-wing decisions by the U.S, Supreme Court, in support of an imperial presidency: Also a genocide update on Palestine, and the expanding war between Israel and Lebanon. And we’ll look at the amazing contributions made by globally celebrated linguist and activist, Noam … Continued
Today on the show: Political bribery will surly thrive as a result of a new ruling by the Supreme Court. Also, RootsAction doubles odwn on it’s efforts urging Biden to step aside. And we present an encore broadcast of Miguel Gavilan Molin’s powerful interview with Native American Attorney and leader, Chief Iron Eyes.
Today we discuss last evening’s presidential debates and the fall out with Norman Solomon of RootsAction.org. Next up, we cover today’s decision by the US Supreme Court in the Johnson v. Grants pass case that makes it far easier for states and municipalities to punish the unhoused and homelessness in the United States Then, … Continued
Today we feature an interview with Alex Kirshner about his recent article in SLATE that explains how tonight’s presidential debate will be like no other before it. Not because of the candidates, but rather how it is being controlled and monopolized by CNN. Next up, we continue our coverage of Haiti with Flashpoints Analyst Frantz … Continued
On today’s show we feature a clandestine interview from Haiti where we’ve altered their voice to protect their identity. The interview is coming from deep in a gang controlled neighborhood of Haiti’s capital. For the second half of the show we go to Senior Producer Miguel Gavilan Molina and his crew on the ground in … Continued
Today on our show, Wikileaks founder and journalist Julian Assange is finally free. We speak with Chip Gibbons, the policy director for Defending Rights and Dissent about the long fight to secure his release. Then we get an update about Haiti with Flashpoints Special Correspondent Maud Jean-Michel and the 400 Kenyan police that landed there … Continued
Today on our show, we feature an interview with Flashpoints Executive Producer Dennis Bernstein about his background and career as a journalist. Then, we turn to a special report from Standing Rock North Dakota and the Global Conference of the International Indian Treaty Council with Senior Producer Miguel Gavilan Molina