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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 are joined live in studio with San Francisco Sheriff, Ross Mirkarimi. We’ll talk with the left leaning Sheriff about San Francisco as a sanctuary city, his revolutionary work around early prison release and creating support networks for ex offenders who are really trying to live an honest life. We’ll also speak … Continued
Today on Flashpoints: We explore the secret government of the United States with noted investigative reporter, David Talbot and professor, author, investigative historian, Peter Dale Scoot. Also we continue our drum-beat coverage of the battle for a special memorial in San Francisco, recognizing the suffering caused by the program of forced mass rape of enslaved … Continued
Today on Flashpoints: The American Indian Movement and other indigenous group hold a press conference at the UN in New York to protest the pope’s decision to canonize Indian mass murderer Junipero Serra. Also, we play more excerpts from a recent speech by Chris Hedges
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.
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: US supported military and para-military death squads continue their deadly crackdown on grassroots activists in the Philippines. We’ll feature a special report from Mindanao in the Philippines. Also we celebrate Mexican Independence day with El Grito. And we’ll feature a powerful excerpt from a new speech by Max Blumenthal on the continuing … Continued
Today on Flashpoints: We speak with the president of the United Farm-Workers, as the union prepares to celebrate the 50th anniversary of grape strike, which gave rise to the UFW. Also a powerful new speech by activist and Pulitzer winning author Chris Hedges
Today on Flashpoints: We feature an encore broadcast remembering the September 11th /1973 US overthrow of the democratically elected government of Allende in Chile and the September 11, 2001 leveling of the Twin Towers. We’ll spend the entire hour with noted Poet, Martin Espada remembering both events in poetry
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: Will the justice department finally crack down on wall street’s corporate vampires? Also, an in depth update on the refugee crisis in Europe. And we’ll take a look at the very serious problem of prostitution in Korea
