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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, international markets are experiencing a meltdown with US stocks having lost an estimated 25% of their value this year. We talk with historian and author Alice O’Connor about what that means for most of us. Then we continue our coverage of Haiti and the response of political parties there to the US … 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, we start with Haiti where the election council there held a press conference today as questions continue to mount about the legitimacy of the last parliamentary elections. Then we have a special interview from Myanmar with one of its foremost human rights heroes. Next, we go to Thailand to talk with our … Continued
Today on Flashpoints, the American Psychological Association responds to allegations of providing cover for the CIA’s torture program. Then we continue our coverage of Haiti amid the continuing controversy surrounding parliamentary elections and reports of protests against what’s being called an electoral coup. Finally, we continue Flashpoints coverage of the Vatican’s attempt to thrust Spanish … Continued
Today on Flashpoints: We begin with Brazil, where protestors there are reportedly calling for the impeachment of president Dilma Rousseff. We then continue our coverage of #blacklivesmatter and the recent dialogues they’ve had with presidential candidates. Then we return to Syria, where our correspondent on the ground, Alaa Ibrahim, gives us an update on the … Continued
Today on Flashpoints, we begin with a discussion of campaign finance. Where Billionaire candidate Donald Trump has become an unlikely champion of reform We then continue our coverage of haiti as we get closer and closer to the expected announcement of the results of the recent election there. Then we turn to breaking news in … 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.
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: We revisit the issue of police brutality as tension grows, following the one year anniversary of Michael Brown’s murder in Ferguson, Missouri. Next, we cover protests in Japan, following a decision by the Japanese government to reactivate the first nuclear power plant, since the Fukushima disaster in 2011. Then, as Secretary of … Continued
