Flashpoints – August 7, 2015
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, we begin with coverage of the upcoming legislative elections in Haiti that are scheduled for this Sunday, August 9. We then move to the US campaign trail and discuss election law and the irony behind tonight’s GOP presidential debate falling on the anniversary of the Voting Rights Act passed in 1965. We … Continued
Today on Flashpoints, in an unprecedented move of censorship, the Los Angeles Times fires its renowned political cartoonist Ted Rall after pressure from the Los Angeles Police Department. Then, we take a closer look at the upcoming republican debates and ask the question: who s going to pay for the 2016 election? While there slogan … Continued
Today on Flashpoints, we discuss President Obama’s recent statements addressing the importance of climate change and global warming. Next we’ll talk with Jenna McLaughlin who writes for The Intercept about Justice Department efforts to create a backdoor to all commercial encryption programs. Then, we’ll feature an exclusive interview with our special correspondent on the ground … Continued
Today on Flashpoints: We take a closer look at the controversy surrounding a new US marine base being built in Okinawa. We’ll speak with a visiting delegation from the island who are part of the resistance to the new base. Finally, we kick off our regular coverage of upcoming elections in Haiti.
Flashpoints – July 31, 2015
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: Portland activists continue their battle to block Shell’s ice breaker from heading out to the Arctic to commence the drilling process. Private prison owners getting rich on Obama’s massive record-breaking deportation program. And, a Palestinian-American college professor arrested and deported from Israel/Palestine for no reason and brutalized along the way.
Today on Flashpoints: The battle to turn back the clock on the dot com folks who are destroying San Francisco’s Latino Mission district. Also, the fight for affordable housing for brown people in the city of San Rosa, California. And, Bay Area residents hoping to score a knock out against big oil and fracking.
Today on Flashpoints: Portland activists continue their multi-day protest on land and sea to block Shell Oil’s ice breaking ship from heading out to the Arctic. Also, we remember the life and times of radical environmentalist and ‘Earth Firster’, Judi Bari.
Today on Flashpoints: Endless war in the middle east. Turkey enters the fray and opens hostilities between the Turks and the PKK, We’ll take an in=depth look at the region with a noted expert in the field. Where is this US driven policy going and what’s next for the millions of Kurds in Iraq, Turkey … Continued