Flashpoints – July 24, 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: A Palestinian dad fighting to get justice for slain 17 year old son, who was cut down by Israeli forces last May, during a West Bank protest in support of prison hunger strikers. Also, we follow up with our coverage on the battle against expanding US hegemony in the Philippines.
Today on Flashpoints: The US Government continues to withhold information on the shoot down of Malaysia flight 17 over the Ukraine, killing 298 people a year ago. We’ll speak to former high-level CIA analyst, Ray McGovern about it. Also, an in depth update on the battle to make pot, legal, safe and affordable
Today on Flashpoints: The government of Cuba opens up shop in Washington D.C. after a 50 year US CIA driver boycott. We’ll be joined by Gloria LeReva just back from D.C., where she was an invited guest for the Cuban government. Also, an update on Haiti politics, and on the horrific ongoing nightmare of the … Continued
Today on Flashpoints: A congresswoman in the Philippines is prevented from coming to the US, based on her outspoken work on political prisoners in her homeland. Also, a Jewish Voices for Peace member, Rabbi Lyn Gottlieb, remember the Israeli slaughter in Gaza, one year ago this week, that killed over 2100 Palestinians, mostly women and … Continued
Flashpoints – July 17, 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: We devote the entire hour to our recent coverage on Greece. We’ll start with a rebroadcast of our interview with noted radical filmmaker John Pilger on the last-minute betrayal of the Greek people by their own government. Then we’ll be joined by professor Harry Konstantinidis to talk about the impact of austerity … Continued
Today on Flashpoints: The entire US government and corporate press corp continue their silence on Israel’s renegade nuclear program. Also, should the Israeli Prime Minister be prosecuted for smuggling secret nuclear weapons related technology out of the US? And we take a personal look at the implications of the Iran deal for Iranians in the … Continued
Today on Flashpoints: Celebrated journalist and filmmaker, John Pilger, on the last minute flip flop and betrayal of the Greek people, by their own government. Also, Wisconsin governor, Scott Walker, formally announces his bid for the White House on the republican ticket. And an in=depth update on the US expanding militancy in the Koreas and … Continued
We present an encore rebroadcast of a recent Speech By Senator Bernie Sanders