Flashpoints – June 26, 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: The Supreme Court upholds key aspects of the affordable care act. We’ll speak to a medical doctor about the decision, and also get a report from Wisconsin where Governor, Scott Walker has vowed to stonewall Obama care no matter what the supreme court orders. We’ll also hear from the largest national nurses … Continued
Today on Flashpoints:We’ll have a live report from San Francisco on a protest against the forced repatriation of Haitians from the Dominican Republic. Also, the concluding segment of our 15 part special, “The Battle for Public Education in the 21st Century”. And we’ll introduce you to the producer of the education series, Ken Yale
Today on Flashpoints: How the TPP and free trade are destroying the global south, and forcing millions to migrate. Also, communities standing up against racist violence in the wake of the South Carolina church shooting. Then, a major victory in Oregon for the movement against out of control school testing. And we feature an encore … Continued
Today on Flashpoints: We’ll feature an in depth discussion on the abject racism that is still pervasive in US society at large, as witnessed most recently by the white supremacist mass murder in South Carolina. The largest national organization of unionized nurses comes down four-square against the TPP. And Having a say as to whether … Continued
Flashpoints – June 19, 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: A white racist gunman opens fire at a prayer meeting inside a historic black church in downtown Charleston, South Carolina, murdering nine people as they prayed. Also the new cold war heats up between the US and Russia. We’ll speak to an arms control expert and a nun who was just freed … Continued
Today On Flashpoints: The Walmart Web. We discuss how the world’s biggest corporation secretly uses tax havens to dodge taxes. Haitians prepare for more fraudulent elections. And part 14 of our multi-part series on the Battle for Public Education in the 21st Century with Ken Yale
Today On Flashpoints: We speak with the president of the United Farm Workers about a major victory in the struggle to protect farm workers from dying in the fields from heat. Also, we’ll feature an encore presentation of our mini dock on the Farm worker struggle for worker rights in Baja, California. And, TPP stalled … Continued
Today on Flashpoints: Another Bush heading for the oval office? Jeb makes it official. Also, we’ll have an update on the huge oil spill, still haunting the coastal residents of Santa Barbara California. We have a report on the brutal police killing of Petie Perez and what the family is doing about it to get … Continued