Flashpoints

Flashpoints – LA Police heavily fined for a May Day melee last year – December 12, 2008 at 5:00pm

LA Police heavily fined for a May Day melee last year; also, Francisco Herrera reports on major spiritual and political actions happening around the Bay Area; we speak to AIM leader Bill Means about the 40th anniversary of AIM and what's next for the American Indian Movement; Evelyn Sanchez will update us on the latest … Continued


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Flashpoints – Collective punishment against Palestinians in Gaza – December 11, 2008 at 5:00pm

Collective punishment against Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank continues as settlers rampage and the UN warns of an unprecedented budget cut and a humanitarian crisis in Gaza; also, militant United Electrical workers sitting in in Chicago claim victory; we look at the attempt to destroy the career of Jesse Jackson Jr., by connecting … Continued


Flashpoints

Flashpoints – Phyllis Bennis.

Phyllis Bennis talks about Obama's foreign policy appointments including Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State and the current tragedy in Gaza; also, a well-known environmentalist invades the organization that her father founded, we'll tell you why; we'll take another look at Obama's economic team in the face of multiple corporate bailouts; and the Knight Report.