
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.
Flashpoints – September 2, 2009
As the US State Department continues to hedge on the coup in Honduras, the resistance continues to grow, we'll have a report from Tegucigalpa; plus, we'll look at the Obama administration's decision to expand its military presence in Colombia and a 12-Nation declaration to oppose the US in the region; also, Catherine Austin Fitts talks … Continued
Flashpoints – September 1, 2009
We continue reporting on Bush and torture as the Washington Post comes out four-square pro-torture; also, Israeli occupation forces inside a sniper tower in an illegal settlement shoot and kill a 15 year old Palestinian boy in the West Bank, we'll have a report from Palestine; and Ahmed Habib talks about the unraveling humanitarian disaster … Continued
Flashpoints – August 31, 2009
A special report on Mexico: teetering on the economic brink; also, expanding resistance andrepression in Honduras, we’ll feature a live report; syndicated columnist Norman Solomon reports on destruction and refugee camps in Kabul; plus, the Democrats: spineless corporate rats on health care; and the Knight Report.
Flashpoints – August 28, 2009
In the wake of the denial of parole to Native American spiritual leader Leonard Peltier, and an ongoing action to retake Mt. Rushmore, we celebrate the life and remember the history of genocide against Native Americans; and headlines from the students at Project Censored.
Flashpoints – August 27, 2009
In our continuing series on New Orleans, four years after Katrina, we speak with Common Ground Relief founder Malik Rahim about his battle to rebuild the lower Ninth ward of the city; also, JR and the Block Report interview Martina Davis about recent decisions by the Supreme Court to allow crucial information in the death … Continued
Flashpoints – August 26, 2009
The first in a series of special reports on New Orleans, four years after it was demolished by hurricane Katrina; also, former high-level CIA analyst Ray McGovern talks about the potential to jail Bush administration officials for torture and kidnapping; plus, on our regular segment, Community Business, we'll look at the ongoing corporate bailout and … Continued
Flashpoints – August 25, 2009
A special report from Honduras on the ongoing investigation of the coup leaders by the Spanish judge who indicted Pinochet; plus, Israel bombs southern Gaza, killing at least three, we'll speak with Ali Abunimah about the attacks and Obama's declaration in support of a “necessary war” in Afghanistan; also, we'll have a special report from … Continued
Flashpoints – August 24, 2009
Foreign ministers from seven countries arrived in Tegucigalpa today and called for the restoration of democracy, we'll have an update from Tegucigalpa on today's politics and resistance actions that have been taking place in the streets over the last several days; also, US attorney general Eric Holder will appoint a special prosecutor to investigate CIA … Continued