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 – June 18, 2009
UN forces open fire on a funeral for Catholic Priest and Lavalas leader Gerard Jean-Juste in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince, Kevin Pina features an in-depth report; also, Robert Knight continues the discussion on turmoil in Iran following the recent elections; problems and solutions in the California budget crisis as state lawmakers seek to tax … Continued
Flashpoints – June 17, 2009
The US government privatizes the profit while socializing the debt: Catherine Austin Fitts lays out what Obama's new plan for the financial system means for the American public; plus, Robert Knight discusses the Iranian elections and power politics with Muhammed Sahimi in part two of their interview; JR and the Block Report in an in-depth … Continued
Flashpoints – June 16, 2009
Robert Knight with Muhammed Sahimi on the latest clashes in Iran and an in-depth look at the real workings of Islamic power politics; also, international law professor Francis Boyle analyzes Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's vision of a Palestinian state and the significance of the growing boycott movement against Israeli apartheid in Palestine; the US Congress … Continued
Flashpoints – June 15, 2009
The US Supreme Court refuses to review the case of the Cuban 5, we'll hear from Gloria la Riva about the next legal steps ahead; also, elections in Iran: protests erupt in the streets of Tehran as Ahmedinejad is re-elected as President, Robert Knight features in-depth coverage; Former US President Jimmy Carter meets with Israeli … Continued
Flashpoints – June 12, 2009
Gloria La Riva talks about Monday's important ruling in the US Supreme Court as the Cuban 5 appeal their 11-year imprisonment; also, we get an update from the ground in Peru a week after the police massacre of indigenous people in the Amazon; we'll talk about how the new FMLN president of El Salvador plans … Continued
Flashpoints – June 11, 2009
Dr. Mads Gilbert, Norwegian physician who treated victims of Israel's war on the people of Gaza earlier this year, talks about his experience and the ongoing humanitarian catastrophe in Palestine; also, the US Department of Defense categorizes protesters as terrorists, we'll speak a staff attorney at the ACLU about the implications; plus, bringing creative sustainable … Continued
Flashpoints – June 10, 2009
The global movement of boycott, divestment and sanctions against Israeli apartheid in Palestine scores a victory as a French company is set to pull out of an Israeli contract due to European grassroots pressure; we also hear about a protest at the Caterpillar shareholders meeting in Chicago; also, Robert Knight takes a look at the … Continued
Flashpoints – June 9, 2009
Jordan Flaherty, editor of Left Turn Magazine, talks about taking a delegation from the Southern United States to the occupied Gaza strip, and what became clear in the context of joint struggles from New Orleans to Rafah; also, Robert Knight on a Congressional breakthrough for a single-payer health plan with hearings beginning tomorrow; news headlines … Continued
Flashpoints – June 8, 2009
Peruvian police open fire on unarmed indigenous people of the Amazon who protested the government's collusion with multinational corporations to exploit the land under free trade agreements, we'll go to Bagua, Peru, for a full report; also, Robert Knight speaks with David Barsamian about the outcome of Sunday's elections in Lebanon; and legendary war correspondent … Continued