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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.
We spend the hour listening to a speech by author and co-founder of the Electronic Intifada, Ali Abunimah, as he discusses Israel's siege on Gaza and the growing boycott, divestment and sanctions movement against Israeli apartheid.
Pulitzer Prize-winning author and social justice activist Alice Walker talks about her recent trip to occupied Gaza after the latest massacre of Palestinians by the Israeli military; an in-depth discussion with Iraqi writer, journalist and spoken word artist Ahmed Habib about the continued destruction of that country by US occupation forces and the continued resistance … Continued
Environmental justice activist Mike Roselle talks about a legal victory for activists in court against Massey Energy, a leading corporation responsible for mountaintop removal and toxic coal mining; also, we re-broadcast a special Flashpoints investigation into how Palestinians are employing permaculture farming practices as a tool of resistance under occupation; a commentary by journalist and … Continued
