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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'll get an update on the situation in Honduras, where President Zelaya is still holding out in the Brazilian Embassy there, while the resistance movement continues to take to the streets; also, we'll speak to a veteran teacher in the community college system in California about the impact of budget cuts at the two-year level; … Continued
Former economic hit-man John Perkins talks about his new book, Hoodwinked: Why the World Financial Markets Imploded And What We Need to Do to Remake Them; also, our special correspondent and globetrotting troublemaker John Ross talks about his new book as well, El Monstruo – Dread and Redemption in Mexico City, the most conflictive megalopolis … Continued
We broadcast live from the Women's Building in San Francisco, where immigrant domestic workers have begun to organize at the national level for worker and human rights; we'll speak to some of the leading activists and organizers in this quest for the rights of immigrant domestic workers; and Flashpoints en Espanol.
On Veteran's Day, Military Families Speak Out against the expanding war in Afghanistan; also, a remembrance about the bee that saved my veteran father's life; the AFL-CIO expands its involvement in representing migrant day laborers; plus, a new film documentary about the only Japanese-American to rise through the ranks of the Black Panthers; and the … Continued
A Private at Fort Hood attempts to hand-deliver a letter against the expanding war to President Obama during today's memorial service, we'll speak to the active-duty veteran soldier who says that while Secret Service destroyed his letter, he's determined to get it to the President; we'll also be joined by Dahr Jamail, who has written … Continued
We'll speak to a courageous, young Afghan parliamentarian suspended from Parliament for speaking out against the growing corruption and the rise of warlords in US-occupied Afghanistan; also, former Palestinian political prisoner speaks out against the ongoing and systematic torture meted out in Israeli prisons; plus, we'll hear about an action by the American Indian Movement … Continued
