Flashpoints

Flashpoints – October 6, 2009

Blood and Politics: An in-depth look at the white supremacists and neo-Nazi movement with one of the leading experts in the field; also, a new report documents a trail of human rights violations against immigrants and undocumented workers; and activists planning major protests across the country tomorrow against the expansion of the war in Afghanistan. … Continued


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Flashpoints – October 5, 2009

Dozens of anti-torture activists arrested in Washington today, in a protest against the expanding war in Afghanistan, we'll speak to Kathy Kelly and a student leader arrested at the protest; also, reactionary elements within the Palestinian Authority continue to collaborate with Israel in suppressing the Goldstone report, we'll speak with Ali Abunimah for a full … Continued


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Flashpoints – October 2, 2009

Another teacher killed in Honduras resisting the coup government, we'll have a report from the funeral which is beginning at this hour, and we'll go back to the Brazilian Embassy to get a response from President Zelaya on the murder of another educator standing up for democracy; also, we'll speak to several leading activists in … Continued


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Flashpoints – September 28, 2009

Honduran President Manuel Zelaya responds to the coup government's ultimatum to the Brazilian government to hand over Zelaya or lose diplomatic standing.  We also speak to Andres Conteris who is in the Brazilian embassy with Zelaya.  Adriel Bettelheim, White House correspondent with Congressional Quarterly talks about health care and Afghanistan.  Pulitzer prize winning economic journalist … Continued


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Flashpoints – September 24, 2009

We return to the Brazilian consulate in Tegucigalpa for a live report on the continuing standoff between President Manuel Zelaya and the illegal coup government of Roberto Micheletti; we'll also have a report on the coast-to-coast and statewide emergency walk-outs today within the public education system, based on massive cutbacks and privatization; and Crude, a … Continued


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Flashpoints – September 23, 2009

The Honduran coup government continues to crack down, re-instituting martial law today at 5pm local time, we'll follow Tim Russon on a demonstration in defiance of the coup government and we'll speak to a leading human rights doctor about the killings and other human rights violations that have taken place in the last 72 hours … Continued


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Flashpoints – September 22, 2009

We continue our drumbeat reporting on the bold return of Honduran President Manuel Zelaya to Tegucigalpa yesterday, we'll speak to our reporters standing by with President Zelaya inside the Brazilian embassy that remains surrounded by Honduran security forces; and we'll also have a report on dozens of activists who are reporting serious human rights violations … Continued


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Flashpoints – September 18, 2009

We feature the new documentary, American Outrage, about the battle for two elderly Native American sisters fighting to keep their land in Nevada; also, a special report on what happens to immigrants and undocumented workers after they're swept up by ICE and corralled to secret detention centers; and news headlines from Project Censored.