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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.
John Ross confronts the hype around drug wars and Mexico; also, a look at the dangers of nuclear reactors, 30 years after the meltdown at Three Mile Island; a commentary on the growing tensions between police and civilians; and Common Ground founder Malik Rahim talks about the violence of poverty and injustice in the US. … Continued
Treasury Secretary Geitner leads the American public into a toxic waste-dump of worthless paper, risking the entire economy to bail out Wall Street, we speak to Catherine Austin Fitts and analyze the Treasury plan on Community Business; also, Founder of the Electronic Intifada Ali Abunimah in the Flashpoints studio gives a postmortem on Gaza and … Continued
We have a report on the spill of the Exxon Valdez, 20 years after it devastated William Sound and destroyed indigenous life and culture; also, an update on Obama's response to the economy and the Wall Street meltdown; we are joined in the studio with the founder of Common Ground Relief, Malik Rahim, to talk … Continued
We present an in-depth special on the historic victory last Sunday of the FMLN in El Salvador, we speak to a special deputy in the government, and our own Pedro Reyes, whose long journey to becoming a teacher and radio producer started in El Salvador; plus, we kick off our new collaboration with Project Censored … Continued
On the 6th anniversary of the war and occupation of Iraq, Flashpoints will feature a mini-speak out by youth against the war who will be part of a major national protest over the weekend; also, Palestinian legislator and physician Dr. Mustafa Barghouti comments on the expansion of Israeli settler power with the appointment of Avigdor … Continued
AIG boss cops a plea before Congress, we discuss the continuing AIG bailout and the bonuses on Community Business this week with Catherine Austin Fitts; also, the SEIU and a national coalition organize ten thousand union workers across the country in an action to protest the bailouts and call for Congress to support banking reform … Continued
An Iraq veteran and leader of the anti-war movement tells Flashpoints why he went AWOL and why he's about to march on the Pentagon; also, the cold-blooded murder of Oscar Grant, a new in-depth investigation into what happened January 1st, 2009; JR and the Block Report sit down with legendary revolutionary activist Angela Davis to … Continued
A report on the RNC 8, a group of antiwar activists and anarchists facing major terrorism charges for their peaceful resistance at the Republican Convention; also, Israeli occupation troops shoot and injure three young Palestinians today in the West Bank, we have an update on the situation in Na'ilin and a report from a demonstration … Continued
Richard Montoya, co-founder and director of Culture Clash, speaks to us about the new level of race and class in LA, resisting checkpoints within the city, and standing up against Homeland Security; also, a special report on pink-slip Friday: the massive layoffs of teachers in California; plus, Oakland activist Tristan Anderson in critical condition after … Continued
Catherine Austin Fitts takes a look at Bernie Madoff, the permanent war economy and new revelations about a Bush administration executive assassination ring; also, former high-level CIA analyst Ray McGovern speaks out against AIPAC and its attack against Chas Freeman; an exclusive interview with the leading human rights attorney from Haiti on the violent conditions … Continued
