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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.
Israel continues to bomb the southern Gaza strip while conducting mass arrests in the West Bank, we get reports from both areas of Palestine; also, according to a new study, over 1.5 million children are homeless in America and the situation is only getting worse, we talk to the director of the National Center … Continued
We spend the hour with United Nations Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Dr. Richard Falk, with an in-depth discussion on the role of international human rights organizations in the prosecution of Israeli officials for war crimes, the expanding humanitarian nightmare in occupied Gaza, his thoughts on the appointment of Middle … Continued
We have an in-depth update on the situation in Haiti, on the 5th anniversary of the US coup there, Flashpoints special correspondent Kevin Pina will report on the current situation on the ground and Obama's policy toward the poverty-stricken country; also, an exclusive eyewitness account from inside an Israeli military raid on a home in … Continued
We re-broadcast our 40-minute collage recorded last Saturday in Phoenix, Arizona, where thousands of undocumented workers and their supporters gathered to protest the racist policies of Sheriff Joe Arpaio; and Flashpoints en Espanol.
We re-broadcast our February Stolen Lives Speak-out in the wake of the police murder of 22 year old Oscar Grant; you'll hear the voices of family members of victims of police killings telling their stories.
A new report by the Oakland Institute challenges Western-led plans for a genetically-engineered revolution in African agriculture; plus, on Community Business with Catherine Austin Fitts, we take a look at why Barack Obama has become an investment advisor, urging Americans to invest in the stock market; also, in a breaking story on the Oscar Grant … Continued
We report on the donor's conference in Egypt, where Hillary Clinton doesn't miss a beat continuing the Bush policy for Palestine, as Israel prepares to double its settler population in the occupied West Bank; also, National Lawyer's Guild President Marjorie Cohn comments on newly-released justice department documents that further implicate Bush legal officials, including John … Continued
Protesting the racist and brutal policies of Sheriff Joe Arpaio in Phoenix, Arizona, we feature an in-depth report on Saturday's march against the Sheriff, including interviews with local indigenous leaders and Zach de la Rocha of Rage Against the Machine who addressed the workers at the end of their march; also, thousands of students protest … Continued
Internationally-renowned Middle East reporter Robert Fisk talks about Afghanistan, Iraq and the recent attacks in Gaza and the way in which the Western press continues to fail in covering these stories; also, dozens of organizations release a statement urging Attorney General Eric Holder to appoint a special council to investigate alleged crimes of the Bush … Continued
