
Flashpoints
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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.
Flashpoints – March 27, 2009
A radical political analysis of US foreign policy towards Mexico; also, we hear a report on a national conference that focuses on organizing day laborers to battle for immigration reform; Francisco Herrera reports on a benefit concert, raising funds to close the School of the Americas; and Flashpoints en Espanol focuses on the Mexico-US border … Continued
Flashpoints – March 26, 2009
We broadcast an entire hour of a speech given by editor and co-founder of the Electronic Intifada, Ali Abunimah, who talks about the future for Palestine after the Gaza attacks, and why and how the international boycott, divestment and sanctions movement against the state of Israel is growing more and more effective.
Flashpoints – March 25, 2009
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
Flashpoints – March 24, 2009
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
Flashpoints – March 23, 2009
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
Flashpoints – March 20, 2009
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
Flashpoints – March 19, 2009
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
Flashpoints – March 18, 2009
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
Flashpoints – March 17, 2009
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