Flashpoints

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


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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.  


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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


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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


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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


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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