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Flashpoints – July 29, 2009

We continue our coverage of the expanding resistance in Honduras to the coup government in the face of martial law and state of siege tactics, we'll have a special report from the border between Honduras and Nicaragua, where new pro-democracy camps have popped up to support the re-entry of the President; also, Secretary of Defense … Continued


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Flashpoints – July 24, 2009

Honduran President Manuel Zelaya crosses the Nicaraguan border back into Honduras on foot as thousands of his supporters attempt to meet him at the border; we'll have a series of reports from the ground about violent police tear gas attacks and the latest details on the fight to re-establish democracy in Honduras; also, immigrant rights … Continued


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Flashpoints – July 22, 2009

Ousted Honduran president Manuel Zelaya has promised to return to Honduras over the next couple of days as protests continue all over the country against the coup government, we'll feature reports from the Honduran capital and Mexico on the volatile situation there; and Flashpoints special correspondent and award-winning independent journalist Dahr Jamail talks about his … Continued


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Flashpoints – July 21, 2009

We'll speak to a leading human rights activist and medical doctor in Honduras about the battle to return democracy to the country; also, we'll speak to the filmmaker of a new documentary on the life and death of Rachel Corrie, featured at this weekend's San Francisco Jewish Film Festival, and ask her why it's being … Continued


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Flashpoints – July 20, 2009

Honduras' coup government rejects negotiations while President Zelaya vows to return to take back control of the country, we'll continue our dialogue with Eva Golinger about Hillary Clinton's coup and the extensive US involvement in it; and a recent speech by legendary writer and storyteller, Eduardo Galeano.  


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Flashpoints – July 17, 2009

We broadcast live from Sonoma State University in the heart of farmworker country. We'll start our special series on the abuse by the Department of Motor Vehicles against migrant workers; also, we'll speak to the chair of the faculty senate at Sonoma State about slash and burn cutbacks on campuses around California; we'll also feature … Continued


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Flashpoints – July 16, 2009

Tens of thousands of protesters in Honduras shut down the major highways and close the capital city from the North to the South today; plus, the life of another Haitian pro-democracy activist hangs in the balance in a Haitian dungeon as Bill Clinton assumes control over the UN mission to Haiti; also, Barbara Lubin reports … Continued


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Flashpoints – July 15, 2009

The deposed President of Honduras, Manuel Zelaya, calls for an insurrection by the Honduran people against the coup government, we'll have an on-the-ground report from Tegucigalpa and deep background on the US' participation in the coup; also, Goldman Sachs turning a huge profit on people's losses, Catherine Austin Fitts will talk about this on our … Continued