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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.
At the Republican National Convention, politicians and power brokers will descend on security-ringed conference centers to jockey for control of their party, and then campaign for control of this country. Pacifica Radio and KPFA will bring you UNconventional coverage —asking politicians questions they don’t get from other media, broadcasting voices from the protests outside, and, … Continued
Victims of Hurricane Katrina brace for Hurricane Gustav, fearing the worst again, we feature a special report from Malik Rahim of Common Ground, from New Orleans; also, former Angola prisoner Robert King talks about the treatment of prisoners during major storms; In honor of the Chicano moratorium, we remember the life and times of Ruben … Continued
Today on Flashpoints, JR and the Block Report follow up on the KPFA arrest and police beating of a graduate of the apprenticeship program; also, Peter Phillips reports on a new censorship series at Sonoma State University and a Truth Emergency Survey; we have an update on farmworker deaths in California; a special report from … Continued
We devote the entire show to a Black August special, produced by JR and the Block Report. We look back at Attica and the murder of George Jackson; but first, we’ll hear eyewitness accounts of a police operation inside KPFA yesterday that led to the violent arrest of a Black single mom, who was dragged … Continued
Major Drug makers Pushing new drugs down the throats of consumers that have not been properly tested or proven to be effective: We feature a special Flashpoint’s Report: And a tribute to the late poet, writer and political activist, Grace Paley and the Knight Report:
Out Spoken Author, Historian and Media Critic, Dr. Michael Parenti, in a free-wheeling discussion of the pressing issues of our time: Also Jr and Block Report in an extended interview with the Filmmaker of Disappearing Voices, the Decline of Black Radio, and the Knight Report:
Nobel Peace Prize nominee Kathy Kelly talks to us during a break in her 450-mile peace walk from Chicago to St. Paul; also, a background report on the resignation of Pervez Musharraf in Pakistan; the death toll in Gaza reaches 237 due to the 14-month Israeli blockade, we’ll have a full news roundup from occupied … Continued
WE BROADCAST LIVE FROM THE SONOMA PEACE AND JUSTICE CENTER IN SONOMA COUNTY CALIFORNIA. TODAY WE WELCOME BACK OUR OWN FRANCISCO HERRERA, FLASHPOINTS FRIDAY CO-HOST BACK FROM A SPECIAL JOURNEY TO EL SALVADOR: FRANCISCO WILL REPORT BACK ON THE POLITICAL SITUATION THERE AND THE ON POSSIBITY OF THE FIRST PRESIDENT FROM THE REVOLUTIOARY PARTY OF … Continued
We continue our investigation into former attorney general Alberto Gonzales’ criminal activities and potential war crimes; also, we have a special report on a breaking story in the case of Canadian rendition-torture victim Maher Arar, whose case was re-opened by the Second Circuit Court of Appeals without either party requesting; Kristen Ess reports from the … Continued
An analysis of the expanding war between Russia and Georgia as the United States vows to send aid to support the Georgian side of the conflict; also, Flashpoints’ Beirut correspondent Bilal el-Amine responds to the decision by the Lebanese parliament to approve the use of all force necessary to take back Lebanese territory occupied by … Continued
