Flashpoints – March 5, 2009
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.
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 4, 2009 at 5:00pm
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
Flashpoints – March 3, 2009 at 5:00pm
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
Flashpoints – March 2, 2009
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
Flashpoints – February 26, 2009 at 5:00pm
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
Flashpoints – February 25, 2009 at 5:00pm
We feature a special in-depth interview with Dr. Mads Gilbert, who treated victims of Israel's DIME bomb attacks in Gaza last month; Catherine Austin Fitts and Greg Palast will kick around the stimulus and bailout packages; also, Rene Saucedo reports on a national action taking place this weekend to protest the violent vigilante actions of … Continued
Flashpoints – February 24, 2009 at 5:00pm
Hollywood Actors and US Hegemony In Central Africa: We Look at the recent “Arrest” of General Laurent Nkunda and what Ben Affleck is really doing in the Congo: Also we takeanother look at the Bank Bailout and how journalists should really be covering it: And Citizens take action against the Dime Bomb, and their recent … Continued
Flashpoints – February 20, 2009 at 5:00pm
We continue our reporting on Sheriff Joe Arpaio and his expanding racist attacks on undocumented workers and their families in Arizona; also, an update on the private immigration detention dungeon in Pecos, Texas; we take a legal look at the attacks happening against undocumented workers both in Phoenix and locked in these private prisons; and … Continued