
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 – June 5, 2008
Nora Barrows Friedman reports from the Gaza strip, where another 4-year old child is killed in an Israeli drone missile attack; Also, Anuradha Mittel reports on the global food crisis summit in Rome; Also, today the Block Report features an exclusive interview by M1 with Mumia Abu-Jamal; Activist Nation talks to Jewish activists about their … Continued
Flashpoints – June 4, 2008
Nora Barrows-Friedman reports from inside an illegal Israeli settlement; Also, In the last year there have been significant reports about the expansion of global hunger and the dangers of mass starvation around the world; Today on Flashpoints we begin a multi part series on hunger and how to deal with it. We’ll be joined by … Continued
Flashpoints – May 26, 2008
Today on a special holiday edition of Flashpoints, we’ll hear from people who have successfully fought back against government gag orders through the draconian Patriot Act; also, JR and the Block Report feature an in-depth interview with Alec Foge, author of Right of the Dial: The Rise of Clear Channel and the Fall of Commercial … Continued