Flashpoints – September 19, 2008
Francisco Herrera reports from the field on the growing attacks against grassroots activists south of the border; and Peter Phillips of Project Censored reports on the top 25 censored news stories of 2009.
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Flashpoints – September 18, 2008
Part two of our special on the Wall Street meltdown with Catherine Austin Fitts and a special edition of Community Business; also, JR and the Block Report speak with the sister of Troy Anthony Davis, who is scheduled for state-sponsored murder in Georgia; the Knight Report, and lots more.
Flashpoints – September 17, 2008
In another huge bailout, the federal reserve jumps in to rescue American International Group, known as AIG; we’ll begin the first of a two-part special community business investigation into the failure of Wall Street and how it affects you; Mumia Abu-Jamal comments on what he calls the Silent Riots on Wall Street; also, JR of … Continued
Flashpoints – September 16, 2008
We acknowledge Mexican Independence Day with a special report from Chiapas about the expanding resistance movement there; we’ll speak with American Indian Movement founder Bill Means and West Coast director Tony Gonzales about the recent police violence at the RNC in St. Paul, and the implications new Homeland Security policies have on Indian treaty rights; … Continued
Flashpoints – September 15, 2008
We spend the entire hour with author and environmental philosopher Derrick Jensen, who talks about the collapse of industrial capitalism and peak oil economy, and what it will take for people to resist the destructive urges of civilization and replace it with a culture of resistance.
Flashpoints – September 12, 2008
We broadcast live from the Hayward day laborer center in Hayward, California. We’ll be joined by the executive director of this vital peoples’ center for immigrant labor rights, Gabriel Hernandez; we’ll hear how the center is making a difference in the lives of day laborers and in the community where it’s based; we’ll also … Continued
Flashpoints – September 11, 2008
On the seventh anniversary of the 9-11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, we’ll speak to David Ray Griffin, the leading expert and researcher on the attacks and the subsequent coverup; Bonnie Faulkner of Guns and Butter co-hosts this important special; and we’ll report on the ongoing 9-11 film festival extravaganza at … Continued
Flashpoints – September 10, 2008
Sounds from the streets of St. Paul with Indigenous leaders and youth speaking out against the two-party system during the Republican National Convention; also, JR of the Block Report speaks with Kiilu Nyasha, former Black Panther and KPFA programmer, about the recent police violence inside the station; we’ll open up the phone lines and take … Continued
Flashpoints – September 9, 2008
A thousand dead in Haiti and the death toll still rises as a result of three hurricanes; we’ll also speak with Malik Rahim of Common Ground about the situation in New Orleans at the height of hurricane season; we’ll have a post-mortem on the final slash and burn of the Memorial Oak grove in Berkeley, … Continued
Flashpoints – September 8, 2008
A special Community Business report with Catherine Austin Fitts on the implications of the government takeover of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae; We go live to the Berkeley Memorial Oak Grove where tree-sitters are standing off against the UC Cops; also, a city hall press conference in St. Paul last Friday highlighted the impact of … Continued