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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.
Today on Flashpoints, Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto assassinated as the country falls further into political collapse; Plus, Three Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in Gaza as illegal settlement colonies expand in the West Bank, our Palestine Bureau Chief Kristen Ess investigates; Haitian human rights leader goes into hiding following a new wave of … Continued
Our Palestine Bureau Chief Kristen Ess reports from the occupied city of Bethlehem, as Israeli forces continue to kidnap, arrest, attack, and shoot Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza strip during Christmas celebrations; also, JR and the Block Report feature an update on police terrorism in Chicago; and activists in Santa Cruz and Berkeley, … Continued
Ilan Pappe, Israeli historian and author of the Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine, in a speech on the history and ongoing reality of Israel’s colonization program.Special thanks to www.electronicintifada.net for this audio
Naomi Klein, acclaimed author of The Shock Doctrine, in conversation with filmmaker Robert Greenwald; they discuss the war and occupation in Iraq, the ongoing disaster in New Orleans, the ongoing privatization of war by mercenary contractors, and much more. Global Voices for Justice – www.globalvoicesforjustice.org
A new report documents severe human rights abuses by the US border patrol; plus, the 9th circuit court denies death row prisoner Kevin Cooper his appeal, despite overwhelming evidence confirming his innocence in a 1983 trumped-up murder charge, which could mean his return to facing murder by the state of California; Haiti correspondent Kevin Pina … Continued
F L A S H P O I N T S Thursday, December 20th, 2007 Police attack protesters, including elderly women, with taser guns and pepper spray in New Orleans as the City Council votes unanimously to destroy 4500 public housing units, favoring profit over the people’s needs; also, Israel invades the Gaza strip, killing … Continued
Immigration agents raid an Oakland Elementary School yesterday and attempt to separate yet another mother from her son, we’ll speak to a school official and Arnoldo Garcia about the intensification of ICE raids and racist anti-immigrant attacks across the country; Also, JR and the Block Report speak with a member of the San Francisco 8 … Continued
The UN plans to extend its mandate in Iraq for another year placating the Bush Administration and the puppet regime in the Iraqi Parliament, we’ll speak with Raed Jarrar about what that means for the ordinary Iraqi on the ground; Also, Palestine Bureau Chief Kristen Ess reports on the Israeli killings in Gaza; Plus, Kevin … Continued
Kevin Pina back on the ground in Haiti, describes the latest situation with political prisoners and how the Lavalas party remains steadfast in its rebuilding; also, Palestine Bureau Chief Kristen Ess reports from the West Bank, as five Palestinians are killed in Israeli air strikes in Gaza while European governments pledge millions of dollars to … Continued
Today on Flashpoints, Education rights activist and author Jonathan Kozol talks about the school system and education as a human right; also, we talk about the political rhetoric that is being used to dehumanize Latinos and immigrants while rallying voters TOWARD racist immigration policies; and Flashpoints en Espanol.
