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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.
We spend the hour inspired by legendary ecologist and author Vandana Shiva, as she discusses environmentalism, community and democracy at the grassroots level; and the poetry of Naomi Shihab Nye, featured in our new segment, In the Margins.
The first in a series of interviews for the upcoming Western Workers’ Labor Heritage festival, celebrating labor and working people’s culture; We air portions of the film, Fidel, about the legendary leader of Cuba; and on Flashpoints en Español, John Ross talks about the resistance movements across Mexico and solidarity activists within the United States.
Who benefits from the fomenting of civil war in Palestine? We get a full report with Ali Abunimah on the current US-led undermining of democracies across the Middle East; also, cultural anthropologist Rene Bustamante talks about why he’s involved in establishing grassroots, people’s radio in Oaxaca; a new segment, In the Margins, featuring poetry in … Continued
Rami al-Meghari discusses the current situation in occupied Gaza, where on Tuesday, two more Palestinians were killed in civil violence in the streets, hours after Fatah and Hamas factions agreed on a ceasefire; and Israeli sharpshooters kill a 14 year old Palestinian girl in the West Bank. Also, Flashpoints’ special correspondent John Gibler reports from … Continued
Three more Palestinians killed in clashes in the Gaza strip while the US actively arms and trains Fatah security guards against Hamas, in what many people believe is fomenting of civil violence. As’ad Abu-Khalil discusses the US-Israeli undermining of Palestinian democracy and what this means in terms of regional politics and resistance; also, we broadcast … Continued
We air our entire interview with long-time war correspondent and award-winning author Robert Fisk, who discusses the repetition of history in the context of western imperialism in the Middle East, and US, British and Israeli plans of hegemony from Iraq to Lebanon; and the Knight Report.
We come to you live from the New College of California in San Francisco’s Mission District! We’ll get an update from the streets of Mexico City with John Gibler, who will tell us why the streets of Oaxaca are not back to normal, contrary to corporate media’s descriptions; also Francisco Herrera heads down to the … Continued
Part one of a freewheeling interview with long-time war correspondent and author Robert Fisk, he discusses the repetition of history in the context of western imperialism in the Middle East; also, the first part of an extensive interview with Kevin Cooper, who landed on San Quentin’s death row on trumped up murder charges; he talks … Continued
One year ago this morning, the State of California murdered Stanley Tookie Williams. We re-broadcast an interview on Flashpoints with Williams just three days before his execution; plus, Moscow-based journalist Fred Weir discusses the recent deaths of an investigative journalist and an ex-KGB spy investigating her murder; and media activists in Oaxaca prepare to establish … Continued
At least sixty Iraqis killed in Baghdad today as hundreds more die across the country, we’ll talk with our special correspondent Dahr Jamail about the current unraveling in Iraq and specifically how women’s rights have plummeted since the U.S-led invasion began; also, Patricia Isasa, a survivor of torture during Argentina’s so-called "Dirty War" describes what … Continued
