Flashpoints

Flashpoints – October 17, 2006

Common Ground founder Malik Rahim talks about New Orleans, global warming and the battle to save the environment; also, author Erik Reece exposes the devestating consequences of mountaintop removal; we’ll hear from the producer of The Great Warming, a hard-hitting documentary on climate change and where we’re headed; we’ll feature excerpts of that documentary; and … Continued


Flashpoints

Flashpoints – October 13, 2006

Flashpoints special correspondent Dahr Jamail reports on the astounding new figures of some 650,000 dead Iraqis based on an in-depth study just published in the Lancet medical journal; communities of color fight back against the corporate raiders; we’ll hear from a leader in the Native American movement about recent actions in San Francisco and the … Continued


Flashpoints

Flashpoints – October 12, 2006

Israeli occupation warplanes, tanks and snipers kill 6 Palestinians in Gaza, including two children, we’ll speak with Ali Abunimah about the current situation and his new book; also, we celebrate the founding of the Black Panther Party 40 years ago with the son of murdered Panther leader Fred Hampton, Pam Africa of MOVE and our … Continued