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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 Exclusive: FOIA documents indicate the United Nations used excessive force in the Haitian massacre of July 6, 2005. In an exclusive Flashpoints story special correspondent Kevin Pena obtains documents under FOIA that indictes the United Nations used excessive force in what Haitians are calling the UN Massacre of July 6th, 2005.Seven hundred immigrants are … Continued
Citizens of the world reject politics-as-usual Co-host Dennis Bernstein speaks to Bilal El-Amine on the ground in Lebanon as a general strike cripples the country. And Nora Barrows-Friedman reports from Occupied Palestine. As George Bush prepares his State of the Union address, activists around the country prepare to march in the streets to end the … Continued
Dissent and the Search for Alternatives in a Time of War Co-host Dennis Bernstein speaks with two of the twelve hundred active duty soldiers who redressed Congress to cut off funds for the Iraq War; Also, Free speech and the free press face off with the Pentagon in a time of war, Emily Howard gets … Continued
A Hemispheric Look at Human Rights Abuses Flashpoints broadcasts live from San Francisco’s Mission District! co-host Dennis Bernstein reports on a Palestinian family taken hostage by Homeland Security and John Gibler reports on Oaxacan human rights abuses. Also, a live in-studio performance by Melissa Rivera and Silvia Parra and Flashpoints in Espanol.
Israel’s ethnic cleansing policies in Palestine. Nora Barrows-Friedman reports from inside Israel and documents the ethnic cleansing that is going on in Palestinian areas. She sits down with Jonathan Cook, an expert on Israel’s demographic policies, and speaks with members of the Palestinian hip hop group DAM, about music, youth culture and resistance from inside … Continued
International and domestic politicians investigated Can the U.S. kill children legally? Dennis Bernstein speaks to the former Assistant Secretary to the United Nations, Dennis Haliday about a case that goes to the Supreme Court this week. Also, Investigative reporter Bob Parry talks about the Scooter Libby trial and the U.S. moving closer to attacking Iran. … Continued
The Lasting Effects of Colonization Nora Barrows-Friedman reports from the occupied West Bank where Israeli citizens have organized to protect Palestinian families from home demolition by government colonizing forces. Emily Howard investigates nuclear racism in India with a documentary filmmaker on his eyewitness accounts of the ramifications of nuclear development on the indigenous populations in … Continued
The words of people of conscience during a time of war. Flashpoints remembers the words of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in his 1967 sermon, "Why I Am Opposed to the War in Vietnam". Also, Nora Barrows-Friedman continues her reporting across the occupied West Bank, discussing the failing economy and Israel’s continued ethnic cleansing policies.
A look at the culture, politics, and turmoil of the western hemisphere. Dennis Bernstein and Francisco Herrera speak with an analyst from Venezuela on the recent inaugurations of Hugo Chavez and Daniel Ortega. The Western Workers Labor Heritage Festival shares some of their finest music. And Miguel Guerrero covers Latin American politics in Flashpoints in … Continued
Military families speak out against Bush surge Dennis Bernstein speaks with the families of U.S. soldiers in Iraq on the long term implications of a troop surge in Iraq. Also, Flashpoints correspondents bring us voices of protest from the streets of San Francisco against Bush’s troop surge.
