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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.
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
US-supported Chilean coup leader and brutal dictator Augusto Pinochet dies on International Human Rights Day, we’ll speak with a Chilean journalist and a researcher at Human Rights Watch about Pinochet’s legacy of torture, terror and kidnappings; also, four Palestinian children killed by armed men on their way to school in Gaza, as the situation reaches … Continued
A retrospective of the work covering three decades of Mumia Abu-Jamal, legendary political prisoner, Black Panther and revolutionary journalist. This weekend marks 25 years of his imprisonment. We’ll broadcast selections of Mumia interviewing Bob Marley, Hugh Masekela, Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis; also, Mumia in his own words speaking on the Block Report with JR … Continued
Israeli snipers shoot two Palestinian farmers in the northern Gaza strip, we’ll have an in-depth report from Gaza and news headlines from the West Bank; also, we speak with an AWOL soldier who is traveling across the country, speaking out on the growing GI resistance movement; we take a look at press freedom with an … Continued
A report from Mexico, where people’s resistance groups continue to face federal police repression; also, the Iraq Study Group publishes its findings, nearly guaranteeing indefinite US occupation of Iraq, we’ll speak with Nancy Lessin of Military Families Speak Out about what that means for Iraqis and US troops; a speech by former CIA analyst and … Continued
An in-depth conversation with two human rights activists in Beirut about the ongoing civil resistance actions taking place in the city and throughout the country, as Israel and the United States continue to threaten and undermine Hezbollah, and the political situation quickly deteriorates; also, Palestinian resistance fighters survive an apparent assassination attack in northern Gaza, … Continued
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez wins re-election in a landslide victory over the weekend, we’ll speak with a reporter on the streets where people are still celebrating, in Caracas; also, we’ll speak with John Ross about people’s resistance movements in Mexico as Felipe Calderon assumes the presidency; Israeli settlers shoot and kill a 6 year old … Continued
Today on Flashpoints, The streets of Mexico City are filled with opposition protests to the inauguration of Felipe Calderon as president, we’ll speak with John Gibler in the Zocalo; We’ll also hear from the street protests in San Francisco, activists and organizers talk about sustained solidarity with Latin American resistance movements; and Flashpoints in Espanol … Continued
