Flashpoints
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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 – June 28, 2006
Israel destroys the infrastructure in Gaza as warplanes, tanks, and gun ships continue an amplified siege. We talk with Dr. Mona Al-Farra from Gaza City and Barbara Lubin about the latest attacks. Report from Mexico City as the elections close in and resistance to the systematic repression of workers intensifies. A look at current California … Continued
Flashpoints – June 27, 2006
Up-to-the-minute report from Dr. Mona el-Farra witnessing Israeli missle strikes on the Gaza strip. Police corruption and the drug war mess in the Berkeley Police Department. Part one of Greg Palast’s book tour kick-off speech at the New College’s Roxie Theater earlier this month.
Flashpoints – June 26, 2006
Israeli tanks surround Gaza as Palestinians prepare for continued attacks; also we feature a documentary on the life of children in the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank; a report from San Salvador Atenco in Mexico in the context of the upcoming elections; and the Knight Report.
Flashpoints – June 22, 2006
National Guard Troops once again hit the streets of New Orleans in a stepped-up campaign of repression and gentrification, as thousands of families lose their homes to new developments and FEMA cuts off aid; also, Greg Palast on the drowning of New Orleans and the new class war, excerpts from readings of his brand-new book, … Continued
Flashpoints – June 21, 2006
Commemorating World Refugee Day, we spend the entire hour looking at the unraveling situation in Palestine; Israel kills three children yesterday in a missile strike in the Jebaliya refugee camp, the most populated area on the planet, and today, Israeli warplanes launch a strike against a home, killing a mother and wounding 13 children as … Continued
Flashpoints – June 20, 2006
US warplanes and helicopter gunships begin their assaults on Ramadi, an exclusive interview with a resident who fled the oncoming US-led seige and in-depth analysis with our special correspondent Dahr Jamail; also, Jeff Goodell, author of the hard-hitting new book, Big Coal: The Dirty Secret Behind America’s Energy Future, tears the lid off the Bush … Continued