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.
KPFA Special Broadcast – October 27, 2006
The FCC is holding a Public Hearing on Media Ownership in Oakland tomorrow beginning at 5 PM. KPFA will broadcast the hearing live with co-anchors Larry Bensky, Pacifica National Correspondent and host of Sunday Salon on KPFA and Anita Johnson, Senior Producer for Hard Knock Radio. We also want to encourage listeners to attend the … Continued
Flashpoints – October 25, 2006
US occupation forces along with US-backed Iraqi troops attack Sadr City in Baghdad as Bush continues to praise his administration’s success in the so-called war on terror, we’ll speak with Dahr Jamail about the unraveling situation in Iraq; also, we’ll talk about child exploitation in Bangladesh for US and European corporations; JR and the Block … Continued
Flashpoints – October 18, 2006
Israeli occupation forces kill four more Palestinians in the Gaza strip, while in the West Bank, the Israelis attack cities and take prisoners; also, Fidel: a new documentary about the life and times of Fidel Castro; and the Knight Report.
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