Flashpoints

05.08.07 - 5:00pm

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Jeremy Scahill talks about 126,000 private military "contractors" in Iraq, employed by the likes of Blackwater and other companies.

05.07.07 - 5:00pm

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We’ll feature a special in-depth interview with Chicana writer, activist, and teacher, Elizabeth “Betita” Martinez, whose social justice work around racism and multiculturalism is legendary and Ali Abunimah talks about the tragic case of high-profile Palestinian political prisoner, Azmi Bishara.

05.04.07 - 5:00pm

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A special report after a year the Mexican police and security forces attacked, raped and killed the people of San Salvador Atenco; also a personal account of the revolutionary changes in Venezuela under the leadership of Hugo Chavez and Flashpoints en Español.

05.03.07 - 5:00pm

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A freewheeling interview with the Venezuelan ambassador to the United States, we’ll take an in-depth look at the new Bolivarian revolution being led by Hugo Chavez, and some of the key programs that have already changed the lives of the Venezuelan people; also, the Block Report interviews a member of the Angola 3, 35 years … Continued

05.02.07 - 5:00pm

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Police in L.A. Open fire on immigrants rights activists with tear gas and rubber bullets; we”ll feature an eye-witness account of the police riot and how movement leaders plan to respond to the on going government repression of undocumented workers and their supporters; Also the dems cave in to Bush and the endless war in … Continued

04.30.07 - 5:00pm

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Our special correspondent Dahr Jamail continues his reporting from on the ground in Lebanon, where he delves into the heart of Lebanese politics and the Israel factor; also, noted radical scholar and author Michael Parenti talks about the stealing of elections, taking a close look at 2006; and the Knight Report continues its focus on … Continued

04.27.07 - 5:00pm

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We feature an interview with Jeremy Scahill, author of Blackwater: The Rise of the World’s most Powerful Mercenary Army; also, we’ll have an update on the ICE immigration raids being carried out across this countryand terrorizing millions of people and entire communities and Flashpoints en Español.

04.26.07 - 5:00pm

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We’ll be reporting on a series of actions calling for the impeachment of Bush and Cheney and an end to the war, we’ll speak with the director of Project Censored, the founder of World Can’t Wait, and members of Code Pink who have organized Camp Pelosi and a major impeachment rally scheduled for Saturday in … Continued

04.25.07 - 5:00pm

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Our special correspondent Dahr Jamail reports from southern Lebanon as people try to rebuild their lives after last summer’s Israeli-American siege; also, Greg Palast talks about the stealing of the 2008 election and the battle between Hugo Chavez and the Bush Administration; and the Knight Report focuses in on the expanding US-supported war in Somalia.

04.24.07 - 5:00pm

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After a bloody weekend in the occupied West Bank, is Israel preparing to once again re-invade and destroy Gaza? We’ll speak with the executive director of the International Middle East Media Center, George Rishmawi; also a report on the continuing economic and ethnic cleansing of New Orleans’ poor and working class; Presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich … Continued