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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.
Human Rights Abuses Continue in the Land of the Free We’ll speak with Laila Al-Arian for an update on the health of her father Dr. Sami Al-Arian, who has been a political prisoner for over 1500 days; Also, the United Nations is sending a special investigator on the Human Rights of Migrants to the Bay … Continued
Nora Barrows-Friedman reports from the occupied West Bank on the ongoing illegal Israeli settlement colony expansion and the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians from their land; she speaks with Jeff Halper of the Israeli Committee Against Home Demolitions as he explains the policies, and spends time with residents of a village south of Bethlehem who are … Continued
Privatizing the U.S. War Machine: Minister of Information JR speaks with New Orleans matriarch Mama D about the people’s needs versus nonprofit needs. Ninteen months after Hurricane Katrina, half of the African American population is still displaced. And co-host Dennis Bernstein speaks with George Polk award winning investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill on his new book, … Continued
The ‘War on Terror’ Abroad and Domestically Flashpoints Senior Producer Nora Barrows-Friedman reports from Occupied Palestine on U.S. media censorship and the worsening lives of Palestinians; The humanitarian crisis in Syria grows as more Iraqi refugee’s flee from U.S. invasion, Flashpoints Special Correspondent Dahr Jamail reports; The Bush Administration’s new immigration proposal is criticized as … Continued
The Rights of Palestinian Children Co-host Nora Barrows-Friedman reports from the Occupied West Bank on the widespread and systematic violation of international laws by the Israeli government for imprisoning and torturing Palestinian children.
Federal Repression Against Jouralists and Continued ICE Raids Flashpoints broadcasts live from San Francisco’s Mission District, the longest jailed journalist in United States history discusses the need for a federal shield law; an update on the detention of 200 undocumented workers from a leather factory in Massachusetts; Day Laborers in San Francisco come under new … Continued
War Reporting and Widening Class Inequalities Part two of Parachute Journalism versus Journalism of Depth, a panel discussion at the Third Annual Al-Jazeera Media Conference featuring Dahr Jamal; Bill Moyers discusses the widening class inequalities in America; and spoken word from Fred Hampton, Jr. Flashpoints special correspondent Dahr Jamal speaks in a panel entitled Parachute … Continued
Reporting in a Time of War Minister of Information JR speaks with Chairman Fred Hampton, Jr. on U.S. politics, Chicago Mayor Daly’s twenty years in power, and the war waged on the domestic front during a time of foreign invasion. Also, Flashpoints Special Correspondent Dahr Jamal speaks in the Parachute Journalism versus Journalism Of Depth … Continued
Independent Journalists Hold Power Accountable Miguel Guerrero speaks with Mexican investigative journalist Lydia Cacho upon receiving an Amnesty International Award for her work uncovering the Mexican government connection to a child pornography ring. Also, legendary investigative journalist Seymour Hersh gives the keynote speech from the Third Annual Al-Jazeera Media Conference in Doha, Qatar.
The Role of Citizen Journalists in the Changing Political Environment Flashpoints airs part one in a week long series of panels from the Third Annual Al-Jazeera Media Conference in Doha, Qatar. Entitled, ‘The New Media: Speaking Truth to Power’ the panelists represent traditional journalists, bloggers, and citizen journalists discussing citizen’s response to the changing political … Continued
