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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.
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
The Legacy of Cesar Chavez Members of the International Treaty Council as well as a founding member of the American Indian Movement discuss issues of international rights for indigenous and immigrant people. Eva Golinger also joins the discussion with her analysis of the forced relation of indigenous families in Venezuela and the Bush Administration’s continued … Continued
Legitimacy of the Administration Author Peter Eisner discusses his new book, The Italian Letter: How the Bush Administration Used a Fake Letter to Build the Case for War in Iraq. And legendary media critic and author Bill Moyers talks about the current political climate in the U.S.
Palestine in an International Context Co-host Nora Barrows-Friedman takes a look at occupation through the lens of a camera, challenging Zionist policy, and the responsibility of Jewish Americans. Barrows-Friedman is joined by two photographers, a journalist, and a young Jewish American woman to open a dialogue on Israel’s policy in Palestine.
The Repercussions of Negligence by Government on Citizens Co-host Nora Barrows-Friedman gets a report from Dr. Mona al-Farra on the ground in Gaza where a sewage treatment plant burst causing the flood of an entire village. She also speaks with anarchist and feminist scholar Dr. Dalit Baum on the ever-burgeoning pockets of the Israeli government … Continued
We’ll get an update on the health condition of Dr. Sami al-Arian, professor and Palestinian-American activist after he temporarily suspended his life-threatening hunger strike in protest against the US government’s continued attacks against him, we’ll speak to his daughter, Laila; also, Condoleezza Rice returns to the Middle East to jump-start the so-called peace process, as … Continued
