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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.
Rami al-Meghari discusses the current situation in occupied Gaza, where on Tuesday, two more Palestinians were killed in civil violence in the streets, hours after Fatah and Hamas factions agreed on a ceasefire; and Israeli sharpshooters kill a 14 year old Palestinian girl in the West Bank. Also, Flashpoints’ special correspondent John Gibler reports from … Continued
Three more Palestinians killed in clashes in the Gaza strip while the US actively arms and trains Fatah security guards against Hamas, in what many people believe is fomenting of civil violence. As’ad Abu-Khalil discusses the US-Israeli undermining of Palestinian democracy and what this means in terms of regional politics and resistance; also, we broadcast … Continued
We air our entire interview with long-time war correspondent and award-winning author Robert Fisk, who discusses the repetition of history in the context of western imperialism in the Middle East, and US, British and Israeli plans of hegemony from Iraq to Lebanon; and the Knight Report.
We come to you live from the New College of California in San Francisco’s Mission District! We’ll get an update from the streets of Mexico City with John Gibler, who will tell us why the streets of Oaxaca are not back to normal, contrary to corporate media’s descriptions; also Francisco Herrera heads down to the … Continued
Part one of a freewheeling interview with long-time war correspondent and author Robert Fisk, he discusses the repetition of history in the context of western imperialism in the Middle East; also, the first part of an extensive interview with Kevin Cooper, who landed on San Quentin’s death row on trumped up murder charges; he talks … Continued
One year ago this morning, the State of California murdered Stanley Tookie Williams. We re-broadcast an interview on Flashpoints with Williams just three days before his execution; plus, Moscow-based journalist Fred Weir discusses the recent deaths of an investigative journalist and an ex-KGB spy investigating her murder; and media activists in Oaxaca prepare to establish … Continued
At least sixty Iraqis killed in Baghdad today as hundreds more die across the country, we’ll talk with our special correspondent Dahr Jamail about the current unraveling in Iraq and specifically how women’s rights have plummeted since the U.S-led invasion began; also, Patricia Isasa, a survivor of torture during Argentina’s so-called "Dirty War" describes what … Continued
US-supported Chilean coup leader and brutal dictator Augusto Pinochet dies on International Human Rights Day, we’ll speak with a Chilean journalist and a researcher at Human Rights Watch about Pinochet’s legacy of torture, terror and kidnappings; also, four Palestinian children killed by armed men on their way to school in Gaza, as the situation reaches … Continued
A retrospective of the work covering three decades of Mumia Abu-Jamal, legendary political prisoner, Black Panther and revolutionary journalist. This weekend marks 25 years of his imprisonment. We’ll broadcast selections of Mumia interviewing Bob Marley, Hugh Masekela, Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis; also, Mumia in his own words speaking on the Block Report with JR … Continued
Israeli snipers shoot two Palestinian farmers in the northern Gaza strip, we’ll have an in-depth report from Gaza and news headlines from the West Bank; also, we speak with an AWOL soldier who is traveling across the country, speaking out on the growing GI resistance movement; we take a look at press freedom with an … Continued
