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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.
Nearly a million protesters hit the streets of Los AngelHundreds of Thousands March For Immigrants Rightses to stop the war on immigrants,we’ll have a report from Miguel Molina from the massive protest; also, health care under occupation: how Palestinian refugees are battling the health effects of Israel’s illegal policies; an inteview the director of a … Continued
We’ll feature a special interview with radical MC and hip hop visionary M-1 from Dead Prez; also, Rene Saucedo joins us on her fourth day of hunger striking for immigrant rights; a report from the Zapatista’s Other Campaign; headlines from the region; and Flashpoints en Espanol.
Cindy Sheehan speaks out against Bush’s war, former CIA officer Ray McGovern outlines Bush’s program of torture and subversion, and also talks about the real reasons Bush went to war: to protect Israel; also, Larry Everest talks about the real politics behind the war; Flashpoints special correspondent Lyn Duff talks about children’s prisons in Haiti; … Continued
Iraqi women talk speak out against the destruction of their country; also, Associated Press erases footage of Israeli soldiers shooting a teenager without provocation in Palestine and we’ll talk about how they refused to answer questions about it; the unexpected death of Marco Antonio Firebaugh, one of the leaders of the Latino caucus in the … Continued
An extended interview with Dr. Hans Von Sponek, the former United Nations assistant Secretary General and former head of the Iraqi "Oil for Food" Program; also, 2-time Nobel Prize nominee Kathy Kelly speaks out against the war; we’ll hear about a national protest and hunger strike against the crackdown on immigrants; and the Knight Report.
Marking the third anniversary of the Anglo-American invasion and occupation of Iraq, hundreds of thousands will gather around the country to protest unending war; we’ll be joined by Malik Rahim, tomorrow’s keynote speaker in San Francisco and the founder of Common Ground relief, fighting the ethnic cleansers in New Orleans; plus, American Indian Movement co-founder … Continued
Renowned Israeli journalist and occupation expert Amira Hass speaks about yesterday’s seige by Israeli forces on the Jericho Prison and the expanding policies on the ground in Palestine; also, Flashpoints’ special correspondent Kevin Pina with an update on Haiti as the Parliamentary elections and Rene Preval’s inaguration are postponed again; a call to action against … Continued
Israeli occupation forces storm the Jericho Prison in the West Bank, minutes after British and US administrators of the prison abandon responsibility, we’ll feature in-depth analysis from the ground in Palestine and with Ali Abunimah in Belfast; plus, International Solidarity Movement co-founder Huwaida Arraf on strategies for activism in Palestine; and the Knight Report.
