Flashpoints
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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.
Flashpoints – March 17, 2006
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
Flashpoints – March 15, 2006
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
Flashpoints – March 14, 2006
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.
Flashpoints – March 13, 2006
Jeremy Scahill talks about the death of Slobodan Milosevic and US war crimes in the bombing of the former Yugoslavia; also, a look at the environmental costs of war and militarism; Flashpoints producers join a march from Tijuana to San Francisco to protest the war in Iraq and the impact it’s having on immigrants in … Continued
Flashpoints – March 10, 2006
Over 100,000 people gather in Chicago to protest continued attacks on immigrant workers and their supporters; also, does God love war? We’ll take a look at faith and fanaticism with Hamza Yusuf and Chris Hedges; we report on the upcoming immigrant rights march from Tijuana to San Francisco; headlines from the region; and Flashpoints en … Continued
Flashpoints – March 9, 2006
Over 80 people incinerated inside a US-contracted garment factory in Bangladesh; also, the Pastor of the Galilee Baptist Church in rural Alabama talks about the capture of three white kids who burned the community’s 100-year old church; high school students in Oakland raise money to buy geiger counters for high schoolers in Chernobyl, 20 years … Continued
Flashpoints – March 8, 2006
Interview with Amira Hass, leading Israeli journlalist with Ha’aretz, who reports from the occupied West Bank and consistently "monitors the centers of power" – Segment on Palestinian women’s issues, produced by youth students at the Ibdaa Cultural Center – Interview with Dr. Helen Caldicott, renowned anti-nuclear activist
Flashpoints – March 7, 2006
Israeli drones fire missiles into Gaza, in a policy of targeted assasination against Palestinians, including resistance leaders and children; we’ll discuss how divestment from Israeli companies can stop the occupation policies in Palestine; also, women lose their right to choose in South Dakota; we’ll feature a report on academic freedoms after September 11th; plus, on … Continued